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Originally Posted by rubecube
That's not what I said, but exploitation is the very essence of capitalism. People don't employ others out of the goodness of their hearts. They do it because they can exploit their labour for their own personal gain. That's just how the system works. I'm not making a moral argument for or against it.
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Maybe that's where we are getting our wires crossed? You view it as exploitation, I view it as people taking a job and receiving what is deemed fair compensation in our area and no one had to hold a gun to their head to achieve that.
Absolutely it's how the system works, but that system is present and available for everyone to take advantage of. The issue I think some people have here is the govt of the day is pissing that advantage off into the wind because... Not sure why? They like watching investment roll out of the country? Cutting their nose off to spite their face is good times? I really don't know.
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I'm not blaming him for anything. I haven't made any moral proclamation about the guy. I'm speaking strictly to what his actions entail, and I even posed it as a hypothetical. For all I know the guy probably pays privately for most of the services that we get publicly. Although it's hard to say he doesn't benefit from things such as emergency services.
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Ok fair enough, I'm sorry that shouldn't have been directed at you but the sentiment here seems to be that he's doing what he's doing because he's a jerk. Absolutely 110% moving out of the country is for his best interests and no one else. Does that make him a bad guy? I don't know. Does it show him to be a free individual who's not beholden to the govt? Damn right. He wouldn't leave if he didn't have a reason or want to.
Of course he may benefit from emergency services ect but I'll bet he's contributed more to the high level of service we have grown accustomed to than the majority of people in this country. I'm not looking at tax percentages, in fact I honestly don't care what his bracket is, I'd rather the govt try and find that balance of generating sustainable tax revenue while at the same time not driving people out of the province of country with a tax policy that I'm lead to believe was drawn on a McDonald's napkin with a crayon.
I totally understand where you're coming from (I think) and to an extent I agree, but at the same time I'd rather work to keep investment in the province so we can still enjoy our high level of public services rather than drive them out with punitive measures. Individuals create jobs and wealth in this country, not the govt.