Opinion
I am more than just a “wallet”.
I am more than just a wallet.
I am a son, a brother, a husband, a father and a grand-father. I am a home owner, a tax payer, and a resident of Red Deer, of Alberta, of Canada and of earth. I am a regular joe.
So why do I feel ignored by our political leaders? Why do they keep talking about my wallet?
My wallet is pretty thin compared to those, fat wallets, that the accountants said the tax system favors. Political leaders keep talking about cutting taxes and services and I realize that very few of the cuts negatively affect the people making the promises.
I have always thought about the level of importance by people on various issues. If I thought money would provide as much happiness as a grandchild’s smile then I might be more worried about my wallet.
Now that I am thinking about my wallet, I appreciate that Alberta’s economy is leading the country in growth for another year. But my wallet-thinking acquaintances are screaming doom and gloom and calling for change. Will they ever be happy?
I sense that wallet-thinking, means children riding on a school bus sometimes 45 minutes twice a day. Heart attack victims travelling great distances for health care. Seniors being separated, by great distances, in their final years. Long commutes for children involved in sports or extra-curricular activities.
When April 30 comes around, I still get bothered by the taxes remitted, but for the 364 other days of the year I seldom think about it.
I believe that I have a blessed life, and I would want everyone else to be able to have one, too. If that makes me a socialist, or a much maligned left-winger, then so be it.
Just remember that I am more than just a wallet.
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US Eating Canada’s Lunch While Liberals Stall – Trump Admin Announces Record-Shattering Energy Report
From the Daily Caller News Foundation
By Audrey Streb
The Department of Energy (DOE) touted a report on Wednesday which states that America broke records in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.
The U.S. became the first country to export over 10 million metric tonnes of LNG in one month in October, Reuters reported on Monday, citing preliminary data from the financial firm LSEG. The DOE posted on X on Wednesday that “there are big opportunities ahead for U.S. natural gas” and has consistently championed LNG in a sharp departure from former President Joe Biden’s crackdown on the resource.
“The fact that America’s oil and gas industry was able to pass this stunning milestone is impressive considering all the roadblocks to progress which were thrown up by the Biden administration,” David Blackmon, an energy and policy writer who spent 40 years in the oil and gas business, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “It is a testament to both the resilience and innovative mindset of the industry and to the phenomenal wealth of America’s natural gas resource.”
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🗣️RECORD BREAKING: For the first time, U.S. LNG exports are projected to surpass 10 million metric tons in a single month. There are big opportunities ahead for U.S. natural gas!
— U.S. Department of Energy (@ENERGY) November 5, 2025
Two facilities in Louisiana and Texas are responsible for the LNG export surge, according to Reuters. The U.S. LNG industry emerged as an energy sector giant in recent decades, with America now leading the world in LNG exports after being projected to be a net importer as late as 2010, according to S&P Global.
The Biden administration enacted a freeze on new LNG export permits and “intentionally buried a lot of data and released a skewed study to discredit the benefits of American LNG,” the DCNF previously reported. The environmental lobby applauded Biden’s January 2024 freeze on new LNG export terminals, though critics argued that the policy stalled investment, would not reduce emissions and undermined America’s global strategic interests.
In contrast, President Donald Trump sought opportunities to bolster LNG and reversed the new permit pause through a day-one executive order. Some energy policy experts told the DCNF that the reported milestone highlights the resiliency of the industry and the benefit of Trump’s “American energy dominance” agenda.
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