XPost: can.general, can.politics, ott.general   
   From: Eric@hardknocks.edu   
      
   Canuck57 wrote ...   
   > On 05/05/2010 7:31 AM, E. Barry Bruyea wrote:   
   > > On Wed, 05 May 2010 06:49:25 -0600, Canuck57   
   > > wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> On 05/05/2010 6:10 AM, Sharx35 wrote:   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>> "M I Wakefield"  wrote in message   
   > >>> news:zf4En.41930$nI2.38952@unlimited.newshosting.com...   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> "Canuck57"  wrote in message   
   > >>>> news:oU3En.105831$u62.10251@newsfe10.iad...   
   > >>>>> On 04/05/2010 11:13 AM, M I Wakefield wrote:   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>>> 1966 would have been a fairer baseline, since that was the year the   
   > >>>>>> CPP was   
   > >>>>>> introduced.   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> AND while they talk of income tax going up, how many new taxes do we   
   > >>>>> pay today that didn't even exist back in the 60's. GST is just one   
   > >>>>> example but there are litterally many dozens of hidden taxes that   
   > >>>>> have been added or gone up not included.   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> That is why we need to control out governemtns spending, we need to   
   > >>>>> move it to a referundum and remove this budgetary power from corrupt   
   > >>>>> pandering politicians.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> The GST replaced the Manufacturer's Sales Tax, which was levied at the   
   > >>>> factory gate, and despite the name, discouraged manufacturing and   
   > >>>> encouraged imports.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> The GST is FUCKING BULLSHIT. The Manufacturer's Sales Tax was MUCH more   
   > >>> easily administered and could have easily been tailored to exempt   
   > >>> exports. Any imports that were being imported at unfairly lowered prices   
   > >>> could and ARE tagged for anti-dumping taxes.   
   > >>   
   > >> Sure ended up being a tax grab by Ottawa.  Have to feed the aristocratic   
   > >> academic bullshit machine.   
   > >>   
   > >> I actually agree with the GST *IF* they totally eliminate personal   
   > >> income tax.  But that isn't what happened, it was an incremental tax.   
   > >>   
   > >> But the real problem stems from Ottawa, they have never tightened their   
   > >> belt and are 30 years overdue on a major house cleaning to reduce waste   
   > >> and debt-spending.  Long overdue.   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > Canadians are being subjected to government whose sole purpose seems   
   > > to be...government.  We have a civil service at all levels whose   
   > > remuneration is at a unsustainable level.  The dollars going out in   
   > > salaries and benefits increase as a % of revenue every single year   
   > > with no end in site except increases in taxes to Canadians.   
   >   
   > It isn't just sallaries.  The dysfunctional politic and reading the Sun   
   > is an accomplishment attitude.  No where do you see efficiency and real   
   > planing.  Just knee jerk politics.   
   >   
   > We need more than a conservative party, we need a real hard nosed   
   > serious look at choping government big time.  30+ years of taxes going   
   > up or crappy economy, yet Ottawa is the best fed place in Canada.  It   
   > needs to change especially since all they produce is bullshit.   
      
   Problem is that when government is the problem it's pretty unlikely   
   they're going to do anything to cut back their own power & prestige.   
      
   A good start would be to cut the number of MP's in half and have them   
   work from their home ridings rather than Ottawa.  The whole practice of   
   sending your representative off to Ottawa may have been necessary a   
   century ago but it isn't now with modern communications.  These people   
   are largely a bunch of trained seals who do little more than waste   
   money, partay, and get in trouble anyway.   
      
   Eric   
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