Quote from: DKG on May 01, 2024, 07:16:13 AMMore than one might think.


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting a call from some doctors for his government to reconsider its planned capital gains tax hike.

The doctors warn that the tax change could undermine efforts to recruit and retain physicians in Canada and threaten the stability of the health-care system.

Canadian Medical Association president Kathleen Ross told the Canadian Press earlier Tuesday that many doctors would be be hit by the hike because they incorporate their medical practices and invest for their retirement within their corporations.

Ross said many doctors set themselves up as small businesses, incorporating their practices to help them deliver services to their patients.

In a statement posted on the CMA website, Ross said the hike "will create another barrier to retaining and recruiting physicians in a time when our health system and the providers within it are already under constant strain."

The statement says that the tax increase undermines the well-being of doctors and "jeopardizes the stability of our struggling health-care system" at a time when physicians are already leaving the profession or reducing their hours.

Ross's concerns were echoed by the non-profit organization Doctors Manitoba.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/doctors-retirement-capital-gains-1.7181885#:~:text=Prime%20Minister%20Justin%20Trudeau%20is%20rejecting%20a%20call,and%20threaten%20the%20stability%20of%20the%20health-care%20system.

That is all theater to highlight the importance of doctors.

Next thing you know, they will be saying they need to be paid more.  That is the end game.

Someone who is earning over $250K per year solely in Capital Gains does not need to be paid more.  And the benefit of sheltering one's investments under a corporation has less benefit now.

That is their real concern.

They are not hitting $250K in Capital Gains.  It is the investments they are sheltering in their corporations.

The investments in their corporations are already taxed at half the rate it would be if they paid themselves.

There is a shortage of doctors and those fuckin' weasels just want to take advantage of taxpayers.  The government should hire some business process analysts to optimize the operations in these private family doctor practices.  We could streamline their operations and justify a significant reduction in their government paid income.

Honestly, fuck them.

Federal Voting Intentions: April 2024


https://leger360.com/federal-voting-intentions-april-2024/
Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Party remains in the lead, 21 points ahead of Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party. If a federal election were to be held today, 44% of Canadians would vote for the Conservative Party of Canada, while 23% would vote for Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party. Since last month, the Liberal Party has experienced a decline of three percentage points, while the Conservative Party has gained two points.

One-third of Canadians think Pierre Poilievre is the leader who would make the best Prime Minister among the federal party leaders (32%), ahead of Justin Trudeau (16%) and Jagmeet Singh (11%). Pierre Poilievre has experienced an increase of three points compared to last month.

Almost seven out of ten Canadians (69%) are dissatisfied with Trudeau's government, compared to only one-quarter (25%) who are satisfied. The proportion of Canadians who say they are very dissatisfied has jumped by 6 percentage points, going from 40% in March to 46% in April.

The final cost will be about $34 billion which is about five times the original cost when Kinder Morgan proposed it. You can thank Justine for that.

The people of Canada are going to see the benefit for a long period of time in terms of increased taxes and royalties and the like.

This will be the last interprovincial crude oil pipeline ever built in Canada. Maybe all of North America.

The golden weld was finished on April 11. The pipeline is filling up and the first exports to Asia will be in the middle of May.

Quote from: Oliver the Second on May 01, 2024, 07:23:00 PMBourbon is a whiskey so this poast is allowed. I hope.

Anyway my grandpa gave me this bottle of Jim Beam way back when so it could be anywhere from 20 to 30 years old. How long does it stay good for? I'm wondering if I should drink it down before it goes bad or if I should store it longer until it's the best time.

Drink it.

democRAT Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez from Washington stated in a recent interview with NPR that there is an "urgency" for the Biden administration to revive Trump-era border policies.

Gluesenkamp Perez and a group of other "self-described centrist Democrats" are demanding that the federal government do more to tackle the crisis at the southern border, the news outlet reported.

Watch this video by Odin's Men. It's only five minutes.
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Quote from: Thiel on May 01, 2024, 09:38:43 PMHe paid some shut up money. So what.

exactly

He propped up a few assets on loan applications 20 years ago

like none of us every inflated our networth or work history on a credit application or job app.

hypocrites

Quote from: Frood on May 01, 2024, 09:50:43 PM

No, they will not report it.

Quote from: Lokmar on April 28, 2024, 05:08:12 PMSell that collector shit, stupid ass.

So Lokmeer, today I completed an auction where I bought 6.775 grams pure gold (after excluding alloys), paid $660.80 Canadian or $480 US) including shipping/taxes. 31.15 g is 1 troy ounce,  Current spot is $505 USD. Minimum price I saw on Ebay for that coin excluding shipping and taxes is $540 US. So I got it at least $60 US less than the going rate. With taxes and shiping added that might be $100 US saved.



and 9 ounces of pure Canadian Junk silver (after excluding alloys), like you've recommended

Mind you that was some pretty nice 'junk', 80% Silver in each coin:

6 ounces pure silver 50 cent pieces (paid $211 Canadian or about $154 US)
Current spot price is $160



3 ounces pure siver $1 pieces (paid $105.73 including taxes or about $77 US @$25/ounce)
Current spot price $80 US



...so maybe I did about 5% below spot price on all of 'em?

so if it was sold retail might be 10-15% below retail?

That's what I was talkin to you about b'fore - buy below spot & yer laughin' Bud!