I KNOW WHAT I GOT!

Most people don’t even care and did not know this even started, its just another failed attempt of the current government to gain support.

This one is extra silly, but the silver lining is that it has got people of drastically different political viewpoints something to agree on. You could have a talk show with the most rabid pundits from opposite sides discuss this and the only arguments would be what the worst part of this plan is.

There is also another component to this as well, everyone is supposed to get $250 in the mail (or direct deposit). And that’s also just bad tax policy that has been made fun of in the past. On top of that they have not managed to actually pass legislation or even figured out how to do this at this point. Oh and the post office is still on strike.

Yeap, this is Canada where stuff like this is rolled out in a month or so and businesses are just told to comply.

(Oh and those examples are from the Canada.ca official list not hyperbole)

Edit: it also comes with a friendly threat!

"Make a reasonable effort to comply

Businesses who make reasonable efforts to comply with the legislation will not be the focus of our compliance actions.

We will be focusing on situations where businesses willfully and egregiously refuse to comply with the temporary measures, such as a business that collects the GST/HST and does not remit it to the CRA."

I am just really glad none of the crap I sell is included. The list and logistics to comply with this “holiday” is insane.

Lets say you run a liquor store:

• Beer, cider, sake and wine are now not taxed
• But wine, cider and sake over 22.9% is still taxed
• Spirit coolers and premixed alcoholic beverages are now not taxed
• Spirit coolers and premixed alcoholic beverages over 7% are still taxed
• Gift boxes/baskets are taxed
• Unless those boxes/baskets have more then 90% the value in beverages that meet the tax holiday requirements

This is not even opening the other categories (Oh don’t even think about child car seat/strollers). The cost of this program on stores and taxpayers (the cost of it is payed by the lack of tax and also the tax collected being diverted to this program) is not worth the 5% off some people will see (since most places will just up the price 5%).

Edit: and as the radio just pointed out this is a tax break on mostly luxury goods so it only really helps the people who don’t need the help. (the example given was a dinner party would be 5% cheaper but a single parent’s heat is not).

https://indianstartupnews.com/news/yesmadam-asks-employees-if-they-are-stressed-hr-says-we-fired-those-who-answered-yes-8326306

Well there are a few stories on it so far. Guess we will find out if real in the next few days.

Ohhh you know what would be even better. That if the article complained about ai on LinkedIn was written with ai.

Right?

Biden was able to move 6-7 million more people to vote than Kamala, whereas Trump got about the same as he got in 2020.

Trump got more votes then Kamala, that is how elections work. There was not 6-7 million people not voting (2.6 million delta from 2020), but more people showed up for the orange man and this blaming non-voters is just lame.

Second highest voter turnout in the US. A difference of only 2,624,285 as per University of Florida estimates so far (the number is likely to go down).

This excuse is getting old.

One, you are assuming people who did not vote would vote dems.

Two, you are pushing blame to the voters who did not show up (and based on the lack of choice it is wild so many showed up)

Three, by pushing that blame on to voters you are almost asking for this to happen again. (By letting the dems keep being crap, pissing off voters, and getting people angry at their neighbours helps the republicans)

The plate carrier type of goatse, that congrats you now made a thing.

Instructions unclear, grass under ice and snow and now I have frost bite.

“Tragically fell from the ground floor balcony and landed on two bullets to the back of the head.”

You know I am starting to think maybe this modern Islamic law is just not very good.

Ewwww, I will take the crab juice.

Oh, yeah!

That’s going to be a whole thing soon. Yay.

I mean sure that’s the way it went before, but just on the intention of the incoming administration (who will have full control of all three branches) the planned tariffs will target something.

Why do you think Canada would be spared tariffs?

The intent is clearly to “fix” the USs trade deficit, so Canada being the biggest trade partner would be prime for these.

Wonder if we will see an uptick in American made “koffee”?

Something like the Ersatzkaffee from yesteryear. I mean they have the means of making caffeine so maybe it will be better?

How?

As is tradition

Dang it the onion! You gotta stop with the news and get back to over the top satire. You are fooling people into hope again.