Anti-tax email I got today
": Fwd: : Send it Around Canada
Wow, how true.... send to your MP too!
Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table At which he's fed.
Tax his work, Tax his pay, He works for peanuts Anyway!
Tax his cow, Tax his goat, Tax his pants, Tax his coat.
Tax his tobacco, Tax his drink, Tax him if he Tries to think.
Tax his car, Tax his gas, Find other ways To tax his ass.
Tax all he has Then let him know That you won't be done Till he has no dough.
When he screams and hollers; Then tax him some more, Tax him till He's good and sore.
Then tax his coffin, Tax his grave, Tax the sod in Which he's laid.
When he's gone, Do not relax, Its time to apply The inheritance tax.
Accounts ReceivableTax Airline surcharge tax Airline FuelTax Airport MaintenanceTax Building PermitTax CigaretteTax Corporate IncomeTax DeathTax Dog LicenseTax Driving PermitTax EnvironmentalTax (Fee) Excise Taxes Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment (UI) Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Gasoline Tax (too much per litre) Gross ReceiptsTax HealthTax Hunting LicenseTax HydroTax InheritanceTax InterestTax LiquorTax LuxuryTaxes Marriage LicenseTax MedicareTax MortgageTax Personal IncomeTax PropertyTax PovertyTax Prescription DrugTax Provincial Income and sales tax Real EstateTax Recreational VehicleTax Retail SalesTax Service ChargeTax SchoolTax Telephone FederalTax Telephone Federal, Provincial and Local Surcharge Taxes Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax Vehicle License Registration Tax Vehicle Sales Tax WaterTax Watercraft RegistrationTax Well PermitTax Workers CompensationTax
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 ?'
I hope this goes around CANADA at least 100 times. YOU can help it get there. GO AHEAD - - - be a CANADIAN"
My response:
For starters, 60 years ago we didn't have universal health care in Canada, freedom of information requests,most environmental protections or the current technology our government employs to serve Canadians all across Canada. These are only the examples I'm thinking of for starters.
Many of the taxes above reference technologies that did not exist in 1953 and could not be anticipated.
Our provincial transfers were minimal compared to currently, our military was less advanced, and the social safety net was mostly 'UI' (now EI) stemming from terrible the experience of the Great Depression.
We had an economic boom from the addition of women into the workforce, a phenomenon that is not reproducible in any way.
Our government has expanded its services massively into various areas of Canadian life, desired by the citizens at various points in history, in order to create more equality of opportunity in Canada.
Canadians' expectations of safety and security has increased exponentially in terms of vehicle safety and subsidizing much-needed medicines for citizens.
As governments ran unstable deficits in the past, the GST that encompasses many of the above taxes - taxes consumption of the individual and is not a blanket tax paid annually. The reduction of usage is the way to reduce the amount people pay in terms of those taxes. It gives Canadians more choice in terms of goods and services, particularly with regards to sustainability of our society as a whole to which you are decidedly a member.
With regards to the fishing tax, *you* tell me what we're going to do once there are no more fish due to overfishing.
Also, I will be as bold as to say the 'DeathTax' and 'SchoolTax' are American colloquial names for taxes that do not have equivalents in Canada nor have ever been called such things.
Think before you send things.
That or move to Somalia where there are no taxes, no protections, and no service. See which one is really the greater country, based on the price we pay for the society we live in.