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"Tax Us. Canada's Worth It"
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[quote:Madame X:MV8xODE2MjcwXzMwMjMwNTU3XzQyNkNBQjA4] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1283316:MV8xODE2MjcwXzMwMjMwNDY5XzhGM0JCRkZC] [quote:ExoPoliChick:MV8xODE2MjcwXzMwMjMwMzMyXzYwRDE4NEIz] [quote:RedlicoriceRedux:MV8xODE2MjcwXzMwMjMwMDA5X0RFNjhCMEEx] I mean really, will these elitists just hand over more tax dollars to the government and not have a say in where the money will be spent? [/quote] None of us should hand over tax money without having a say in how it's spent. It is squandered in Canada on $2M fake lakes, $2B+ on G20, parliamentary fat cats and super prisons for a dropping crime rate. I love my country but I hate my government. [/quote] The G20 was nowhere near $2B... More like $800 million to $1 billion and it was out turn to host it. As for the prisons, it's not a glamourous issue and no government really wants to spend money on them, but many of our institutions have decayed to the point that the UN was considering whether or not being confined in one constituted "cruel and unusual punishment." Declining crime or not, there is still crime and if we want to keep people who actually deserve to be behind bars imprisoned longer we need to have the space for them. These two-year sentences for child rape and house arrest for serious offenses have got to stop. [/quote] The Graham James case has made us all take a second look at the justice system. No wonder victims don't report the crime, it's not worth the public humiliation to have your abuser receive such a weak sentence. You receive a longer sentence for growing pot now than for molesting kids. We are not moving in a positive direction. [/quote]
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A group of doctors is calling on federal and provincial governments to raise income taxes levied on high-income (over $100,000/yr) Canadians.
They are launching a campaign to get support for the idea, using the slogan "Tax us. Canada's worth it."
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link to www.winnipegfreepress.com
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That's fine if they want the wealthy to pay more, but my problem with the government is their blatant mismanagement of our tax dollars whether you are rich or middle or poor.
We all should be holding them accountable.
I wonder how many millions of dollars they will "find" (it was lost but now it's found) this year.
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