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Originally Posted by bizaro86
Giving money to people who would otherwise be destitute so they aren't is a good idea.
Out of curiousity, how much money would you have the gov't give a senior couple with equal incomes and a combined income of 130k per year? If I was picking, that amount would be zero. Right now they would get the full amount of OAS.
The cutoff before you stop getting any OAS is >100k per year for an individual. Now, I know CP's average income is greater than the Canadian average, but is anyone really in favour of direct income transfers to people making >100k per year? How can you possibly justify that?
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darklord is suggesting that no one should be getting OAS, not that well off people shouldnt be. He is claiming that they shouldn't be given cash, but given training so they can be productive in society and earn their way. edit: reading further, obviously I have been mistaken and he only wants it abolished for people who are either very rich (and obviously don't need it) or poor because they didn't work.
I have no problems with changing the way OAS applies to people of various age or income categories, but I have serious problems with abolishing it all together.