Why can’t politicians understand that the tax money they spend comes from the same, one source — you and me?

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A lot of readers have recently wondered what I think of the Alberta government’s decision to claw back the new $200-a-month Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) from the amount the province pays monthly in AISH (Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped).

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Meanwhile, just as many readers have wondered about my take on the province giving buckets of money to the new fan park to be built just east of Rogers Place, Downtown.

I say, why bother looking at them separately? The two are related in a way.

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