How about a good, old-fashioned, east-west spat?
I'll start...
"In a nutshell," writes Poschmann in his 1998 report, "poor people in richer provinces commonly subsidize the living standard of people who are better off but happen to live in poorer provinces."
"In Alberta, the average census family" writes Poschmann, "pays about $6,000 to the federal government, while in Nova Scotia, the average family receives $1,800.
"For example, families in New Brunswick with $50,000 to $60,000 in total income are net contributors of 7% of income, while those of the same income level in Alberta are net contributors of three times as much."
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