IMO the Harper Government is in too much of a hurry... they could easily make all their changes much more palatable to the general public if they stopped acting like this is the only majority they will ever receive.... by acting in such a roughshod way it seems their fears maybe a self fulfilling prophecy.
I have always said this administration is their own worst enemy and more and more they are proving that to be true.
We are in agreement. Sadly far too many of their bills have been written for them, as evidenced by the remarkable similarity to bills originally introduced while the Liberals were running things.
Much more attention needs to be paid to the impact of these Bills on taxpaying Canadians rather than pleasing the Banksters and other wealthy overlords.
Finance Minister Flarehty's recent total capitulation to the US's FATCA attacks on the sovereignty of the Canadian Banking System is one more example of ordinary Canadians being sacrificed to satisfy the wishes of the Masters.
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We are in agreement. Sadly far too many of their bills have been written for them, as evidenced by the remarkable similarity to bills originally introduced while the Liberals were running things.
Much more attention needs to be paid to the impact of these Bills on taxpaying Canadians rather than pleasing the Banksters and other wealthy overlords.
Finance Minister Flarehty's recent total capitulation to the US's FATCA attacks on the sovereignty of the Canadian Banking System is one more example of ordinary Canadians being sacrificed to satisfy the wishes of the Masters.
I still can't believe that I am expected to turn over 25% of my RRSP which I have worked on for 35 years to the IRS.
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I still can't believe that I am expected to turn over 25% of my RRSP which I have worked on for 35 years to the IRS.
Have you spoken to an accountant who is a expert in American tax law yet? If not you should it may not be as bad as you think... However this does not have anything to to with Canadian politics.
I still can't believe that I am expected to turn over 25% of my RRSP which I have worked on for 35 years to the IRS.
Is this because you failed to file that special form with the $10,000 penalty, half of the account and or 5 years in jail should you fail to file it clause?
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Have you spoken to an accountant who is a expert in American tax law yet? If not you should it may not be as bad as you think... However this does not have anything to to with Canadian politics.
Yes, I spoke to an accountant who deals with Americans here in Canada. Actually, it is worse than what we are reading in the papers.
Each case is different, but since I am not hiding my assets in real off-shore bank accounts, my RRSP is open for the picking. We shall see.
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Is this because you failed to file that special form with the $10,000 penalty, half of the account and or 5 years in jail should you fail to file it clause?
It's a long story, eMacMan. Still, it is not a happy story. We shall see.
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Sad, now she has to survive on her MP and minister's pension.
Maybe PM Harper will take pity on her and name her to the Senate???
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On July 3, 2012, Oda announced that she would resign as a cabinet member and MP effective July 31. According to the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation, she is entitled to collect an MP's pension of $52,183 per year.
That is shocking. After 8 years of dedicated service to our country, many as an esteemed member of the cabinet, she is asked to survive on that yearly income. How sad. At age 67, she will be able to get CPP and OAS, but some of that might be clawed back.
I think that PM Harper should name her to the Senate. With a yearly salary of $132,000, plus perks, she could afford the $16 a glass for OJ. As well, she could continue to take in her MP pension, so that will help make ends meet until she really cashes in on the pension of a Canadian Senator at age 75. We shall see.
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Harper has to name 4 more senators in the near future, so it wouldn't displease me if Oda got a fat juicy Senator paycheque for her years of faithful service.
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