With the Newfoundland collapse report coming out last week, I wonder if more people will hesitate on this kind of move. Are wealthy retirees, or soon-to-be retirees, moving to what is already a high tax jurisdiction prepared for even higher taxes to come as they perpetuate the further greying of their escape destination? New Brunswick isn't far behind Newfoundland, and accepting in large numbers of people who have high health care costs yet contribute little marginal tax income in their lifetimes to the province will be something. Of course, they could vote in some Conservative denialists for a while, like Alberta, and perpetuate the dream, but the party can and probably will suddenly stop in the Maritimes just like it has now in Newfoundland which is staring at the iceberg of bankruptcy directly ahead with no way out but a massive reorganistion of everything in the province, including mass privatisation, mass government layoffs, and raising taxes significantly. I wonder how the Move East Brigade will feel in ten years about living in a province with a 20% HST?
