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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I dunno, man, the tax increases are tangible for me. I know I'm $1000 poorer for the health care levy, I know how much the additional income tax will cost me, I know how much more I'm paying for a bottle of rum or a case of beer... Doesn't seem symbolic to me.
Not saying they're unnecessary, of course, but they're meaningful.
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Well really, $0.16 on a bottle of wine is pretty insignificant, or $0.04/l for gas is not even noticeable really. I haven't really looked at the healthcare levy and how it works, but in all honesty if I'm in the bracket where I have to pay $1000, then I just consider that as the cost to live in Canada and specifically in Alberta, which I think is the best place in the world to live. That's basically how I justify taxes to myself in general though; you pay a little bit to live in the best place in the world and I don't have an issue with that.