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Opinion: Alberta's real addiction: avoiding fair taxation

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Ricardo Acuña : Alberta should save most of our oil and gas revenues rather than fund core provincial expenses.

He says Norway and Alaska have been able to save so much by charging more royalties.

Acuñas: Tax revenues would be a more stable source of revenue from year to year than royalties.

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72

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71

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35

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informal

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English

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54

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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