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   XPost: can.general, can.politics, ott.general   
   From: Canuck57@nospam.com   
      
   On 01/11/2011 9:17 AM, Alan Baggett wrote:   
   > Altruist or outlaw: What kind of taxpayer are you? : CRA SOTW   
   >   
   > By: steven chase - OTTAWA— Globe and Mail Update   
   > Published Tuesday, Oct. 04, 2011 11:10PM EDT   
   > Last updated Wednesday, Oct. 05, 2011 7:44AM EDT   
   >   
   > How likely are you to cheat on your taxes?   
      
   Not likely, but my income is well documented.  If I knew I could get   
   away with it, in a heart beat.   
      
   Wasn't always that way.  Just that government gets too greedy, the   
   higher the taxes, the more incentive there is to cheat.  And I don't see   
   the value to Canadians at the current tax rates, basic deductions should   
   be doubled and max tax rates be initiated.  People deserve 67% of their   
   income in real value.  After a person has paid 33% in taxes in any form   
   be it civic, provincial or federal, they shouldn't have to pay more   
   cumulative taxes on utilities, property, gas, excise or other BS taxes.   
      
   Needs to be more to life than just being a tax sheep.   
      
   > And, more importantly, can Ottawa talk you out of it?   
      
   Nope.  I will always vote for less government.  Problem is they assure   
   only big fat expensive government options exist on the ballot and spend   
   billions to brainwash people into big government.  Government will roll   
   over vets, disabled and seniors CPP then go out and blow it on glass   
   houses, bailouts, foreign bailout corruption, more corruption and war   
   machines.   
      
   > The Canada Revenue Agency is enormously preoccupied with these   
   > questions, particularly when Ottawa is trying to erase a massive   
   > budget deficit.   
      
   Time for government to do what 80% of the rest of us have done.  Cut   
   back on shit that doesn't directly benefit ALL Canadians.  Stop thinking   
   greedy government has the right to screw our kids with debt for their   
   statism greed today.  Get some integrity and honour.   
      
   > To this end, the tax collector commissioned a market research study   
   > that sorted Canadians into categories, based on their likelihood of   
   > ducking taxes owed and their reasons for complying or cheating.   
      
   There are quite legal was of ducking Ottawa greed, pack up the   
   investments for less jobs and move out.  Oh wait, many are and fewer   
   good jobs.   
      
   > This leaves a great middle mass of taxpayers – nearly 40 per cent of   
   > the filing population – who vary in their inclination to seek   
   > opportunities to pay cash under the table to avoid taxes.   
      
   Why would I turn them in if I knew of it?  I am not a greedy envious   
   fleabagger loaded with bitterness and spite. (although many are and CRA   
   counts on it).  Sorry, the government hate thy neighbor doesn't work on   
   me as I know who is really doing the screwing.   
      
   > “The top potential motivators tend to be understanding their tax   
   > responsibilities, fear of penalties and knowing how their tax dollars   
   > are spent,” it says.   
      
   Responsibilities or debt-tax enslavement?  Yes, I conform because I have   
   to, but not without a grudge.  I know we are tax slaves.   
      
   I say slaves for 2 reasons.  First is simple, how can I effect change?   
   I can't.  Party politics rigs the game of democracy.  You have 4   
   choices, all big fat expensive government.  Never less taxing, allways   
   more from you to Ottawa.   
      
   Take something simple like CPP.  Government gets it, borrows from it at   
   undervalue interest rates depreciating its value, in essence skimming   
   EI/CPP.  I will never get near full value from my contributions, not   
   even close.   
      
   In retirement, the shift in taxes is to sales taxes, a tax on tax.  You   
   pay on income and consumption for a nt tax load of over 50%.  It gets   
   worse, because the services you need are double or triple the cost, your   
   spend also pays their taxes.  Making Candian life very expensive.   
      
   Then Ottawa goes and spends it on bombs, F35s, crap we don't use...but   
   makes them feel like big shots in the international arena of   
   egalitarians.  Fleabaggers, welfare bums, EI abusers....eglitarians all   
   leaches on the middle class wealth.  And noting ever seems to stop it.   
      
   Fact is Canadian democracy is a ruse.  A farce.  We say we have a social   
   safety net, ya, for indexed politicians perhaps but the rest is poverty.   
      
   But we must have big fat over spending greedy government mortgaging our   
   grand kids futures today.   
      
   Can't say I am much of a believer.  75% of Ottawa government spending   
   does not benefit all Canadians equally.  Th G12 brain washing wore off a   
   long time ago.   
      
   Fact is big government has lost its way.  And the bigger government   
   gets, the less wealth the people will have.   
      
   But I am sure Carney from Harvard will just print more money for more   
   inflation to debt-tax-inflate our lives.  All for the love of statism   
   and just more debt.  But we have big fat government we can't afford.   
   The fundamental reason for this whole depression.  Too much government   
   consumption, and production is no longer profitable.   
   --   
   The reason government can't fix the economic problems is government is   
   the problem.   
      
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