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   From: nospam@thanksalot.com   
      
   "John Fleming"  wrote in message   
   news:o4nlv6d25q9dq3g2f8umko69pe67pnk53l@4ax.com...   
   > On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:13:25 -0700, while chained to a desk   
   > in the scriptorium "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".   
   >   
   > If you are middle class, you tend to get hosed.   
   >   
   > Unless you are retired, the bulk of your income is salary.   
   > And as you point out, if you have kids to raise, you have   
   > extra expenses and can't take advantage of things like RRSPs   
   > and TFSAs to help reduce the tax bite.   
   >   
   > At least there are now a few more family oriented tax   
   > deductions.   
      
   I haven't seen any, and I've been raising kids for 30 years now. I had a   
   RRSP once, but that went to feed lawyers.   
      
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