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To: GerPol who wrote (229)	11/9/2000 1:34:28 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 37053

>>But the real losses come from corporate welfare, << Hi Gerpol, Who exactly doles out this corporate welfare ? Ballard comes to mind. They don't get unless the government of the day gives. So who is the real culprit. By the way I agree 100% that we shouldn't have this situation but you need to place blame on ALL parties not just the 'evil' corporations. Government 'scrutiny' doesn't seem to carry much weight does it ? cf: Auditor General's impotency. regards Kastel

To: GerPol who wrote (229)	11/9/2000 11:18:35 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 37053

...corporations are ripping the government out of tax $$$$ continually, there is not enough Tax Collectors... Perhaps an observation from someone who's been self-employed for a bit... Our tax regulations are tough to understand. So tough, RevCan cannot give accurate interpretations regarding numerous 'grey' areas. Compound the difficulty of complying not only with federal regulations, but ten different provincial tax bureaucracies make the waters even muddier. We're lucky, U.S., companies face 51 sets of regulation. My point is this: Most citizens wish to comply fully with their tax obligations, but the complexity of the regulations has far outstripped human ability, making their task impossible. What would you do when repeated requests for information from Revenue Canada brings a different answer each time? Who's advice would you follow when tax advisors and tax collectors disagree not only with each other, but with their own coleagues as well? How do you follow the tax regulations where they are vague or inconsistent? Cheers, PW.

To: GerPol who wrote (229)	11/9/2000 11:51:02 AM
From: canuck-l-head	Respond to of 37053

GerPol: I agree that Corporate Welfare is detrimental to GNP, progress and economic expansion in general. Unfortunately, the government of the day (and the Liberals are not alone) has seen fit to hand out money without scrutiny (currently over a dozen RCMP investigations). Not only does this encourage unnecessary Corporate Welfare, but outright fraud. Most of what ails mankind, whether it is here or in the floundering Soviet Union or the Communist regime of China, can be attributed to basic human weaknesses, one of which is if you pass out a tray of cake, almost everyone will help their self. And if the tray is endless, the line-ups just get longer. What I propose is that government take the initiative to wean corporations and individuals off the tittie. It isn't going to be easy, and it will involve considerable whining and belly-aching, but it is absolutely necessary. Corporate and individual welfare is never appreciated once it becomes ingrained into the psyche - it becomes EXPECTED. And that is another human weakness. We expect good things to last forever. The Government of the Day has decided that it needs to promote itself, to pump all kinds of tax dollars into useless programs, to make sure that Canadians become dependent. That is a crime against independence. canuck-l-head