March 28, 2015March 28, 2015 DaveAmonson@VillageSource.net

Alberta Spends

Democracy

What would you do if you lived in Alberta and you were asked to approve a budget that plans spending of $11,671 per capita? If your household comprises 2 individuals, your household obligation is $23,342; a household of 3 is $35,013; and household of 4 is $46,684. Does your household pay that kind of taxes to Alberta? Even if you directly received a per capita share of oil and gas revenue, would you approve this budget? If not, why do we have it? Following is a list of the per capita costs, per line item, shown in the current budget document. If you had the opportunity to vote, line by line, on all the expenditures, would you approve of all of them? Would you send in sufficient taxes to pay for the expenditures you approve of for your entire household? If not, would you be morally justified in sending out operatives who systematically, and forcefully, take from other individuals who cannot control the budget (or you). Think about it. Are you part of the chorus chanting “force the rich to pay their fair share” when the rich have no hope of managing the costs you help load on them?

Look in the mirror; are you a thief’s accomplice?

Similar situations persist throughout the perceived democracies of the world.

 

Line item	Per Capita
Health Facility-based patient services	1,105
Health Administration and support services	555
Health Diagnostic, therapeutic and other patient services	538
Health Care based services	440
Health Physician compensation and development	1,105
Health Information systems	143
Health Drugs and supplemental health benefits	438
Health Community programs and healthy living	113
Health Research and education	20
Health Support programs	36
Health Ministry support services	21
Health Alberta innovates-health solutions	34
Health High quality council of Alberta	2
Schools Instruction – ECS to grade 12	1,338
Schools Operations and maintenance	144
Schools Student transportation	81
Schools School facilities amortization	73
Schools Governance and system administration	60
Schools Program support services	24
Schools Accredited private svhools and ECS operators	55
Schools Departmental support services	13
Schools Basic education programs	12
Schools Ministry support services	6
Schools School facilities (Peerless Lake, Trout lake schools)	2
Post Secondary Post-secondary operations	1,251
Post Secondary Student aid	55
Post Secondary Alberta innovates corporations	45
Post Secondary Other support for adult learning	13
Post Secondary Apprenticeship delivery	10
Post Secondary Technology and industry partnerships	9
Post Secondary Economic development and innovation	6
Post Secondary Alberta centennial education savings plan	5
Post Secondary Ministry support services	7
Post Secondary Other programs	0
Human services Supports to persons with disabilities	255
Human services Assured income for the severely handicapped	234
Human services Employment and income support	181
Human services Child intervention	168
Human services Child care	72
Human services Homeless and outreach supports	39
Human services Early intervention services for children and youth	22
Human services Family and community support services	18
Human services Other programs and services	16
Human services Ministry support services	9
Aboriginal relations	47
Agriculture and rural development	225
Culture and tourism	75
Energy	241
Environment and sustainable resource development	173
Executive council	5
Infrastructure	176
International and intergovernmental relations	9
Jobs, skills, training and labour	45
Justice and solicitor general	314
Municipal affairs	314
Seniors	170
Service Alberta	71
Transportation	314
Teasury board and finance	338
Didn’t find explanation	64
2013 Flood assistance	48
Unallocated disaster and emergency assistance	48
Debt servicing costs	215
Pension provisions	7
	11,671

In the budget documents, there are consolidating and rounding amounts. I netted those amounts with the first line item in each section.

 

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