11-22-2010, 10:30 AM
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Norm!
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Thats why I've never felt bad about puking in the back of a cab, he can afford a man servant to clean up my mess.
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11-22-2010, 10:40 AM
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#22
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ruddstud
I am just upset that they cheat us by not paying their taxes. I dont care about not claiming tips, but their wages should be taxed just like the rest of us.
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I was always under the impression that the counter keeps track of all the fares taken in. So that's not the case?
If you're a cab driver and you claim $26K per year, IMO you're just asking for a CRA audit.
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11-22-2010, 10:47 AM
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#23
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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I wont be tipping cab drivers in Calgary from now on, not that I ever tipped them that much to begin with.
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11-22-2010, 10:49 AM
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More importantly, what was his view on Iginla? Trade him, keep him?
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11-22-2010, 11:00 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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Sounds like BS; Just a guy talking himself up. The meters they run are connected to their head offices and monitored.
How could he get 80% of his pay under the table and not be taxed on it?
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11-22-2010, 11:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ruddstud
I am just upset that they cheat us by not paying their taxes. I dont care about not claiming tips, but their wages should be taxed just like the rest of us.
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There is a lot worse going on in the tax evasion department than what taxi drivers are screwing "us" out of.
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11-22-2010, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Over the hill
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Yeah, I'm not buying it.
My guess is that a taxi driver who owns his own taxi license plate in Calgary makes a pretty decent living. But all of those together would probably fit into a phone booth.
Also, maybe the money is decent; but frankly, it still doesn't sound like enough to put up with the hours, the constant sitting, and dealing with drunk idiots puking in your car.
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11-22-2010, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Yeah, I'm not buying it.
My guess is that a taxi driver who owns his own taxi license plate in Calgary makes a pretty decent living. But all of those together would probably fit into a phone booth.
Also, maybe the money is decent; but frankly, it still doesn't sound like enough to put up with the hours, the constant sitting, and dealing with drunk idiots puking in your car.
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On behalf of drunk idiots everywhere I stand by my right to vomit in taxi cabs.
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11-22-2010, 11:22 AM
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A cabbie not claiming their tips is no different than a server or anyone else.
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11-22-2010, 11:24 AM
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A co-worker of mine's husband is a cab driver and she says he makes six figures a year
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11-22-2010, 11:30 AM
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The guy sounds like a fool. He is not only hurting other cab drivers, but his own fellow immigrants.
My bet is Revenue Canada will eventually catch up with this guy.
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11-22-2010, 11:34 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Red Deer
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A good friend of mine has been a cab driver in the city of Red Deer for about 4 years. He rents his cab for $400 each week, and occasionally works a 6 day week. He tells me that he is able to pay for the cab rental in a day and a half. I never got into how much he clears, but it was enough for a bachelor to live very comfortably. He constantly goes on trips, to hockey games, concerts, etc.
I think they do better than some would think, but I don't believe it is quite as lucrative as the OP was told.
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11-22-2010, 11:36 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
Sounds like BS; Just a guy talking himself up. The meters they run are connected to their head offices and monitored.
How could he get 80% of his pay under the table and not be taxed on it?
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The OP misunderstood - the cabbie was including his income from peddling teenage prostitutes...
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11-22-2010, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Yamer
A good friend of mine has been a cab driver in the city of Red Deer for about 4 years. He rents his cab for $400 each week, and occasionally works a 6 day week. He tells me that he is able to pay for the cab rental in a day and a half. I never got into how much he clears, but it was enough for a bachelor to live very comfortably. He constantly goes on trips, to hockey games, concerts, etc.
I think they do better than some would think, but I don't believe it is quite as lucrative as the OP was told.
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I think they do alright. It's a profession that you can support a family on with no education.
But as someone mentioned, you work 6-7 days a week, from 4pm to 4am and deal largely with drunk idiots. Not exactly a glamour job.
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11-22-2010, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
The OP misunderstood - the cabbie was including his income from peddling teenage prostitutes...
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Go on...
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11-22-2010, 11:57 AM
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#36
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Phaneuf3
Go on...
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I've talked to cabbies too, including one who used to drive a former Mayor to a certain street....
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11-22-2010, 11:58 AM
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I'm eating Boston Pizza right now so I'm really getting a kick out of this.
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11-22-2010, 11:59 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Not sure about how Calgary works, but in Vegas, the cabbies were pushing hard for the Chinese Massage Parlors with the "happy endings". I wonder how much of a cut they get?
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11-22-2010, 12:04 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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If it was so lucrative, more people would be driving cabs. They're not.
I do not doubt for a second that lots of that cash they earn is pocketed, taken tax-free.
Also, I hate cabbies that talk your ear off. I know it's always important to have a good conversation and be cordial, but the ones that brag about themselves and want you to hear the problems and situations in their life is just brutally annoying. I don't care about your problems, so please spare me the drama... you don't even know me, and you won't ever again when I get out of this car.
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11-22-2010, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Muta;2798577[B
]If it was so lucrative, more people would be driving cabs. They're not.[/B]
I do not doubt for a second that lots of that cash they earn is pocketed, taken tax-free.
Also, I hate cabbies that talk your ear off. I know it's always important to have a good conversation and be cordial, but the ones that brag about themselves and want you to hear the problems and situations in their life is just brutally annoying. I don't care about your problems, so please spare me the drama... you don't even know me, and you won't ever again when I get out of this car.
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If it was so lucrative, more people would be driving cabs. They're not.
There are limits on the number of cabs in a certain area, city. Calgary is maxed out if I understand correctly.
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