Tax breaks for piano lessons

[lone wolf]

I meant Churches should pay and Jesus should borrow.

That, I'm all for ... but beware the rabid right....

 

[lone wolf]

I think we're lost here. I said that the people who take music lessons are middle class, you brought up the working poor, now you're telling me to use working poor if I need the tag. I don't have a clue what you're talking about, or why you brought it up.

You asked who sends their kids to music lessons, and I said the middle class - people with family incomes of about $40,000 to $120,000. Oddly enough, these are probably the same people who go to the ballet, or opera, or theatre performances, which seem to be the ones leading the charge on the whiny snivelly scale to complain that they aren't getting enough of a handout from Ottawa. I call bull****.

Something got crossed up along the way....:-?

 

[einmensch]

Does the kid have a piano at home??

 

[einmensch]

My son is in drama wolf. And while we pay taxes through the nose, we're not anything above 'middle class'. BUT you can afford to Pay $2500 for your family of 3 to beat up the Afghans>

 

[darkbeaver]

I can't afford that and drugs and booze at the same time, Afghans will have to work something out on thier own, I'm tired of saving thier country.

 

[Nuggler]

I can't afford that and drugs and booze at the same time, Afghans will have to work something out on thier own, I'm tired of saving thier country.

If we were, in fact, saving their country. Which we ain't. Sooner or later, we're going to leave, and the feces will hit the fan again, with Taliban in control, and women being covered with blankets with eye-holes or whatever. I could care less.

Kind of heart rending to see our soldier boys, who are supposed to "defend" us, getting killed to protect a future pipeline, and the assets of the big gov/corp. :angryfire: Sick making really.

Woops, sorry, sure tax credits, whatever. Like it matters a ****. Or not. No tax credits, whatever.

Just chaff to feed the masses anyway. Another bull**** election ploy. War on poverty. Whatever.

:angry3:

 

[lone wolf]

If we were, in fact, saving their country. Which we ain't. Sooner or later, we're going to leave, and the feces will hit the fan again, with Taliban in control, and women being covered with blankets with eye-holes or whatever. I could care less.

Kind of heart rending to see our soldier boys, who are supposed to "defend" us, getting killed to protect a future pipeline, and the assets of the big gov/corp. :angryfire: Sick making really.

Woops, sorry, sure tax credits, whatever. Like it matters a ****. Or not. No tax credits, whatever.

Just chaff to feed the masses anyway. Another bull**** election ploy. War on poverty. Whatever.

:angry3:

8O War on Poverty? I heard those words before ... but nobody told us it would be a take no prisoners thing with attacks on the destitute....

'nother Tory - same agenda. Too bad Harpo wouldn't look out for workers in Canadian industry instead of investors in American conglomerates.

 

[Machjo]

Though I'm not a great fan of Harper's, I do tend to agree with spending and tax cuts to the arts. It's a shame the other parties don't go in the same direction.

As for the poor who can't afford it, then maybe the government could simply subsidize arts courses for their children. And for the extremely poor, just make them free.

As for poorer artists, this would create jobs for them as arts teachers, so it would help them more than it would the more famous artists. Why should the government be financing the already-famous and wealthier artists anyway when poorer artists need more help than they do? And this would put the money right there. After all, it's not the rich and famous artists who'll go out and teach your kid unless you're really rich or are well connected. So Harper's idea here helps both poorer parents who can't afford to go to galas and poorer artists who aren't famous enough to attend galas.

Another point. This also helps to bring culture closer to home to enrich the family and local community.