Federal Government & Politics II

[lio45]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Whatever is going on hit a bit personally tonight. I went to the uphill superette, and Edna, the oldest of the women working there, she's been there my whole life, pulled me aside and said, "Last night. They're letting us all go."

And I asked if they were closing or what was going on, and she said, "No, they're bringing the b'ys in." And I didn't realize what she meant by that, but it became clear from context (literally then noticed 10 guys walking around moving boxes, etc.) they're replacing the long-term staff with newcomers from India or its neighbours. Not sure if ownership changed, or if it's just the current owner's choice.

Shitty. Edna's an institution. Her husband's wake was even practically in the store a few years ago.

I gave her my address to let me know where she ends up, and I'll go there instead.

You got to admit that, from a strictly business point of view, it's much nicer on all counts to employ Indentured Servants (actually, slaves would be even more optimal) than Edna. Everyone agrees on that, it's basic undeniable Business 101 reality.

We normally have some sort of legal framework to restrain businesses in their pursuit of maximal profit. If it's allowed, your local superette will organize and capture slaves to have them man the cash register at gunpoint in exchange for just enough daily food to stay alive. The only way to prevent this is to disallow it.

[Truenorth00]

Get a load of this:





https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real...-after-tenant/

Kinda hard to take LPC claims about fixing affordability when they are going after tenants for their landlords committing tax fraud.

[SignalHillHiker]

Originally Posted by lio45

You got to admit that, from a strictly business point of view, it's much nicer on all counts to employ Indentured Servants (actually, slaves would be even more optimal) than Edna. Everyone agrees on that, it's basic undeniable Business 101 reality.

We normally have some sort of legal framework to restrain businesses in their pursuit of maximal profit. If it's allowed, your local superette will organize and capture slaves to have them man the cash register at gunpoint in exchange for just enough daily food to stay alive. The only way to prevent this is to disallow it.

I know, but... the new people have stories and loved ones too. It's hard. Morally, I would support a superette purchased/operated by a newcomer from anywhere, bringing over hopefully family/friends to work in it, and eventually their families too. All of that can only be good for us.

But getting rid of locals, that I dislike. They could keep Edna, and Carolyn, and Rachel. Sure, they're probably making close to what I do per hour (though much less hours) by now, but c'mon. Work with us, newcomers. Keep one. It's worth the investment in ingratiating yourself to us.

[Dartguard]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I know, but... the new people have stories and loved ones too. It's hard. Morally, I would support a superette purchased/operated by a newcomer from anywhere, bringing over hopefully family/friends to work in it, and eventually their families too. All of that can only be good for us.

But getting rid of locals, that I dislike. They could keep Edna, and Carolyn, and Rachel. Sure, they're probably making close to what I do per hour (though much less hours) by now, but c'mon. Work with us, newcomers. Keep one. It's worth the investment in ingratiating yourself to us.

It would be worth it to keep Edna for the translation services for the new bunch.Newfinese that is.

[Hecate]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I know, but... the new people have stories and loved ones too. It's hard. Morally, I would support a superette purchased/operated by a newcomer from anywhere, bringing over hopefully family/friends to work in it, and eventually their families too. All of that can only be good for us.

But getting rid of locals, that I dislike. They could keep Edna, and Carolyn, and Rachel. Sure, they're probably making close to what I do per hour (though much less hours) by now, but c'mon. Work with us, newcomers. Keep one. It's worth the investment in ingratiating yourself to us.

Ummm isn’t this illegal? I thought you couldn’t lay people off for no reason and immediately rehire others to take their place. Edna should go to the media and get a lawyer.

[P'tit Renard]

Originally Posted by Truenorth00

Get a load of this:



https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real...-after-tenant/

Kinda hard to take LPC claims about fixing affordability when they are going after tenants for their landlords committing tax fraud.

This is inevitable end result of over-staffing CRA and not reforming our arcane tax laws. Given the perverse incentives, CRA will focus on targeting the weakest to meet their revenue quotas.

[shreddog]

Originally Posted by Loco101

The LPC can and probably will make OAS an election issue.

I look forward to JT justifying to all those millenial voters, why it's okay for someone who is 65, owns their house and has income over 100K to still get their big fat OAS cheques. Should be some fantastic spin there!

[YOWetal]

Originally Posted by shreddog

I look forward to JT justifying to all those millenial voters, why it's okay for someone who is 65, owns their house and has income over 100K to still get their big fat OAS cheques. Should be some fantastic spin there!

You know if PP promised to cut OAS in half and cancel student debt it would cost him the election. One group pays attention and votes and one has no attention span and falls for tiktok campaigns.

[shreddog]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Next our healthcare system. It’s controlled by the provinces and being intentionally starved by conservative premiers

In 2022, the last year of the AB NDPs, Health care spending was 35.4% of the total budget. In 2023, under those horrible UCP, health care spending was only 35.8% of the budget. Those damn heathens!!!

Originally Posted by O-tacular

... who are pushing a 2 tier system.

I live in Belgium. Belgium has 2 tier health care. Like most European countries (+Aus and NZ). All the countries that score higher than Canada on health care quality and effectiveneess have 2-tier health care. I hope Canada implements this before I move back.

[shreddog]

Originally Posted by YOWetal

You know if PP promised to cut OAS in half and cancel student debt it would cost him the election.

Which is why he won't say it either. If JT wants to try and turn this into an election theme, let him. Fewer and fewer voters even listen to him any more - based on the most recent polls.

[ToxiK]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Next our healthcare system. It’s controlled by the provinces and being intentionally starved by conservative premiers who are pushing a 2 tier system.

The deal with Ottawa was that the federal paid 50 % of healthcare, now it pays less than 25 %. Ottawa underfinances healthcare to use the money to invade other provincial juridictions and get the credit. However, now healthcare is going badly and the provinces get the blame. Win-win for Ottawa: they get the credit for new spending and the provinces get the blame for healthcare. Canadians lose in the end.

[MonkeyRonin]

Originally Posted by Truenorth00

Get a load of this:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GK_rtGVW...jpg&name=large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GK_rtDzX...jpg&name=large

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real...-after-tenant/

Kinda hard to take LPC claims about fixing affordability when they are going after tenants for their landlords committing tax fraud.

If ever proof were needed that renters are truly second class citizens in this country...

To be fair to the current Liberal government, this law isn't their policy and they're not the ones directing enforcement of it - they've only pushed millions more into potentially vulnerable situations like these; while also rapidly expanding the number of mindless bureaucrats at the CRA to enforce antiquated laws like it. Of course, they'll ultimately wear this either way if they fail to address it (which their recent "Renter's Bill of Rights" seems to have conveniently missed).

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Next our healthcare system. It’s controlled by the provinces and being intentionally starved by conservative premiers who are pushing a 2 tier system.

Healthcare is a problem across the board, regardless of province and irrespective of whichever party is currently in power. Healthcare in NDP-led BC is certainly doing no better than in Conservative-run Ontario or the CAQ's Quebec.

The problem is moreso an across-the-board frugality & shortsightedness through many different governments over the past several decades that have consistently underfunded and underprepared for the inevitable time that we now find ourselves in: Boomers are entering their period of peak healthcare usage, while Boomer doctors retire en masse at the same time. Combine this with the LPC's pet project of unprecedented population growth & added strain being imposed without having accounted for the additional capacity needs; and then throw in the above-noted reduction in federal healthcare transfers for good measure and you get to where we're all finding ourselves now.

[Black Star]

Its apparent that even the Far left Liberals on this site might be Grasping some financial realities. When it hits you right in the Damn face. Be Smarter!

trudeau will always remind me of Don Ward from the movie Casino.

The slow cousin.

Sam Rothstien/ Most Right minded Canadians....to trudeau...Listen, if you didn't know you were being scammed, you're too efffin' du//mb to keep this job, if you did know, you were in on it. Either way, YOU'RE OUT! Get the Hell out of here you complete Failure.

trudeau and company are complete economic idiots - but kept in power by the singh Communist ndp and the bloc they should not only be totally Ashamed of themselves but should Resign tonight. If not the RCMP should arrest the whole works tomorrow morning. The list of charges is so long that it is sickening. And then the RCMP need a complete Investigation. You can run, but you will never be able to hide your indifference to corruption.

[MonctonRad]

Experts predict tax hikes in budget as Trudeau government stretches to pay for its promises
Sources say the Liberals are anxious to avoid anything that might prevent interest rate cuts
Karina Roman · CBC News · Posted: Apr 14, 2024 5:00 AM ADT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tru...axes-1.7172635


Finance minister and Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland is seen smirking contemptuously on her way into a planning session to determine who gets screwed with the upcoming tax increases (CBC photo)

Economists and experts say they're expecting the federal government to raise taxes in Tuesday's budget to help offset billions of dollars in new spending already promised in the pre-budget announcements that have been landing almost daily since the end of March.

Those announcements add up to more than $38 billion in commitments over a number of years. Because $17 billion of those commitments involve loan-based programs, about $21 billion could hit the government's bottom line directly.

And that figure doesn't include other new budget measures that haven't yet been announced.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has said the deficit will not increase in this year's budget. Canada's economy has so far avoided recession, but growth is still slow. That leaves the government with no option but to increase revenues to pay for new spending while keeping the deficit steady.

"I'm pretty confident they will raise revenues because they've squeezed themselves on their fiscal situation and they continue to commit to spending that is not sustainable," said Robert Asselin, senior vice president of policy at the Business Council of Canada and an adviser to Bill Morneau when he was finance minister. He is also a former adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former prime minister Paul Martin.

Freeland has said repeatedly the government will not raise taxes on the middle class.

"The problem for them is either a surtax on big corporations or a wealth tax sounds very good, but in practice they're terrible. They don't work," said Asselin.

Asselin said the government could also "reprofile" previous spending commitments by pushing the promised money further into the future, but that won't be enough to keep the deficit in check. And it would worsen the Liberals' spotty reputation when it comes to actually getting things done.

"Let's be honest. They have to raise taxes. I don't think that's a big secret. But can they do it in a thoughtful, provocative way?" said James Thorne, chief capital market strategist for Wellington Altus Private Wealth.

"If you do it on the high-income people, they're just going to move their money offshore."

Canada is broken. Our GDP is sluggish. The economy is barely growing. We are allowing more than a million people into the country every year during a time of growing housing crisis. Crime and drugs are rampant on the street. Our military is a laughing stock in NATO. We have no coherent foreign policy and our allies no longer pay any attention to what we have to say. Education is unaffordable. Health care is unattainable due to shortages in physicians, health care workers and beds. Our national debt is out of control. and despite this, the JT Liberals continue to come up with new social programs to spend money on. And, in order to do this, they intend to raise taxes on a populace already in the middle of an affordability crisis.

Enough is enough.

JT HAS GOT TO GO!!!!!!!

[Hecate]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Experts predict tax hikes in budget as Trudeau government stretches to pay for its promises
Sources say the Liberals are anxious to avoid anything that might prevent interest rate cuts
Karina Roman · CBC News · Posted: Apr 14, 2024 5:00 AM ADT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tru...axes-1.7172635


Finance minister and Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland is seen smirking contemptuously on her way into a planning session to determine who gets screwed with the upcoming tax increases (CBC photo)





Canada is broken. Our GDP is sluggish. The economy is barely growing. We are allowing more than a million people into the country every year during a time of growing housing crisis. Crime and drugs are rampant on the street. Our military is a laughing stock in NATO. We have no coherent foreign policy and our allies no longer pay any attention to what we have to say. Education is unaffordable. Health care is unattainable due to shortages in physicians, health care workers and beds. Our national debt is out of control. and despite this, the JT Liberals continue to come up with new social programs to spend money on. And, in order to do this, they intend to raise taxes on a populace already in the middle of an affordability crisis.

Enough is enough.

JT HAS GOT TO GO!!!!!!!

Bbbbut peepee doesn’t have a plan wahhh and those horrible conservatives are going to ban abortions.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by Hecate

Bbbbut peepee doesn’t have a plan wahhh and those horrible conservatives are going to ban abortions.

You forgot "blame Harper"

[acottawa]

“What about the dental plan, will nobody think of the dental plan?”

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by acottawa

“What about the dental plan, will nobody think of the dental plan?”

It’s a complete Easter of money. There, I just thought about it.

[thewave46]

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Whatever is going on hit a bit personally tonight. I went to the uphill superette, and Edna, the oldest of the women working there, she's been there my whole life, pulled me aside and said, "Last night. They're letting us all go."

And I asked if they were closing or what was going on, and she said, "No, they're bringing the b'ys in." And I didn't realize what she meant by that, but it became clear from context (literally then noticed 10 guys walking around moving boxes, etc.) they're replacing the long-term staff with newcomers from India or its neighbours. Not sure if ownership changed, or if it's just the current owner's choice.

Shitty. Edna's an institution. Her husband's wake was even practically in the store a few years ago.

I gave her my address to let me know where she ends up, and I'll go there instead.

This is the 'rubber hits the road' effect of the policies of the last few years. Growth, the people screamed! Well, this is what societal growth looks like at a personal scale. It leaves casualties in its wake.

It stings deeper in places with more of a sense of a people in a place. Newfoundland and Quebec are the archetypes of that for this country.

The late-model effect of doubling down on multiculturalism (line must go up!) produces interesting effects when it scales to places not used to it. Our largest cities are so fluid as to be used to the creative destruction of new displacing the old. Institutions can die with only the tiniest tear shed by the locals.

In a certain sense, necessary. Places trapped in amber die in another way. I'm not sure what is more tragic, honestly. A place that loses itself through stasis or through change?

But the losses are more visible at smaller scale. The Ednas of Newfoundland are going to be more common going forwards. Compete or die. Who cares what wreckage we leave in the wake, because line must go up. I hope she ends up on her feet, because setbacks late in life are harder.

The wreckage just is more visible to the people who've memories of the place.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by thewave46

Places trapped in amber die in another way. I'm not sure what is more tragic, honestly. A place that loses itself through stasis or through change?

A very poignant question, and beautifully phrased too.

Originally Posted by thewave46

But the losses are more visible at smaller scale. The Ednas of Newfoundland are going to be more common going forwards. Compete or die. Who cares what wreckage we leave in the wake, because line must go up. I hope she ends up on her feet, because setbacks late in life are harder.

The wreckage just is more visible to the people who've memories of the place.

This is what JT does - he just leaves wreckage and carnage in his wake, in his neverending quest to remake Canada to suit his own deranged image.