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   XPost: can.general, can.taxes, ont.politics   
   From: dave-no_spam@unixhome.net   
      
   "Ceri Thomas"  wrote in message   
   news:OYimh.541625$1T2.38608@pd7urf2no...   
   > You are right, economic freedom isn't the same as tax freedom. Economic   
   > freedom though is a direct reflection of the tax burden. The simple fact   
   > of the matter is Canada only has 30 or so million people paying taxes with   
   > a government whom acts and spends like there is 348 million people putting   
   > into the kitty. The truely sickest thing is we output more per capita the   
   > most of those other countries listed below and yet we have less than any   
   > other country to show for our hard work and that's what pisses people off   
      
   They should be, all you say is true.  33 million Canadians and our Prime   
   Minister is out spending billions outside of Canada.   
      
   Canadians work theiur asses off.  Working Canadians deserve the right to be   
   pissed off.   
      
   But it isn't going to change until we, as collective Canadians vote for   
   change.   
      
   > here. With what we pay in taxes hidden or otherwise we should be the envy   
   > of the world but we are not. The current tax burden in Canada is amongst   
   > one of the highest in the first world nations making places like the UK,   
   > Australia, Germany, France, New Zeland, Ireland and very many more   
   > becoming overly more attractive to millions nowadays as we still get   
   > sluffed off and just billed again.. Most of Canada's wealthies people   
   > usually leave here as Canada isn't into anything but lower middle class to   
   > poor and leaning more towards poor every year. Look at how many   
   > celiberties leave Canada and don't come back as compaired to those that   
   > do. I have yet to hear really why. Leaving my to assume it's not   
   > ecomonically healthy.   
      
   There is an endless list of Canadians who have made it big, and have left   
   permanently for tax reasons.  I like to cite Celine Dion and Wayne Gretzy.   
   Wayne gets a good contract, gets his tax bill and runs off to get an   
   American wife and American tax rate.  Celine, was it 3 years in Vegas, bet   
   anyone $1000 she isn't paying Quebec/Canadian income tax.  Add William   
   Shatner, Keffer Southerland, Jim Carey and many others.  Save 18% on taxes   
   on a 3 year 200 million US contract, pays for a lot of green card.   
      
   Even good old Paul Martin has a holding company for Canadian tax   
   deferment/avoidance in is it Bahama's or Bermuda?  A loop hole he left when   
   closing others that didn't affect him.  Hypocrite.   
      
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