On Thursday, July 15, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, coolp...@my-deja.com wrote:   
   > Everybody knows the income tax rates in CANADA are way too high. It's   
   > not a fair system and the system does not encourage people to work hard.   
   > Here is why:   
   >   
   > The tax system penalizes high income people. For example, one who makes   
   > 60K a year is not much better off than someone who makes 35K a year   
   > because the one who makes 60K is being considered 'RICH' and half of his   
   > hardearned income will go to the government to support the poor. Why   
   > should the RICH be penalized ? People who spend money and time to get a   
   > higher education deserve to earn a higher income. What's wrong with that   
   > ? Why should they give their moeny away to support the poor ? CANADA   
   > should just have a flat income rate so that everybody pays the same   
   > percentage of their income for income tax. The high and low income   
   > people, they both live in the same country, uses the same road and   
   > facilities, why should the high income people pay more. This tax system   
   > discrimates high-income people. Just to give an example, when someone   
   > rent a apartment, will he/she pay a higher rent because he/she earns   
   > more ? Or when someone goes to Mcdonald's, will the high-income person   
   > pays more for the same burger ?   
   >   
   > In my case, I make over 70K (The after-taxed income is not much more   
   > than someone who makes 50K )and I have tons of chances to make extra   
   > bucks and I don't mind working long hours. The reason that I am not   
   > doing it as often is that I figured that I don't really get much from my   
   > extra income because the fucking goverment is sitting there waiting to   
   > collect half of my hard-earned money. Furthermore, I work to support   
   > myself and my family, not the goverment and the POOR ! So my friends,   
   > next time when you have a chance to make extra bucks, do some   
   > calculation first to see if you or the goverment benefits more. And when   
   > you file your tax return, do whatever you can to get the most back from   
   > the governemt.   
   >   
   > Other opions are welcome.   
   >   
   > A pissed off tax payer.   
   >   
   >   
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   I just knew how much tax I have to pay. I made about $34,000 last year and   
   have to pay $2,400, much higher than I expected. I am like a low income earner   
   and they taxed me this much. it is just ridiculous and unreasonable. I   
   couldn't believe this.   
      
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