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50 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 20 Feb \ on: How Rich is Canada in Natural Resources? charts_and_numbers
Canada is very rich but our government hates the resource sector so we prefer to stay poor.
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40 sats \ 2 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 20 Feb
In what sense do you say that the government doesn't like the resources sector? I have the idea that they are one of your main sources of income.
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 20 Feb
They do everything they can to limit, control, tax, regulate the output of the resource sector. The federal government views the resource sector as a necessary evil that is destroying the planet and treats it as such.
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 20 Feb
This reminds me of back home. They've been pouring money into lithium extraction for ages, and this year the work is on hold again. This keeps happening; it's like a tradition!
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