tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105020302989183056.post4049188408383386890..comments2023-05-12T04:06:39.831-04:00Comments on Horswill on political seamanship: Two Ontario think tanks differ on the problemLes Horswillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14228684169934792598noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105020302989183056.post-77398909799991526112010-12-03T16:39:51.296-05:002010-12-03T16:39:51.296-05:00Les,
I think you're correct to say that "...Les,<br />I think you're correct to say that "simply getting the money back from Ottawa" would close our province's prosperity gap with its North American neighbours. The problem we have with fiscal federalism is that it has taken resources out of Ontario and done little to improve the economic prospects of our have-not provinces. Our system is geared to transferring resources from have to have nots. The US system - while transferring as much per capita across state lines as we do here in Canada - does not attempt to correct regional disparities. And yet there is much more fluidity in year-to-year state rankings of income per capita than in provincial rankings.<br />Our system may help equalize consumption of government services, but it doesn't help have nots move up the ladder.<br /><br />See our work on this at: http://www.competeprosper.ca/images/uploads/wp08.pdfJim Milwayhttp://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/about/task_force/james_milway_executive_director_institute/noreply@blogger.com