have to support the infrastructure and costs of the rest of the country. And the North.
Just like the current argument in Quebec that they are now paying out more to Canada than they are receiving in services etc. It is true. It is also true, but not talked about in Quebec, that for the previous 20 years, they were technically a have-not province and receiving more in Federal money than they were paying in.
It is the age old story that when times are good for you, you resent giving out your money to the poor. When times are bad, you resent those who don't help you out. One of the primary reasons for our Federal government is to spread out the costs, and to help those who need it. Not saying they do it well, just that it is the philosophy. |
