Quote from: Thiel on April 29, 2024, 09:53:36 PMI lost no family or friends when I came out, though it was not a surprise to most people who knew me growing up. Coming out as a conservative in the gay community has meant being ostracized.

Most of the homosexual men I know of are conservative.... lesbians tend to be liberal.

I have tried to tell the conservative on line this about homosexual men but they don't listen to me.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2985646/californias-fast-food-minimum-wage-hike-is-backfiring/

A new study shows that raising the minimum wage actually resulted in more people becoming unemployed than people who got higher wages.  All people suffered from higher prices.

A pretty good discussion on the radical left.  I do believe they are correct that the current encampments/occupations for Gaza retards are essentially a leadership training and membership drive by the communists for further violent actions closer to the election.

https://www.youtube.com/live/gVqyDDJUNN0?si=7165vbH6PH0fsYBb

Americans increasingly worried about economy as election looms: poll

Immigration once again was the top issue of concern for Americans in April, but new polling shows worries about the economy are a strong second.

Source: Americans increasingly worried about economy as election looms: poll

Joe's ideas of left and right are highly skewed.

He's a product of sub room temperature parental IQ's,, fetal alcohol syndrome, lead paint chip poisoning as a tot, the MMR jab, and the incel nature of his 60 years as an adult on the earth.

I have nothing but admiration for ThielT ...

He's adopted one of perhaps biggest window lickers (obviously Seaboobs and Admong take 1st and 2nd place).

Quote from: TheProwler on Today at 01:03:58 AMThis whole issue is being blown out of proportion.

And while it might appear that popular opinion is against it, remember that people vote anonymously.

Most people like Senile JOEJ will tend to like this policy because he has the "stick it to the elite" mentality.  There are a lot of people with that mentality.  They know it will never affect them, so they like it.  So while they follow the pack on this like Senile JOEJ and talk like they are against it, secretly they support it.

Politically, I think this is a winning position for the Liberals and I think the Conservatives are fucking up by making it a bigger deal than it really is...

Actually TheProwlerT he Prowler - I am and have traditionally been a Liberal voter in Canada. However, I think they are and have been fucking up in their last term/mandate.

Also, it is a mistake to mention or introduce new taxes in a runnup to an election year.

I'm not pleased with the way Trudeau and the Liberals are running the country.

They overimmigrated, overspent and of course now the bills have come due.

It's rather self evident after the Pandemic ended, they should have just shut off the tap & become more fiscally conservative in their approach.

Conservatives don't like it when I criticize their policies.
But Liberals don't like it either.

I just try to be as objective as I can.
And so I call them out.

And I'm afraid as a traditional Liberal voter, the Liberals and Trudeau don't deserve another chance this time Prowler. It actually pains me to say that but it is the truth.

Scandinavians - who are often thought of as a Socialist Paradise - compared with the Liberal/Ndp coaltion in Canada, are actually quite fiscally responsible. They either manage to balance their budgets or else keep the gdp to debt ratio low.

They realize that Socialism, social programs and mass immigration cost money.

The politicians who implement expensive programs and subsequent tax hikes should think before they do and passing the bill off to the taxpayer.

This whole issue is being blown out of proportion.

And while it might appear that popular opinion is against it, remember that people vote anonymously.

Most people like Senile JOEJ will tend to like this policy because he has the "stick it to the elite" mentality.  There are a lot of people with that mentality.  They know it will never affect them, so they like it.  So while they follow the pack on this like Senile JOEJ and talk like they are against it, secretly they support it.

Politically, I think this is a winning position for the Liberals and I think the Conservatives are fucking up by making it a bigger deal than it really is...

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.