@retrobinkie@Anthony__Koch OAS is an entitlement program that rests at the whims of voters and policy makers. It can be taken away from anyone at any time. 'Pay into' implies ownership, which is not how OAS works. No one is owed OAS. CPP is 'payed into', is owed, and cannot be taken away.
@retrobinkie@Anthony__Koch Can you pay into something the government can cancel tomorrow? It's not CPP. The government doesn't owe anyone OAS. It's an entitlement granted by voters.
@AmazingZoltan@Anthony__Koch This is also true for literally all government expenditures and doesn't properly address why the 'I paid into it' crowd is wrong. They believe they're owed something in the same way as with CPP, which they're not.
@ShannonBDouglas@MusicVersa@Anthony__Koch OAS comes out of the general budget. The disbursements are set by policy, not what taxes people pay. No one 'pays into' OAS. It's a program that could theoretically be increased/decreased or eliminated completely. 'Paying into' implies you're owed something.
@ottbrocj@BenMulroney I think people would respect CBCs position a lot more if they didn't have insane double standards.
When it comes to defining a terrorist it's unlimited doubt, unlimited deference. For any lefty pet issue it's 0 doubt, 0 deference.
@CanuckoftheEast@jleighton22@CoopTory The original post claims millionaires shouldn't get OAS. Either you disagree or you're wasting gas. Perhaps you should read OPs post more slowly and decide whether you agree or not. Or maybe you're just wasting everyone's time.
@CanuckoftheEast@jleighton22@CoopTory That's not relevant to the original post, which points out that millionaires can get OAS, which is true. Do you understand the distinction between wealth and income?