Jim Loucks

husband/father/Grandpa - agriculture enthusiast!!

Opinions are my own

[Dan Knight @DanKnightMMA]

Good morning, Canada. It’s New Year’s Eve, and while many of you are preparing to celebrate tonight, let’s take a moment to reflect on what’s coming tomorrow. When the clock strikes midnight, it won’t just be the start of 2025—it’ll mark the beginning of Taxpocalypse 2025, a year where Justin Trudeau’s government will hit the middle class harder than ever before.

https://t.co/V8lrWDjicM

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has released a report that lays bare the financial storm Canadians are about to endure. It’s not just inflation draining your wallet; it’s an avalanche of new taxes designed to fund Trudeau’s bloated government and its endless corruption. Let’s go through the numbers, because you deserve to know what’s really happening.

First, payroll taxes are going up. If you earn $81,200 or more, you’ll be paying $403 more in Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance contributions this year. Your employer will also fork out nearly $6,000 per employee. Small businesses—already struggling with inflation and high costs—are being crushed under this weight. This isn’t job creation; it’s job destruction.

Then there’s the carbon tax. Starting tomorrow, it jumps from $80 per tonne to $95, adding 20.9¢ per litre to the cost of gasoline. Filling up a 70-litre tank will now cost you almost $15 in carbon taxes alone. If you heat your home with natural gas, get ready to pay an additional $415 this year. Trudeau claims this is about fighting climate change, but in reality, it’s just another excuse to fill government coffers.

And if you thought inflation was bad, bracket creep makes it worse. As your income grows slightly due to inflation, you’re pushed into higher tax brackets without actually having more buying power. So, you’ll pay more in income tax on money that doesn’t go as far as it did last year. Meanwhile, the wealthy use loopholes to avoid taxes, and the poor get targeted rebates. Once again, it’s the middle class holding the bag.

Don’t believe me about how bad things have gotten under Trudeau? Let’s talk inflation—specifically food inflation. Here are the year-over-year increases:

2021: 4.0% (September)

2022: 11.0% (October)

2023: 8.3% (June)

2024: 2.7% (October)

Now, let’s compound that year over year. Since 2021, food prices have soared 28.37%. Think about that—almost a third of your grocery budget wiped out. A dollar that used to buy a loaf of bread now barely buys three-quarters of one. And this year, Trudeau’s new taxes will take even more out of your wallet.

But while you’re paying more for less, Trudeau has been busy inflating something else: the federal public service. Since he took office in 2015, he has added 108,793 new public servants to the federal payroll—a 42% increase in the size of the federal public service. And for what? Are hospitals better staffed? Are services more efficient? Absolutely not. Wait times for healthcare are worse than ever. Infrastructure projects are endlessly delayed.

If you ask me, Trudeau bloated the public sector to artificially keep unemployment numbers down. Let’s be clear: it’s the private sector that provides for the public sector, not the other way around. Every new bureaucrat added to the payroll is funded by taxes from hardworking Canadians—people like you—who are already struggling to make ends meet.

So, under Trudeau, you’re paying more for groceries, more in taxes, and getting less in return. This isn’t governance; it’s theft. But here’s the real insult: all of this money is going to fund Trudeau’s swamp of waste and corruption. Take the ArriveCAN app, a disaster that cost $54 million—for what? A glorified QR code. Contracts were handed out to insiders, many of whom didn’t even do any work.

Then there’s the Green Slush Fund, which has wasted nearly $400 million on pet projects rife with conflicts of interest. Liberal insiders funneled taxpayer money into their own businesses, and Trudeau’s government just shrugged.

The alcohol escalator tax is going up too, adding 2% more to the already sky-high taxes on beer, wine, and spirits. And don’t forget the digital services tax, a 3% levy on platforms like Amazon and Netflix. Experts say most of this cost will be passed directly to consumers.

Final Thoughts

This is Justin Trudeau’s Canada: a nation where the poor are shielded, the rich find their loopholes, and the middle class—the backbone of this country—is bled dry. Payroll taxes, carbon taxes, alcohol taxes, income taxes—it’s all part of an elaborate scheme to fund the bloated vanity projects and corruption of a government that no longer even pretends to care about the people footing the bill.

And while Canadians are working longer hours to afford less, struggling to put food on their tables, start families, or even dream of owning a home, Trudeau jet-sets around the world like royalty. Whether it’s sipping top-shelf wine at a global summit or skiing the pristine slopes of Red Mountain, this guy lives like a king while the rest of you pick up the tab.

It’s no wonder Canadians are booing him in public—it’s not only justified, it’s well deserved. He’s earned every jeer, every shout of frustration, because his leadership has failed this country at every turn. Under Trudeau, affordability has become a joke, and hard work no longer guarantees success.

But here’s the best part, Justin: there’s an election this year. Canadians finally get the chance to tell you exactly what they think of your disastrous leadership. They’ll send your Liberal ship straight into the iceberg, where it belongs.

So, go ahead, call the election. Take the globalist agenda you’ve been so proud to champion, pack it up with your carbon-tax hypocrisy, and prepare for your next gig as a keynote speaker for the World Economic Forum. You’ve proven you’re great at reading from a script that someone else writes—just not at running a country.

Enjoy your top sirloin tonight, Justin. Canadians? They’ll be eating Kraft Dinner while watching your government fall apart. Happy New Year. And Canada, don’t forget: Taxpocalypse 2025 starts tomorrow. Let’s make it the year we take our country back.

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[Concerned Canadian @Concern70732755]

Never forget !!

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

I condemn in the strongest of terms the attempted murder of former President Trump today.

I am relieved he is safe. My prayers are with other innocent people harmed or killed by this heinous act.

I am also happy that the suspected shooter is dead.

Democracy must prevail.

[* W. Brett Wilson * @WBrettWilson]

Prove me wrong..,,

[𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕷𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖘™️ @CL4WS_OUT]

A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be very liberal, and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth.

She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch conservative, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.

One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in school.

Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.

Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?" She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over."

Her father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."

The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, "That's a crazy idea, how would that be fair! I've worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!"

The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to the conservative side of the fence."

If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!

If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one.
If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.

If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat.
If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.

If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation. A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him..

If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels. Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down.

If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church. A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and Jesus silenced.

If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.. A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.

If a conservative reads this, he'll post it. A liberal will delete it because he's "offended."
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[Jess @Buffbabe3]

*Canada's Boreal Forest has entered the chat*

[Concerned Canadian @Concern70732755]

Who supports Premier Moe in his demand for Trudeau to end the carbon tax !!

https://t.co/xjysxQoNRm

[Jim Loucks @JimLou001]

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[QuickDickMcDick 🇨🇦 @QuickDickMcDick]

Hey 🇨🇦:

The CBC dished out $15M in executive bonuses for 2023 and will receive $1.4B in federal taxpayer funding for ‘24/‘25.

Meanwhile:

[Jim Loucks @JimLou001]

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[Martyupnorth®- Unacceptable Fact Checker @Martyupnorth]

🧵The bus your kid rides to school burns gasoline that is subject to the carbon tax. The school division is passing on that extra cost to citizens via increased municipal taxes. That's inflation. Seniors who's kids have left the house still pay school taxes.

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[Jim Loucks @JimLou001]

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[Martyupnorth®- Unacceptable Fact Checker @Martyupnorth]

All these things burn fuel. All fuels are subject to the carbon tax. The so-called "refund" we get from the government doesn't cover all the tax we pay. According to the Governor of the Bank of Canada, the carbon tax is adding 0.6% to inflation, and it's set to go up.

[Jim Loucks @JimLou001]

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[Scott Moe @PremierScottMoe]

Yesterday, Steven Guilbeault said those who oppose a carbon tax never talk about what they would do to reduce emissions.

That’s not true.  

Here in Saskatchewan, producers and companies are producing some of the most sustainable food, fuel and fertilizer in the world while reducing emissions.   Here’s how they are doing it.    

Spoiler alert: it doesn’t include a carbon tax. 👇

https://t.co/U0qj1BzqBt

[Jim Loucks @JimLou001]

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[Alberta Secession - Why? @cnm5000]

The Province of Buffalo, (AB + Sask combined), would have a 6.7 million population and GDP per capita of $99K.

Buffalo would wield more influence in 🇨🇦 decision making than AB + Sask divided. It would also counter the Bloc Québécois.

Should we hold referendum to join together?

[Concerned Canadian @Concern70732755]

I could add a lot more to this list !!
How about you ?

[Jim Loucks @JimLou001]

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[Concerned Canadian @Concern70732755]

Soon you will have to make a choice as the movement will spread throughout Canada !!

Do you stand with and support our Canadian Farmers ??

[Jim Loucks @JimLou001]

@Leslie45493948 @Concern70732755 Both Farmers and Truckers are Hero's!!!

[unknown @dendesf]

@CaptainC63

[Jim Loucks @JimLou001]

@cobercow Another un- sung hero!! A reminder to all if you ate today thank a farmer!!

[Jim Loucks @JimLou001]

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[QuickDickMcDick 🇨🇦 @QuickDickMcDick]

Good, but why stop at home heating?

Get rid of it off of EVERYTHING.

[Concerned Canadian @Concern70732755]

We already accept that Trudeau is incompetent & effectively no longer relevant so this poll is your opinion on who is the most incompetent of the listed Cabinet Ministers? I could have listed the entire cabinet -however let’s choose one!
( please retweet for a broader response )

[Jim Loucks @JimLou001]

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