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> Ontario being a "have-not" province That's because Ontario's government managed to drive out most industry with an energy policy that created high and unstab
by wmil 11y ago
> Ontario being a "have-not" province
That's because Ontario's government managed to drive out most industry with an energy policy that created high and unstable electricity prices.
As a result Ontario became a receiver of federal equalization payments for the first time ever.
That's what the jokes were about.
- cmrdporcupine 11y agoThat's a good story that the Fraser institute made a lot of noise about, and made a great headline but in reality Ontario was still contributing more in tax revenues and EI contributions than it got in equalization payments: http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2013/03/30/money_still_flows_out_of_havenot_ontario.html http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2013/03/30/money_s...
- nickff 11y ago>"That's a good story that the Fraser institute made a lot of noise about" Please avoid implying that the post you are replying to is a shill unless you have good evidence to that effect. Even well-supported ad hominiem attacks rarely discredit the substance of a post, and your ad-hominem attack is unsupported by any evidence. You also failed to reply to what the post above you actually said, which was that Ontario was doing worse now than ever before (relative to the other provinces). In addition, I don't think this post follows the spirit of the Hacker News guidelines. "Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face-to-face conversation. Avoid gratuitous negativity. When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names."
- cmrdporcupine 11y agoI didn't call the poster names or disparage them in any way. I posted an editorial that cited facts pointing out the inaccuracy of the claim that Ontario is a net subsidy recipient. Ontario's net contribution in taxes and EI payments outstrips any transfer payments it receives or has received. That I pointed out that the Fraser institute has made political hay out of the fact that Ontario has received subsidies is completely legitimate. They have been by far the organization that has boosted this line the most. They are a highly partisan ideological organization that in general gets way more uncritical press than they should.
- Sideshow_Boob 11y agostop hurting Frasier's feefees, Tone Policing Guy below is getting an aneurysm...
- dang 11y agoComments like this break the HN guidelines. Please post civilly and substantively or not at all.