$280 *per family* is nothing. We’d be far better off collectively investing that money into social programs that make life more affordable for everyone by taking the things we depend on out of the market system.
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I would rather they keep my money and spend it wisely to improve my life.
jun 19, 2025, 5:00 pm • 2 0 • view
Hey that’s *almost* 77 cents per day. I could buy almost half a pack of gum with that.
jun 19, 2025, 2:55 am • 2 0 • view
280 isn’t even a years worth of carnation milk
jun 19, 2025, 2:57 am • 2 0 • view
In the end a similar affordability outcome to the Trudeau cheques they proposed, except this version also includes austerity.
jun 19, 2025, 4:14 am • 0 0 • view
That's why we saw the huge NDP surge in the last electionohwait
jun 20, 2025, 12:42 am • 0 0 • view
Invest it back into communities.
jun 19, 2025, 2:02 am • 1 0 • view
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jun 19, 2025, 4:38 am • 1 0 • view
Tax cuts = service cuts See the US where many are discovering the many, many govt services they rely on, that they've only discovered bc they've been cut Like weather reporting, CDC, infectious disease detectives, etc Canada needs more services not tax cuts
jun 19, 2025, 4:57 am • 4 0 • view
The carbon tax rebate cheque's were more than that. Bring back the tax.
jun 19, 2025, 8:00 pm • 0 0 • view
Dude you consistently have the best take on everything. 10/10
jun 19, 2025, 8:34 am • 0 0 • view
Oh fer fuck sakes. A meal for two at a decent restaurant runs $140 easy. In Winnipeg...not Toronto or Vancouver. $280 is nothing. You're right Paris...way better to spend it on social programs.
jun 19, 2025, 1:54 am • 3 0 • view
There are more people in Canada for whom that meal would be an unimaginable luxury than you think. Social programs are the way to go, but in the meantime, that money is very important for some people. Social programs seem to take a long time to come together.
jun 19, 2025, 4:19 am • 0 0 • view
Yes, but those people...and given my reduced income these days I'm becoming one of them...won't be getting the $280, they'll be getting less. Rich people will get more. Far better off to put the money to social programs.
jun 19, 2025, 5:46 am • 3 0 • view
Want to really help people out? Make the lowest 20% of income earners 100% tax free, shift their share of the overall tax burden directly to the highest 20%.
jun 19, 2025, 5:46 am • 6 0 • view
Better yet, tax wealth not wages.
jun 19, 2025, 6:00 am • 1 0 • view
What kind? You said that that money should be invested into social programs, I’m just curious to know what kind.
jun 19, 2025, 3:27 pm • 0 0 • view
We would be even better off taxing the rich more to pay for those things.
jun 19, 2025, 2:40 am • 1 0 • view
$5.38 a week lol. What is the cost of a bag of milk these days?
jun 19, 2025, 1:32 am • 3 0 • view
$5.46 for a 4L jug from those bastards at superstore. And my kids go thru about 8L a week.
jun 19, 2025, 1:46 am • 3 0 • view
Social programs are way better than this; a bonus which may (may!) cover the cost of cable/streaming services but probably won't.
jun 19, 2025, 1:53 am • 3 0 • view
A lot less than the carbon tax rebates here in Saskatchewan.
jun 19, 2025, 2:58 am • 6 0 • view
This Liberal tax cut was always a populist move to counter the 'Axe-the-tax' crowd and was never meant to be a sound economic policy, just like the GST tax break and the folded rebate cheque.
jun 19, 2025, 3:55 pm • 0 0 • view
Bring back the tax. And pay attention to the environment.
jun 19, 2025, 8:02 pm • 1 0 • view
The government is blowing a massive hole in the budget for no good reason; solely so the Conservatives weren’t the only party promising a tax cut at the election.
jun 19, 2025, 1:34 am • 86 7 • view
It's impressive how the conservatives "lost" but got rid of Trudeau and the policies they disliked.
jun 19, 2025, 1:55 am • 13 0 • view
And are getting all the policies they love.
jun 19, 2025, 10:59 am • 1 0 • view
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jun 19, 2025, 3:37 pm • 1 0 • view
Well we will see if the PBO got it right this time…they’re not always right but… This tax cut is making life more affordable for working people…
jun 19, 2025, 3:35 pm • 0 0 • view