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Old 07-20-2007, 10:41 AM   #119
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Originally Posted by RedHot25 View Post

In 2005, according to Stats Canada, a family of 5, in a city the size of Calgary (well, 500,000 and over) the LICO rate is $44,000. So, given that this number is a couple of years old, and given the context of Calgary and its growth....50 grand/year is at the poverty line.
Ok, that makes sense. Do the tax brackets take these numbers into account? I was under the impression that 50k and up was hitting the upper brackets. Anything lower then 20k was poverty line and not taxable.
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