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Originally Posted by puckedoff
I get why we need CPP, but I wish I could opt out. I am fully capable of saving/investing that money on my own, and when my love of cheeseburgers inevitably clogs my arteries that money should go to my spouse and kids. To me it seems like it is a tax on sensible people and a boon for the irresponsible.
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Heh, why do you think Trudeau and Liberals got elected?
Same thing - people who live paycheck to paycheck see the "1%ers" who have a nice nest-egg, etc and don't like it.
Why do you think one of the Libs platforms was to scale back the TFSA? I mean, who can afford $10K/year in contributions to it? Obviously only those who make $500K+/year
I had a lot of friends say that it was impossible for them to save $10K/year to place into TFSAs, and they say that inside their $700K homes with leased BMW and Audi in the driveway....