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[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (14 children)

That's why we elected officials, to come up with ideas. Taxing food is not an idea, it's a cheap shot at the working class. Tax from the top down, beginning with luxury goods, private planes, expensive non essentials. But for fucks sake stop taxing food!!

[–] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Don't most Canadians receive a bigger rebate for the carbon tax than the tax ends up costing them?

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes, but the government hasn't made that clear in short enough words for the average Conservative voter to understand.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

The last time Trudeau had a chance to clarify this at the house, he instead made a childish "I know you are but what am I" joke about it.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes. 8 out of 10, according to Trudeau. It might be more like 7.

The only mistake they made was not sending out the rebates on paper checks inside a pretty envelope covered in windmills. They would have called it "self-promotion" and "an unnecessary expense", and they would have been right, but apparently we're not good enough to be treated as intelligent adults who can see our own finances.

[–] John_McMurray@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, because most Canadians don't pay it.

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