Quote from: Biggie Smiles on January 26, 2026, 10:58:03 PMSupposedly, I'm entitled to 5,500.00 a month when I retire

That has to be a mistake. I know Social Security pays more than Canada Pension Plan but they do not pay sixty six grand a year. I think maybe 2,200 a month would be the high end.

Quote from: Dove on Today at 04:31:55 AMI dont know MN gun laws but its pretty consistent state to state that if you have a firearm and you are approaching law enforcement, you keep your hands raised and tell them immediately that you are in possession of a firearm and follow that up with "my liscence to carry is in my wallet". And keep those hands up and visable. These officers dont know you, they deal with unhinged people all day, and its incredible how fast someone can go from non-threatening to unloading rounds into another human. So they have to assume you are dangerous.....so hands have to be SEEN. Not down by your waist or behind you.

 You do NOT go running up to law enforcement with a firearm. Ever.

 You might not get shot. But if you do get shot...it will be justified.

 You cant just go "help" someone that law enforcement just put on the ground either. Thats dumb and possibly a felony.

 This guy fucked up all over the place.

 If you think law enforcement may be brutalizing someone, you film it from a safe distance and get that footage into the hands of whoever needs it for that person's court case....you NEVER interfer. You dont know why they even have that person.  Law enforcement typically doesn't just walk around beating people or throwing them around. Im sure it happens here or there....but its NOT some norm and if they are busy whooping someone's ass, odds are good that person has done something to bring this on themselves.  Getting involved is STUPID. And a felony. And even if that person is innocent and being abused by police.....you are definately not helping shit by jumping in to get your ass whooped too.  Staying away and filming it is vastly more helpful.

 The minute someone decides to play hero against law enforcement is the minute they get thrown to the ground, pepper sprayed in the eyes, possibly tased or shot.

 I really dont know why anyone would be stupid enough to try to fight officers of the law in the streets. Absolutely NO ONE has done that and won lol. NO police anywhere have ever said "well we were gonna bring you in, but you resisted so hard we are letting you go! Congratz!! Guess we wont arrest you after all!"  No. They will beat your ass until you are compliant and if you have a weapon or grab for theirs? Youre dead. Thats it for you.

 I dont get their end game. None of these brainwashed wackos are thinking any of this through.  If they are thinking this through and still doing it? They are psychotic.

 I've seen several tik toks of these liberals lefties talking about how they are ready to die by law enforcement.  Pumping themselves up to go get creamed by officers. Its wild. If i see more of them I'll post it. They are crazy.

 My man just chuckles and says "hey the problem is solving itself"

 He ain't wrong lmao

They took away his gun. Unless the border patrol agents thought he had another gun or a knife, was his shooting justified? I am just throwing that out there.

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on Today at 09:39:19 AM

        

What a fukin retard!

        

Quote from: DKG on January 25, 2026, 10:45:16 AMI want to start looking into health insurance. Any tips, any suggestions are appreciated.

find the "best" policy and don't buy it.... put that money into savings instead.... cut your own corners and pick your own cotton.... every drop of water fills the lake....

Quote from: formosan on January 25, 2026, 03:20:23 PMYou are very resourceful deadskinmask......but you still need hospital insurance....especially the older you get.

no.... insurance is a scam and if ppl keep paying into it, the situation will NEVER correct itself.... BE the change you want to see in the world....

Quote from: Lokmar on January 25, 2026, 05:29:14 PMYou are 100% spot on! Government only fucks things up. We shouldnt even have central banking. The brilliant white men who created the country warned us. We didnt listen.

i'd like to see a revival of "old west" standards.... a man is only as good as his word.... you borrow 20 dollars and you pay 20 dollars back.... an armed society is a polite society.... high fences make good neighbors and government should fear its citizens.... 

Quote from: Shen Li on January 26, 2026, 10:51:56 PMYou'll get no argument from me. Nobody brings a loaded gun with 2 mags to a peaceful protest.

Or picks fights with federal peace officers and resists arrest.

As a new year nears, Canadians can look forward to more money from Ottawa. Annual increases in some federal government benefits and credits are coming.

In 2026, the increase will be two per cent , based on the Consumer Price Index .

Ottawa sends out the GST/HST credit payments in January, April, July and October to help recover some of the sales tax they pay on everyday items. For the 2026-27 benefit year, the maximum credit for a single adult is increasing to $544. Couples can receive up to $712, plus an additional $187 for each child. This credit follows a July-to-June benefit year, so your increase will come into effect in July, based on this year's tax return.

The Canada Child Benefit is a monthly tax-free payment that helps parents and guardians cover the cost of raising children. It's based on household income, how many children in a parent's/guardian's care and their ages. Starting in July 2026, the maximum annual CCB will incre ase to $8,157 per child under age 6 and $6,883 for kids aged 6 to 17. That's a yearly boost of $160 and $135, respectively, over this year's rates. The new amounts work out to a maximum of $679.75 a month for younger kids, and $573.58 monthly at age 6 and above. These new rates take effect in July, with the first monthly payment set to arrive on July 20, 2026.

The Child Disability Benefit is a tax-free supplement paid monthly for families raising a child under 18 with a severe, prolonged disability. For the 2026-27 benefit year, the maximum Child Disability Benefit amount is increasing to $3,480 per eligible child — up from $3,411 this year. That works out to a maximum of $290 per eligible child each month. These changes will take effect with the start of the new benefit year in July. The updated amounts will show up in your monthly CCB payment on July 20, 2026, based on your 2025 tax return.

The Canada Workers Benefit is a refundable tax credit that supports low-earning Canadians. (Non-refundable credits which can only reduce your tax bill to zero, while refundable credits are paid out in full.) The CWB is tied to the tax year, so the increase in 2026 will actually reflect last year's inflation-based increase of 2.7 per cent. The maximum benefit for single individuals with no children will be $1,665 in 2026, up from $1,633 in 2025. The maximum benefit for families will be $2,869 in 2026, up $56 from $2,813 in 2025. The maximum CWB disability supplement (available to Canadians who qualify for the disability tax credit) will increase by $17 from $843 to $860 in 2026.

The Canada Disability Benefit is a new monthly payment introduced in July 2025 to support working-age adults with disabilities. It's available to Canadians aged 18 to 64 who are approved for the Disability Tax Credit, and the amount you receive depends on your income. The maximum annual payment now is $2,400, or $200 per month. Like other benefit increases that follow the benefit year, going forward it will go up each July. Assuming a two per cent increase, the new maximum for 2026-27 would be roughly $2,448 annually — or $204 per month. The first CDB payment at the new rate is set to land on July 20, 2026.

CPP and OAS will also increase two percent in 2026.

France might ban Gab.