tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post4669993245343356608..comments2024-01-07T08:41:13.864-05:00Comments on C A I T I - O N L I N E: 80% of Canadians worse off, since Harper cut the GSTBrent Fullardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08515599756822506137noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-25245653778454140042009-04-19T11:08:00.000-04:002009-04-19T11:08:00.000-04:00Of the 20 to 21 households (seniors known to me) a...Of the 20 to 21 households (seniors known to me) absolutely no gain from<br />splitting. In the other there was a benefit of ~ $30. That is now gone (cancer).<br /><br />In last election in response to hit taken by seniors as a result of I/t reversal.<br /><br />Reply was very earnest (( hey I am PM and economist to boot))<br /><br />paraphrase -- We introduced pension splitting for seniors --<br /><br />Later in a major media article in review of Harper's record<br /><br />"very lucrative pension splitting benefit"<br /><br />SunstoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-91881396581827424372009-04-18T21:16:00.001-04:002009-04-18T21:16:00.001-04:00Louis:
Is it any coincidence that the CRAP party ...Louis:<br /><br />Is it any coincidence that the CRAP party and the CARP party are so closely aligned on matters senior and matters financial? Would Manulie, as a major advertiser in all things CARP, have anything to do with that? How about the CARP certified Investment Planning Council Representatives, what ever the hell that is.......given that IPC is owned by Investors Group which is owned by Power Financial which is owned by Power Corporation, which is run by this dude:<br /><br />High-profile directors and CEOs, meanwhile, had approached Mr. Flaherty personally to express their concerns: Many felt they were being pressed into trusts because of their duty to maximize shareholder value, despite their misgivings about the structure. Paul Desmarais Jr., the well-connected chairman of Power Corp. of Canada, even railed against trusts in a conversation with Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a trip to Mexico, and told him he should act quickly to stop the raft of conversions, according to sources.Filliblusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563618107971013947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-6708473933234658362009-04-18T21:16:00.000-04:002009-04-18T21:16:00.000-04:00In any country west of Poland, and in any year bef...In any country west of Poland, and in any year before 1991, the news story below would have been "Minister of Finance lies to Canadians."<br /> <br />And the sidebar story would have been "Collingwood Pravda repeats Ministers lies and fabrications to unsuspecting and numeracy illiterates at the local seniors residences."<br /> <br /> <br />LouisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com