According to StatsCan, the gap between rich and poor in Canada (yes, right here at home) is increasing. That surely isn't a surprise, many probably even think it is a long-overdue relief.
Wealth is a relative measure, but, like energy, cannot be created nor destroyed; merely redistributed. It also tends to gravitate toward itself, and therefore requires effort (leftist intervention) to keep the balance sustainable. If left unchecked, this gravitation will accelerate and the social comforts and stability that we currently enjoy will deteriorate, as the increasingly-rich have to protect themselves from the increasingly-exploited-and-pissed-off.
People bitch against taxes. ANY kind of tax. But seriously, how else can we fight these forces of social polarization? The rich didn't get rich by being charitable, after all...
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I think it'll always be impossible because the rich can hide their money and avoid taxation and the lawmakers are part of the rich, so they won't do anything to upset their own lifestyle.
Democracy was born because the masses had enough of the abuses of the privileged few, and here we are today, happily recreating an aristocracy because the wealthy say deregulation is healthy and good for us.
We somehow managed to make Canada the best country to live in the world despite all the hippie tree-hugging flower-smoking leftist policies we've had over the years; or should I rather say "because of" all the hippie tree-hugging flower-smoking leftist policies we've had over the years?
I disagree that wealth is like energy in that it can't be created.
(Disclaimer: I think of wealth as a measure of standard of living.) How much better off are we than we were 100 years ago. More leisure time. Longer lifespans. Healthier. Overall, wealthier.
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