XPost: can.general, can.politics
From: Canuck57@nospam.com
On 18/04/2010 4:49 PM, Sharx35 wrote:
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> "Ed" wrote in message
> news:87d0e7f9-c0c3-467b-b9e4-103c31ea8c17@c27g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
>> On Apr 18, 5:49 pm, "Sharx35" wrote:
>>> "yp" wrote in message
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>>> news:65f51357-1351-4b66-9290-e90ab42c3ffa@b33g2000yqc.googlegroups.com...
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>>> > On Apr 18, 11:32 am, Canuck57 wrote:
>>> >> On 18/04/2010 6:41 AM, yp wrote:
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>>> >> > On Apr 17, 8:47 pm, Canuck57 wrote:
>>> >> >> In 2008 I decided I wasn't going to bust a hump to keep paying
>>> >> >> insane
>>> >> >> levels of taxation like a tax-slave sheeples. When it looked like
>>> >> >> Banks, GM, Chrysler& "friend of government" corporations were
>>> >> >> getting
>>> >> >> debt funded taxes, I just spun out. How can the buggers be worried
>>> >> >> about tooth paste at hospitals and pop so much on debtors,
>>> welshers
>>> >> >> and
>>> >> >> losers...
>>>
>>> >> >> So I decided to cut in half my annual work hours of the last 2
>>> >> >> years.
>>> >> >> I
>>> >> >> now work a lot less. It feels good. Even have less stress from
>>> >> >> autos,
>>> >> >> only have one down from three. Pulled off 20 pounds, sleep
>>> better >> >> and
>>> >> >> eat better. Even had my wife leave work (she wanted too) and
>>> now >> >> get
>>> >> >> a
>>> >> >> juicy dependant deduction.
>>>
>>> >> >> It almost seems if you work 1/2 as hard, you get 3/4th of the net
>>> >> >> income. It even seems to go farther. Don't ask me how, it just
>>> >> >> does.
>>>
>>> >> >> Makes me wonder how many others are spinning out and getting
>>> off >> >> the
>>> >> >> government tax-slave tread mill. That is, opting out of the >>
>>> >> endless
>>> >> >> carrot chase.
>>>
>>> >> >> --
>>> >> >> Time to ask, is our government serving us or are we serving the
>>> >> >> government?
>>>
>>> >> > Very bad example Canuck. Don't you hear all our experts saying
>>> that >> > we
>>> >> > need more productivity in Canada. In the last decade we lost
>>> badly >> > to
>>> >> > Americans and now we are about 30% less productive than them.
>>> You >> > are
>>> >> > just lazy like most Canucks and use "taxes" as an excuse. Admit it.
>>>
>>> >> Not enough rewards not to be lazy in this country. The system does
>>> >> not
>>> >> motivate for productivity. Isn't a problem I can solve, so just going
>>> >> to go with the flow.
>>>
>>> >> I hear the experts a whining, but I don't see any incentive or
>>> action.
>>> >> Let the over paid fools whine and find someone else to tax for their
>>> >> iodiotic theocracy of statism.
>>>
>>> >> But still, I out produce 75% of the people in this country, I think I
>>> >> should target much less. Need to find a job in my profession that
>>> has >> a
>>> >> 3 day work week and holidays. Think that is going to be my next goal.
>>>
>>> >> Good part about this is that I am learning that the less I make, I
>>> pay >> a
>>> >> disproportial less amount of taxes and really might not need to work
>>> >> paying taxes at all. Certainly don't need to work as hard as I
>>> have >> in
>>> >> the past.
>>>
>>> >> If you have criticisms of this, I suggest you take it to the 70%
>>> >> others
>>> >> in this country that produce nothing but welfare whining. As there
>>> >> are
>>> >> only about 30% of us that work at non-government jobs and pay any
>>> >> signifigant amount of income tax.
>>>
>>> >> And this sheeples is stepping off the treadmill.
>>> >> --
>>> >> Time to ask ask, is our government serving us or are we serving the
>>> >> government?- Hide quoted text -
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>>> >> - Show quoted text -
>>>
>>> > Well don't complain then if the government brings in more and more
>>> > immigrants to do the work that you refuse to do.
>>>
>>> Immigration SHOULD be encouraged....from countries sharing common
>>> values and
>>> traditions. Australia has the right idea in this regard.
>>
>> I approve of Harper's changes to the immigration laws that will
>> hopefully keep skilled engineers and even physicians who come here
>> from developing nations like India or countries like Russia and the
>> former eastern bloc, from driving taxi cabs for a living because
>> their credentials aren't recognized.
>>
>> The CMA, Canadian Medical Association (the physicians union) has been
>> a barrier when it comes to that, and the standards held by engineers
>> in nations that are not accepted here should be evaluated on their
>> own merits, not just turned down because the degrees and experience
>> they hold are not from here.
>>
>> We do need immigration. But well educated and experienced people
>> should not be driving taxi cabs once they immigrate here. They also
>> belong at the front of the line. Most immigrants do make well,
>> it's a fallacy that they don't. But the better educated they are,
>> the better the chance of them contributing to Canada.
>
> No arguments for me. However, I DO believe that, to stay in Canada,
> within FIVE years, all immigrants should be proficient in 1 of the
> official languages: written, spoken and being able to read it, too.
Or better yet, before they arrive. Say to a lover level, grade 8 or so.
There are problems with less, if you can't read or understand the
language, you are open to abuse.
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Time to ask, is our government serving us or are we serving the government?
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