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Originally posted by transplant99@Aug 31 2004, 12:31 PM
What should the system be? In my opinion there should be more student grant funding for poorer students, so that lucrative careers are not just for the affluent.
I know CC asked this one, but i will re-iterate..... Where will this money come from?
Take away from other social programs/military/health care?
Or, the old Liberal stand by of "More taxes"?
Niether one of those would be acceptable to a MAJORITY of Canadians IMO...so what do you do?
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If you want my opinion on how to fund it, it would be to put a fifth tax level on that money earned over 200,000 dollars at around 33%. Currently the ceiling is 29%, but in my humble opinion if an individual is earning 600,000 dollars, particularly if they are earning it from a law degree they received in the 70's when it cost peanuts to go to school, they can afford to pay a little more in taxes to support the educational development of society. They may have to buy the 4000 sq foot house instead of the 5000 sq foot house, but c'est la vie. I think this would be an acceptable tax to the majority of Canadians, as a small minority of Canadians would be paying for it.