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    Die Unterstützung für den Separatismus in Alberta ist flach, kämpfende Gutverdiener eher Unterstützer: Umfrage | CBC-Nachrichten

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    1. gibblech on

      „struggling high earners“ … so … people who have more money than sense and likely financed an expensive vehicle, bunch of toys, and have a mortgage they can’t afford….

      If you make over 150k and find it tougher to meet your expenses than someone under 60k… you should let someone else manage your money.

    2. DressedSpring1 on

      > In all subgroups, there was only minority support for separation. But among people who have high incomes who are finding it difficult to meet their monthly expenses, the polling found support around 50-50.
      „So, having a relatively high income but finding it difficult to get by on that high income, it’s one of the strongest predictors of whether you’re a separatist or not,“ Brown said.

      What an astonishing revelation that the people who are objectively financially illiterate are the ones to believe Alberta’s situation would improve post separation based on some general hand waving and “uh, you know, because Quebec I guess”.

      Bought a 150,000 dollar vanity pickup at financing rates that would make your credit card company envious? Must be the fault of confederation, obviously. 

    3. lenin418 on

      „struggling high earners“. Yup, sounds about right. Genuine whining from people who can’t „look at the mirror“ and blame others for their own financial illiteracy.

      Anyway the queen of Alberta polling dropped another W of a poll.

    4. PDXFlameDragon on

      I am a struggling high earner. I live in BC and am struggling to understand how my neighbor province can gargle american and russian propoganda so hard and still keep a job that pays for their lifted truck they never use as a truck.

    5. Crawgdor on

      I earn 130-140 a year in Alberta. We have a modest house, a couple of older cars, young kids, etc. life is good. We don’t have many fancy toys but we’re doing just fine, kids are in sports, one or two vacations to Vancouver island each year, etc.

      Earning my level of money in Alberta and struggling to make ends meet is such a deeply stupid position to be in. You are the architect of your own misery.

    6. TheWaySheHoes on

      Well, the polling shows pretty much a unanimous consensus – this is a fringe and vocal minority, and despite the breathless coverage of them for over a year they have gained precisely 0 traction.

      Calgary and Edmonton would absolutely bury a referendum. This was true 5 years ago and it will be true in another 5. Heck, if byelections were called in ridings like Calgary Centre or Edmonton Riverbend I would expect the LPC to win them. They are far less “alienated” than rural folk.

      In any event, the UCP being completely split down the middle on this issue is concerning for them. How long can they really keep that coalition together? NDP voters are unanimously “hell no” on the issue. An Albertan, right wing version of the PQ looks somewhat inevitable at this point, but will the UCP go full seperatist or will the moderates break off?

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