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   "John Fleming"  wrote in message   
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   > On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:07:12 -0600, while chained to a desk   
   > in the scriptorium Canuck57  wrote:   
   >> $On 15/06/2011 10:13 PM, merlin! wrote:   
   >> $> "John Fleming"  wrote in message   
   >> $> news:hkliv6d5fam9sf90dn7gi7gp22vehhajbb@4ax.com...   
   >> $>> On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:23:46 -0400, while chained to a desk   
   >> $>> in the scriptorium "Fred Williams"  wrote:   
   >> $>>   
   >> $>>> $One thing you didn't mention, is that now our income tax   
   >> has to be paid   
   >> $>>> $in 4 3-monthy installments, rather the whole annually. As   
   >> seniors, our   
   >> $>>> $income tax burden is 10% of our pensions - and the above   
   >> change   
   >> $>>> $only makes it more burdensome.   
   >> $>   
   >> $> yeah, most of the taxes fall on working guys who are trying   
   >> to raise a   
   >> $> family. That's the Canadian socialist version of "fairness".   
   >> $   
   >> $Actually, the biggest ones screwed are single working people.   
   >> Married   
   >> $with kids has many more deductions and generally 2 work capable   
   >> people.   
   >   
   > These days, you pretty much need two incomes to own a home   
   > where you can raise a family, so both parents have to work.   
   > And I understand a lot of kids after school programs can   
   > cost an arm and a leg too.  Especially if it is something   
   > where your kid needs a lot of extra equipment--like   
   > participation in hockey.   
   >   
   >> $But basically everyone not living near poverty gets screwed.   
   >   
   > Living in poverty has its drawbacks.  That said, you   
   > probably get a more balanced diet eating cat food than you   
   > do eating the human equivalent.   
   >   
   >> $Best way to beat it is use TFSA type accounts.  Use it or loose   
   >> it as   
   >> $someday some greedy bugger in Ottawa is going to cancel the   
   >> accounts.   
   >> $You just know it.   
      
      
   Be forewarned: many financial institutions have various fees on   
   TFSA's than can more than wipe out any income tax savings.   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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   > Agreed.  Contributing to the RRSP cuts the taxes owing quite   
   > nicely thank you.   
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   >> $Just government greed.  Does government work for you, or do you   
   >> really   
   >> $work for government without the benefits?   
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   > John Fleming   
   > Edmonton, Canada   
   >   
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   >     And on that farm he had a genome E-I-E-I-O   
   >     With a SNP SNP here and a SNP SNP there,   
   >     Here a SNP, there a SNP, everywhere a SNP SNP   
   >     Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O   
      
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