Average Canadian family spending more money on taxes than on food, clothing and

[BitWhys]

oh I dunno

something a little less deliberate, I suppose.

then again, I'm a dreamer.

 

[BitWhys]

heh

Interesting to note the Fraser Institute's "average" Canadian family is at the TOP of the 80 to 90 decile.

 

[L Gilbert]

Hmmmm. Maybe they don't count single parent families or some other group or groups.

 

[L Gilbert]

Heh heh. Got sidetracked from that to here: http://policyalternatives.ca/index.cfm?act=news&do=Article&call=1121&pA=F2ED34D4&type=1

 

[DurkaDurka]

I didn't realize the average tax rate for my income bracket in Ontario was a low as it is... I could be getting robbed a whole lot worse in other provinces it seems.

 

[L Gilbert]

Not too bad in BC now that the Dippers aren't gov't anymore. (That still doesn't make me a fan of Campbull).

 

[BitWhys]

Heh heh. Got sidetracked from that to here: http://policyalternatives.ca/index.cfm?act=news&do=Article&call=1121&pA=F2ED34D4&type=1

beauty. I wasn't even watching for it yet. 27 pages within two working days.

I think you can probably talk them into confessing a lot of it was boilerplate. Its not like they didn't know it was coming. The FI is a couple weeks earlier than usual but this IS the season for the annual running of the bull.

 

[BitWhys]

Not too bad in BC now that the Dippers aren't gov't anymore. (That still doesn't make me a fan of Campbull).

yeah

well

the Cons were racking it up in Manitoba while the Dips were at it in BC so cry me a river.

 

[L Gilbert]

lol.

 

[Stretch]

In Australia a couple of yrs back a new political party put forth an idea for an "ezytax" everyone, you, me, her, multi-nationals(who dont pay any tax) and corporations...some of who pay less than the average working man.......all pay 2%. Going on the australian gov figures, with the 2% across the board, they would have more funds..........

 

[hermanntrude]

well i found out today i won't be paying ANY tax this year, since my salary counts as a scholarship. yippee :0)

 

[L Gilbert]

What'd ya expect from a buncha eggheads, Bit? (Lotsa hypotheses without the extensive labwork).

lmao Someone sent me a bad rep point for this comment about the eggheads at the Fraser Inst. Their comment was ".": nothing else, just a single period. Comical.

 

[BitWhys]

which is particularly odd in your case because for you it was rather level-headed. ;-)

 

[L Gilbert]

well i found out today i won't be paying ANY tax this year, since my salary counts as a scholarship. yippee :0)

Cool, Hermie. Starving student and all that stuff.

 

[L Gilbert]

which is particularly odd in your case because for you it was rather level-headed. ;-)

I resent that. My head's been crooked since I was born. I have one ear higher than the other and my nose isn't symmetrical.

 

[MikeyDB]

While Canadians whine about paying so much tax, where is the rise to hold the tax-system accountable? Why do Canadians tolerate poor infrastucture development and repair...how often do you witness roads being re-paved year after years? How often do you hear about the mountains of waste generated by municipal provincial and federal governments? Setting aside the ourtright corruption and lies as the commonality found across government structures in the country why aren't Canadians holding their governments accountable?