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Originally Posted by bodaggin
Manitobans have no idea how at risk this province is financially.
For perspective, Manitoba's annual budget is about $24 billion. Nearly 20% of gov revenue is from equalization payments. Which can get yanked at any time. And pressure is mounting to do exactly that.
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I agree having to receive equalization is a bad thing, and that they make a worryingly large fraction of the budget, but the payments are not "at risk" of being "yanked at any time". They're required by the constitution.
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