There is one seriously flawed aspect of Alberta's tax setup for funding Catholic schools in the province. If you have been baptised and confirmed as a Catholic you must pledge your education taxes to the Catholic school system, whether you are a practising Catholic or not. I am a militantly non-practising Catholic for personal reasons and whiskey will freeze in hades before my tax dollars go to the Catholic system, so I'm forced to lie about my religious background to keep my education taxes from going to the Catholic's. It's no biggie ... more bureaucracy and logistics than anything. But still, I shoudn't have to lie to get my taxes directed where I want ... what I'm doing is probably illegal and considered tax fraud. I'd love to argue it out in court if they ever decide to charge me.
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