Self-Inflicted Wounds | All Fired Up In The Big Smoke
And yet the best we can do is sputter ineffectually every time one of these guys goes “Tax and spend! Booga booga!”
Was just at a book sale where I saw a title Tax Me, I’m Canadian: a guide to your money and how politicians spend it.
Enough of this. I’ve been through this before, in a somewhat more constrained and responsible tone. This time, I’m not going to be so nice about it.
Guess what, comrade? It’s not your money. It’s society’s money. Taxes are the price you pay for living in a civilized society instead of violent anarchy.
When you go to work, you’re driving on roads or using a public transit system that we all pay for.
When you go home, you don’t have to worry about armed bands invading your house because of police that we all pay for. If it catches fire, it’ll be responded to by firefighters that we all pay for.
When you get sick, you can access a public health-care system that we all pay for.
When your kids go to school, they’re being taught by teachers and supported by administrative staff that we all pay for.
When you buy groceries or eat in restaurants, you don’t have to worry about dying of e. coli because of a food inspection and safety system that we all pay for.
When it rains, you don’t need to worry about your house getting flooded or washed away because of a public water infrastructure system that we all pay for.
You’re not doing any of this on your own. Shut up, pay your taxes, and be thankful you live in a decent society. Or move to another planet.
So I’m walking the dog this morning and at the corner of Humber and Dovercourt there’s an overflowing geyser …
So I’m talking to the city guy, who’s trying to mark it off with orange hazard cones, and he’s calling it in and trying to get a repair crew out here, and they’re telling him, there isn’t one available right now, is it urgent? Can it wait? And he’s all like, are you fucking kidding me? Cutbacks, buddy.
OK, whatever. It’ll go on for as long as it goes on, and maybe another few sewers will get backed up, and a few basements will get flooded, and the road will turn into a slippery sheet of ice, and insurance rates will go up, but hey – we’re saving a few dollars a year on our taxes, right? Because all taxes are evil.
http://wordsbynowak.com/2011/08/02/crtc-broadband-communications-internet/
In short, Canada’s upload speeds are an embarrassment. Not a good thing if you’re trying to foster innovation and creativity.
Once again, the Sex Bombs and Burgers guy shows why he’s a must-read.
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