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Plague deaths in Russia are up 100%.
That’s one death becoming two. Maybe. Russia says it’s still one.
This is how the media turns a number into a panic attack.
That’s one death becoming two. Maybe. Russia says it’s still one.
This is how the media turns a number into a panic attack.
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Many (most?) people prefer “nice” to “effective.”
This is why “who would you rather have a beer with?” is both a stupid way to asses a politician and also how many people vote.
This is why “who would you rather have a beer with?” is both a stupid way to asses a politician and also how many people vote.
My Canuck friend, it seems that Harper, while imperfect, is remembered less fondly than Trudeau-the-younger, even though the former was the more competent administrator. Why do you think that is?
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Whenever I hear MAGA talk about tariffs, they’re always going on about how other countries aren’t “fair” to America. If tariffs cause prices to go up, that’s just the price we all have to pay. “We’re helping people who don’t have jobs!”
Whenever I hear progressives talk about taxes, they’re always going on about not everyone is paying their “fair” share. If taxes cause prices to go up, that’s just the price we all have to pay. “We’re helping people who don’t have jobs!”
The two groups that hate each other the most are mirror images of each other.
Whenever I hear progressives talk about taxes, they’re always going on about not everyone is paying their “fair” share. If taxes cause prices to go up, that’s just the price we all have to pay. “We’re helping people who don’t have jobs!”
The two groups that hate each other the most are mirror images of each other.
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Trump made a diesel deal with that great humanitarian, Vladimir Putin.
World diesel output will soar by roughly 0.08%. About two weeks of Canadian imports.
Buying from Canada would’ve been easier, but you don’t negotiate with America’s greatest enemy.
World diesel output will soar by roughly 0.08%. About two weeks of Canadian imports.
Buying from Canada would’ve been easier, but you don’t negotiate with America’s greatest enemy.
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“Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best”
— Otto von Bismarck
— Otto von Bismarck
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An important data point that seems to be left out of this discussion is that the government spends $76.3 billion on government workers. This only slightly less than what is spent on OAS.
1 in 5 people in Canada work for the government and retire with benefits the rest of us would kill for.
1 in 5 people in Canada work for the government and retire with benefits the rest of us would kill for.
Public spending in Canada by age.
When Ottawa looks for savings, it reviews the public service and operations. Most of that isn't on this chart.
The elephant in the room is the bulge after 65: health care (red) and OAS/GIS (blue).
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These are big numbers so let's put them in terms we can understand.
Every $1 billion in federal spending costs approximately:
$24 per average Canadian
$33 per average tax filer
$64 per person who pays net taxes (pays more in income/payroll taxes than they receive in cash transfers).
Note: 15 million people or 49% of tax filers are net recipients or pay nothing on net after transfers like the Canada Child Benefit, GST credit, and senior benefits.
The federal government projects $603 billion in spending for 2026-27 (against $540.3 billion in revenue and a $62.3 billion deficit). At that scale:
Full budget spending ≈ $14,400 per person, $20,100 per tax filer, or $38,700 per net taxpayer.
Every $1 billion in federal spending costs approximately:
$24 per average Canadian
$33 per average tax filer
$64 per person who pays net taxes (pays more in income/payroll taxes than they receive in cash transfers).
Note: 15 million people or 49% of tax filers are net recipients or pay nothing on net after transfers like the Canada Child Benefit, GST credit, and senior benefits.
The federal government projects $603 billion in spending for 2026-27 (against $540.3 billion in revenue and a $62.3 billion deficit). At that scale:
Full budget spending ≈ $14,400 per person, $20,100 per tax filer, or $38,700 per net taxpayer.
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When you go out to dinner with friends how do you split the check?
1. People pay for what the ate.
2. The check is split equally.
3. People pay based on how much they earn.
Now apply that logic to taxes.
1. People pay for what the ate.
2. The check is split equally.
3. People pay based on how much they earn.
Now apply that logic to taxes.
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Honest question for Americans:
Did the midterm results actually change anything in your daily life yet, or just your blood pressure?
Canadians, you may answer too. We’re watching with popcorn.
Did the midterm results actually change anything in your daily life yet, or just your blood pressure?
Canadians, you may answer too. We’re watching with popcorn.
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To be clear: I’ve also accepted that Putin is a great humanitarian and that Canada is a narco-state run by a drug lord named Mark. I’m a team player.
I spent 20 years living in the US, paying taxes, raising a family.
Then I moved back to Canada and found out we’re one of the worst countries in the entire world.
A Canadian confesses.
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Nope.
It will encourage demands for more.
It will encourage demands for more.
An apology for slavery will help build trust across the Commonwealth ft.trib.al/16J9wrD | opinion
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Trump cut Canadian tourism to the US by 29%.
Fewer tourists means tourism workers earn less, which means they pay less tax.
That’s not a policy failure. That’s 4-dimensional chess.
Fewer tourists means tourism workers earn less, which means they pay less tax.
That’s not a policy failure. That’s 4-dimensional chess.
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