The Zero-Zero Dream: Can Oil Fund a Nation?
Alberta has no provincial sales tax. Texas has no state income tax. Both populations are fiercely protective of these absences—they're not just policy choices, they're identity markers. "No PST" bumper stickers exist in Alberta. "Don't Mess With Texas" has always implied "especially our tax code."
So here's the question that makes South Alberta genuinely interesting: what if we kept both?