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In reply to the discussion: More poverty means more crime. Alberta proves it. [View all]

applegrove

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6. Yes. We are lucky to have a mixed economy as a country. And people
Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #5)
Wed Dec 20, 2017, 11:29 PM
Dec 2017

who were making enough money that they could afford to move.

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More poverty means more crime. Alberta proves it. [View all] applegrove Dec 2017 OP
The GOP here will see it as a good time to invest in more jails and deals with judges to send RKP5637 Dec 2017 #1
And the GOP will point at the crimes and say "look at them, they are just applegrove Dec 2017 #2
'Are there no prisons?.. And workhouses?.. Decrease surplus population..' appalachiablue Dec 2017 #3
Actually a lot of unemployed Albertans go home to other provinces during oil applegrove Dec 2017 #4
In that case they're quite fortunate, glad to know it. Thanks. We could appalachiablue Dec 2017 #5
Yes. We are lucky to have a mixed economy as a country. And people applegrove Dec 2017 #6
You enjoy a very sensible economy, responsible govt. and banks, healthy safety net appalachiablue Dec 2017 #7
Well we learnt about the strength of the middle class from you. And you had applegrove Dec 2017 #8
Oil prices were weak in the mid-to-late 1990s True Dough Dec 2017 #9
Don't know. I know there was massive migration at that time too. But much applegrove Dec 2017 #10
Still trying to confirm the dates of that oil bust in the mid to late 90s applegrove Dec 2017 #11
Looks like crime went down a bit in 1998-1999 in alberta. But it was going applegrove Dec 2017 #12
1998 was the lowest point True Dough Dec 2017 #13
Like i said it wasn't so much oil sands at the time. People had other places to go applegrove Dec 2017 #14
I'm starting to think the police chief True Dough Dec 2017 #15
Nelson BC has the highest marijuana use and lowest relative crime rate in the country. If you are applegrove Dec 2017 #16
Exactly. On the one hand True Dough Dec 2017 #17
People worry about change that will affect them. Hopefully the badass applegrove Dec 2017 #18
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