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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
So "they" are entitled to at least the minimum compensation, eh? And then you want to put rules on how "they" can spend their money. People who rely 100% on government cheques to get by probably won't be jetsetting around, so that shouldn't be a real problem.
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I just saw an all inclusive down in Mexico that would have ended up being $400 per person all in. Even if they could each save the 40 per month for 10 months, they shouldn't be allowed to go if its CPP money, imo. I guess having two brackets for CPP users, essentially the eff-ups and the non-eff-ups. The eff-ups don't get the privelage of travelling when they were not responsible enough in their working lives to plan for said privelage once they 'retired' (read: wore-out broke).
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ANYWAY, this thread is yet another reminder that if we were to pool the collective consciousness and talent of the people on the OT board, we'd be able to save our world and maybe start looking at taking over others.
I mean think about it -- everybody here (save one person) has a rock solid retirement plan, which is remarkable, but that's just a start. Everyone is also an excellent driver, an outstanding parent/friend, makes "good money", is charitable practically to a fault, an expert in their chosen field, a law-abiding citizen, a healthy eater, unfailingly polite, over six feet tall (save one) and an above average athlete.
It's a hell of a population, but that's not all. It's our citizenship and community spirit that really put this crowd above the bar. Not one of us, not a single solitary one of us, would let our dog (who rules) take a dump in a public place and fail to clean up after it. That kind of sense of duty to our fellow man is unheard of in the wider world, and something to be proud of.
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Can I polish your Nobel Prize?