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Originally Posted by WarChild
Luckily for me I now live in the tropics where I pay no income tax and enjoy warm weather year round. I'll go back to Canada to visit for the summers, because the summers are very nice. To maintain non-resident status I only need to spend 6 months plus a day outside of Canada each year.
I can't even tell you how much better I sleep at night knowing my money is in my bank account and not supporting natives, single welfare mothers and the French.
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You, my friend, truly understand.
I bang my head against the wall trying to tell people the harsh realities of nationalistic pride, and believing the party line.
People who have never lived outside their country of birth, in a place that takes them out of their comfort zone. Only then can they assess the entire situation with a clearer view.
If you are being raped in taxes, paying for services you never use, and accept this as being okay... You need to be deprogrammed. Before you reply, your reply will merely demonstrate your programming.
Look at this seriously:
You work in a country, and provide for yourself (and family), your government, often times in a distant place, completely does not support the views you hold to be righteous... You work 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, for this government's taxes... who's entire stated goal is to spend your tax dollars. They tell you that it is okay, and use a scape goat, that they themselves have demonized. You accept it as just, smoke some more weed (which they also endorse), and everything is okay. All the while claiming anyone else who points out the holes in this system, is a sheep, and simply does not understand.
Until people realize they are a consumer and the government's of the world are a vendor, your view is not clear. As a consumer you have the right to choose a different vendor that caters to your wants and desires. If you feel your country caters to all of your needs and paying whole chunks of a year's hard labor is justified, then stay. You are blessed, as this is a rare occurance.