MacroCyclo

joined 2 years ago
[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Ain't got time for that. I did a few questions and it did change the result dramatically.

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago (7 children)

I'm usually disappointed by the vote compass. Lately it has been putting me between the Liberals and Cons because I am ambivalent about social issues and left leaning on economic issues. If you think it is non of the government's business which race/gender you are, that is putting you on the right these days.

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They're still touring? They were touring back in 2010!

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago

Wasting people's time is the whole point of social media

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is an ad for a fertility clinic

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How do you value something that was not sold? Some people can paint paintings worth millions others can paint the same painting and it's worth less than the canvas. If you need to go through and value everything that everyone above a certain threshold has every single year you will get bogged down with accounting work. Especially since these people employ teams of accountants that will be deceiving you every step of the way. It's much easier to do a one time big taxation event than a small recurring one (see Nate Erskine-Smith's discussion on this). It's also much fairer. While you are living you should be rewarded for high earnings, but when you pass your children did not earn that wealth.

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Any time significant detail comes out about conservative policy, it always favours those in the top tax bracket. When they say affordability, they don't mean for working canadians.

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago

I know! People here are way too serious.

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, but just like capital gains, it doesn't make sense to tax wealth until it is changing hands.

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 months ago

They say their top issue is affordability, but it seems like they are taking about affording a third home or a new sports car. Anytime you get policy details, it's to benefit folks in the top bracket.

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Bike lanes are driving up the cost of housing by making the city a nice place to live!! Rip em out!

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

The parallels are uncanny. We even have our own Steve Bannon.

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