Meg O'Ryan 266444 Report post Posted February 26, 2011 COME ON CANADA GET PISSED OFF !!! The Inheritance Tax Accounts ReceivableTax Airline Surcharge Tax Airline Fuel Tax Airport Maintenance Tax Building Permit Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Death Tax Dog License Tax Driving Permit Tax Environmental Tax (Fee) Excise Taxes Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment (UI) Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Gasoline Tax (too much per litre) Gross Receipts Tax Health Tax Hunting License Tax Hydro Tax Inheritance Tax Interest Tax Liquor Tax Luxury Taxes Marriage License Tax Medicare Tax Mortgage Tax Personal Income Tax Property Tax Poverty Tax Prescription Drug Tax Provincial Income and Sales Tax Real Estate Tax Recreational Vehicle Tax Retail Sales Tax Service Charge Tax School Tax Telephone Federal Tax Telephone Federal, Provincial and Local Surcharge Taxes Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax Vehicle License Registration Tax Vehicle Sales Tax Water Tax Watercraft Registration Tax Well Permit Tax Workers Compensation Tax ''' and in 2010 the HST!!!!!!!! STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 60 years ago, & our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world.We had absolutely no national debt, had a large middle class, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.. What in "Hell"happened? Can you spell 'politicians?' 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted February 26, 2011 COME ON CANADA GET PISSED OFF !!! What in "Hell"happened? Can you spell 'politicians?' And who gets alot of TAX FREE ALLOWANCES Politicians!!!:icon_mad: RG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boomer 33202 Report post Posted February 26, 2011 Seems to be a continuous thing. They figure that Tax Freedom day, the day most families work for until they pay all their taxies and before they have earned anything for them selves is now sometime in June. Seems to be getting a little later each year. And then you have a whole lot of suedo taxes i.e licencing, registration, an usage fees. As a few exampes, 911 levy on your cell phone, system access fee to make a long distance call, disposal fee on tires when you bye new, and get maintanance on the car and there's an environmental surtax. This list could become very large indeed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister T 45020 Report post Posted February 26, 2011 And that's not counting the slow increases of taxes we pay ... Meg, did i read Death Tax on your list??? The things they find to make a dollar .... to cover the pay increases they are voting themselves ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NotchJohnson 214123 Report post Posted February 26, 2011 There is no way to win against the government, with everything they remove on my monthly pay over 50% goes to them. After the income tax and the CPP and so on plus add everything that I buy with a 13% tax and just to give an example my hydro bill last month was $310.00 and after adding the delivery charge and debt retirement and that f*^%#g 13% tax my hydro bill was up to $625.00 does that make sense, not to me it doesn't. If I was to charge the customer at work all of those extra charge I would be out of business in a week. Think about it. Sorry for venting like that, I do feel better now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whatsup 11893 Report post Posted February 26, 2011 Meg, If they could figure out a way they would tax the carnal pleasures that we so much enjoy. The government can kiss my overly taxed Canadian ass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister T 45020 Report post Posted February 26, 2011 To ease our tax bleeding suffering, a comparative graph on personal and corporate tax rates (2005 mean) across various countries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Income_Taxes_By_Country.svg Would'nt want to live in Belgium. 55% income tax on personal earnings ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest W***ledi*Time Report post Posted February 26, 2011 Not one of these taxes existed 60 years ago, & our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world.We had absolutely no national debt, had a large middle class, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.....' Canada's National Debt was 11..6 Billion in 1950; GNP was 18.4 billion -- so debt was 63% of GNP (per Canadian World Almanac). Today, the national debt is 520 billion, or 32% of a GDP of 1.6 trillion. Excise taxes, income taxes, property taxes etc etc etc certainly did exist in 1950. In 1950 there was no universal Medicare, no universal Old Age Pension, no Canada Pension, etc. etc. etc. ha ha ... I'm not saying anything about Mom staying home to raise the kids ... It is true that tax revenue as a percentage of GDP has risen over time. (The Canadian Encyclopedia) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lowdark 5613 Report post Posted February 27, 2011 I am neither friend to nor fan of politicans, but in a society like ours, your best bet is to consider the trade off. Yep, lots of taxes, but you can see your doctor witout having to provide proof of insurance and there's a dcent security net to catch you in case you fall. And while I would NEVER claim our system is perfect (it is far from), for everyone who complains about living in Canada (freedom of speech) there's a thousand who wished they did. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maverick 2873 Report post Posted February 27, 2011 Down with capitalism! Up with family values! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites