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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Providing a benefit to one group is not "punishing" another group. If a family doesn't qualify for the Children't fitness tax credit because their kids are more interested in piano lessons and drama classes than they are in playing hockey and soccer, that's not a punishment. The purpose of that tax credit is to encourage increased physical activity among children. Do you think families whose kids choose non-physical extracurricular activities should also receive an equal tax credit? |
How does it not punish one group to take their tax dollars and allocate them to another group by excluding certain people? If the fed's instituted an Alberta Resident Tax Credit you don't think the rest of the country would be up in arms? Of COURSE they would, it's a fairly simple concept.
If the government wants to encourage certain behaviors (like physical fitness over non physical hobbies) perhaps there can be an argument made but I still am not in favour of such selected tax credits.
Telling parents that a day care provides better care than a friend or family member and thus families should all use day care just doesn't make sense at all.
