In Alberta, political favouritism has created a privileged class. Surprisingly, it’s government employees, with better pay and pensions, earlier retirement and more job security than private sector workers. .Surely everyone favours equality and opposes favouritism. Especially on the left. .When New Zealand ran out of money in the 1980s, Labour Finance Minister Roger Douglas privatized numerous agencies, moving tens of thousands of employees off the public payroll and into the private sector. When asked how he could do such a thing, he responded: “Oh that’s very simple. I’m a socialist, and I’ve always been opposed to privileged classes of people, especially when those people achieve that privilege through political favouritism or by the power of government”. .It’s high time governments across Canada took his words to heart and improved efficiency by attacking unfair privilege. .Stuart Taylor, .,.Hinton
In Alberta, political favouritism has created a privileged class. Surprisingly, it’s government employees, with better pay and pensions, earlier retirement and more job security than private sector workers. .Surely everyone favours equality and opposes favouritism. Especially on the left. .When New Zealand ran out of money in the 1980s, Labour Finance Minister Roger Douglas privatized numerous agencies, moving tens of thousands of employees off the public payroll and into the private sector. When asked how he could do such a thing, he responded: “Oh that’s very simple. I’m a socialist, and I’ve always been opposed to privileged classes of people, especially when those people achieve that privilege through political favouritism or by the power of government”. .It’s high time governments across Canada took his words to heart and improved efficiency by attacking unfair privilege. .Stuart Taylor, .,.Hinton
