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Most of the difficulties were due to the rapid growth of the migration to Alberta.

I do believe Albertan suffered in the early 1990s when Klien cut the public spending by 20%. However, things were improved quickly after the budget was balanced. During my time in Alberta when Klein was still the premier, I felt Alberta had the best environment for doing business in Canada. The roads were superior to BC and SK. Medical service were readily available. In addition, Alberta was names best managed jurisdictions in North America several times. We started feeling growth pain after 2006. The housing market took a giant leap in 2007. After that, the province was different.
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  • 枫下茶话 / 政治经济 / 给保守党人画个像,亚省大院的老管家罗福(Ralph Klein) +6
    罗福是1992年来亚省大院当管家的。那时,亚省大院破败得很。欠了230亿元的债。每年付给债主的钱就有17亿。 罗福来了后,让大伙勒紧裤带。不再靠借钱过日子。为了给东家省钱,从他自己开始,院里所有伙计的工钱减5%。又打发了不少伙计回家。内阁部长人数从26个减到了17个。22个委员会合并成4个大的委员会。 带着大伙一起过苦日子。
    罗福苦的是扛活的伙计,可没让东家受委屈。罗福当管家的14年里,亚省每家的中位收入从1996年的54000涨到了2004年的68600. 而且,他还为东家另存了一笔钱以备急用。 亚省的Heritage Fund1993年的120亿涨到了2006的150亿。亚省大院开始兴旺。 四乡知道亚省大院的实惠(Alberta Advantage):工资高,税低,房价低。
    到了2004年,亚省大院终于还完了230亿元的债.那天,最开心的是老罗福

    老罗福还发誓,“从今以后,东家的钱再也不用来还债了。我们要立下规矩再也不要借钱过日子”("Never again will this government or the people of this province have to set aside another tax dollar on debt..."Those days are over and they're over for good, as far as my government is concerned, and if need be we will put in place legislation to make sure that we never have a debt again."
    2005年,老罗福把剩下的钱还给了东家,那年,除了住在号子里的人,每个亚省大院里的人,不管大人小孩,每人分到了400块。有人说老罗福太傻,从来没听说过从东家那收来的钱还有换回去的。不自己留着也可以干点给自己脸上贴金的事儿。可老罗福说剩下的钱都是东家的,当然要还给东家了。
    老罗福干的这些傻事儿让四邻的聪明人可看不上了,他当管家的14年里,外边骂他的人可是不少。可亚省大院里的人明白着哪。老罗福连着干了四届。Four Consecutive Majorities。 老罗福也为了亚省大院尽心尽力。不管外边怎么忽悠,他牢牢地守住东家的钱。挨打挨骂也不松手。
    2006年,老罗福终于干不动了。 他回到了自己的小屋,渐渐别人也忘了这个人。很多人从别地搬进了亚省。他们只看到了亚省的兴旺,却不知道是老罗福把债台高筑的亚省大院变成了现在的模样。老罗福也是老老实实,不再出头露面。整整7年,没有老罗福的消息。
    2013年3月29日,听到老罗福去世了。 东家还记着老罗福的好,给老罗福媳妇考琳说要给老罗福风光大葬, National Funeral。 考琳执意不肯。别人劝道”罗福媳妇儿,你看看人家林顿媳妇儿多会来事儿,林顿没给东家办啥事,可林顿媳妇儿就让办了风光大葬。老罗福可是为了东家立了大功,为啥不大办?“, 考琳撩起衣角擦擦眼角的泪,说”罗福在世时候就本分,如果他知道东家为他下葬化那么多钱,他肯定不乐意“。说着,向墙上罗福的画像看去。 画像的罗福依然傻傻地笑着,好像同意她说的。

    最后,东家给老罗福办了个简单的葬礼,在葬礼上的考琳。 考琳是原住民。
    • Good to hear this story. I like the way you tell it too!
    • 支持保守党。
      • He is like no other politician in Canada.
    • Just read a bit more on Wikipedia. On the other hand, Klein was criticized for not doing well on education, infrastructure and health care.
      • Most of the difficulties were due to the rapid growth of the migration to Alberta. +1
        I do believe Albertan suffered in the early 1990s when Klien cut the public spending by 20%. However, things were improved quickly after the budget was balanced. During my time in Alberta when Klein was still the premier, I felt Alberta had the best environment for doing business in Canada. The roads were superior to BC and SK. Medical service were readily available. In addition, Alberta was names best managed jurisdictions in North America several times. We started feeling growth pain after 2006. The housing market took a giant leap in 2007. After that, the province was different.
        • Good to learn your personal experience. Hopefully the current NDP government does not mess up too much. :)
          • Haha. I am sure NDP will live up to their reputation of ruining any economy they can put their hands on. Sometimes, things have to get worse before getting better.
    • 风光大葬是社会主义特色,列宁同志带头的
      • 欧洲某教堂


        • 我说错了,是白雪公主带头的。
      • 还有那告加拿大人民书,A letter to Canadians. 实在无语。
    • Wiki上面写:老罗福裁了几千个护士,把旧医院给炸了,让人花钱去美国看病。给每人发钱花了1.4B,结果University of Calgary无法扩张。更别提其它文化方面的东西 +4
      保粉你们眼里只有钱,这样子不好吧!
      • ”眼里只有钱”是不好,不过你说的这些离了钱一样都办不成~
      • Most of the difficulties were due to the rapid growth of the migration to Alberta. -calgarian(目光似(比)月色寂寞); 01:49 (588, #9696800@0)
      • 加国医疗制度是平民甚至是贫民收益最大的。土豪们不喜。削减医院,改用钱去美国,是为设法改成 自费医疗做铺垫 。 +2
      • 不减开支就没有办法还债。1992年,Alberta每年还的利息就有10个多亿。这都是税款。难道要让子孙一代一代还下去? 预算平衡后,税款可以用于民生。
        很长一段时间,Alberta的护士和教师的工资在全加最高。

        一味借钱搞面子工程是对老百姓和子孙后代不负责任的表现。
        • 安省欠债全球第一。安省所欠的钱两倍于加州。现在,安省的债务是3070亿元。在2013年,债务是2881亿元。当年,安省纳税人负的利息是103亿元。这笔钱本来可以用于民生的。左派的福利的是老百姓和他们的子孙来偿还的,有虾米骄傲的地方? +1
          • + 1000 借了这么多债也没见福利有啥增加,都被安省政府挥霍浪费了,公务员已经是高收入工作了,还要加工资。 +2
            • 学校老师还要隔三差五的闹罢课 +1
    • 老罗是好样的。但偶还是不能选保守党。保守党政策现在倾向是12万以上的家庭。阿省人不拒绝加班就能达到。偶还没那么多加班,也不想加班。 +3
      • 12万是家庭收入吗 +1
      • ”保守党政策现在倾向是12万以上的家庭。”——有出处还是随口胡编?经济保持稳定,啥收入的都受益,哪怕吃社会福利的——政府不赤字吃福利也吃得安稳,不愁下顿断了粮。 +1
        • 中产是政党争取选票的主要人群。看对中产的定义而知倾向. 原文是 “By that measure, Joe Oliver is suggesting families with annual incomes as high as $120,000 qualify as middle class.“ 英语不好只看了前面。要是断章取义了还请指正 +1
          链接 http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/middle-class-families-earn-up-to-120k-a-year-feds-say-1.2932996
          • 谢谢你给了出处,且不说这仅是 Olivia Joe 的个人看法,即使这样也丝毫说明不了”保守党政策现在倾向是12万以上的家庭。”—保守党让利与民藏富于民有利于每个加拿大公民。减 GST 从7% 到 5%,只有12万以上收入的人得利?
            给每个挣工资的免税存款 TFSA 只有年收入 12万以上的人得利?把给孩子的补贴从每月 100 涨到每月 160,只有年收入 12万的人得利?

            说话前过一遍你肩膀上的东西好不好?
            • 低收入者入不敷出存个袅挖
            • “倾向性”与"只面对"是不同的。恭喜!你肩膀上有个东西呢。
      • 能具体讲讲吗? 另外,高收入加重税就真的理直气壮?
        • 冷静些。高收入税重是全球问题。偶是小人物不太懂。中国贪官能隐藏收入,要不你支持gcd去? +2
    • 人民公仆
    • 我崇拜两个省长:第一是安省的 Mike Harris;第二是阿省的罗福。 +1
      • 想起了"常识革命"
        • 忘了407
    • 谢谢好文。还有这个帖子里对同一个人的正反两方面的描述和评论很好,让人自己去产生观点。比那些不摆事实只泛泛评论左派右派的“精华帖”强太多了。