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Originally Posted by flamefan74
One of the questions caught me by surprise. The question was whether I agree or not that pensions for retired people should be taxed. The results showed that the Liberals were in favor of not taxing pensions at retirement. If this is true, then why all the complaining from the left that they need to get rid of the TFSA, as that would not be taxed either. Other than the fact that its a Conservative plan.
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For one thing, retired people drawing a pension are more likely to be vulnerable and actually need the tax break. It is therefore, at least plausibly, more efficiently targeted than the Conservative's TFSA. My take anyway.