@TerminatorNP@jonbrooks They’re definitely a huge part of the problem. Easy mortgages let people overbid, which just keeps pushing prices up and out of reach
@BakdwinUVsGhost@zionszzn Well put. So many people just want gains yet refuse to make efforts. Life never hands anyone a good life for free. You have to work hard to live the way you want. It’s awesome that you’ve made it and live your dream life through your own diligence
@valiant_scroggy@zionszzn Exactly. No one’s supposed to stay at $20/hr forever. You start low, build skills, get raises, move up. That’s how careers work, not instant six-figure salaries
@SawatzkyJosh@TheJerzWay Exactly. You can’t just keep raising taxes on the people who already pay most of the bill. Eventually they’ll leave, and then the middle class gets crushed even harder
@itsanorththing1@omgsidewalks This is the point no one ever addresses. They didn’t create world hunger or poverty, and there’s no moral or legal obligation for them to fix it. Holding them solely responsible feels like a cop-out for the systems and governments that actually run the world
@scooderlivecom1@omgsidewalks The bar doesn’t have to be “end poverty entirely” to do better. Even small things like funding universal basic trials, food programs, or housing initiatives would help way more than hoarding billions
@PStinebiz@omgsidewalks This is the most realistic take here. Even if a billionaire dumped all their money into it, poverty isn’t just a money problem it’s systemic, political, and rooted in so many other issues. You can’t throw cash at crime or mental health and make them disappear
@AmandaBeatrix4@NoLimitGains This is the point everyone’s missing. The 53% is the top marginal rate, not what you pay on your entire income. Most people never even hit that bracket, and average effective rates are way lower. The tweet is being intentionally misleading to make Canada sound worse than it is
@PowerhouseAgain@NoLimitGains It’s such a genius scam, honestly. They raise the tax brackets, inflate the currency so everyone is pushed into those higher brackets, and then act surprised when people are struggling to get by. It’s a perfect cycle to keep people dependent and overtaxed
@RyleyBabiarz@NoLimitGains You hit the nail on the head. Even at $100k gross, you’re losing almost a third of your income to taxes and deductions, and at higher brackets it only gets worse. Canada’s tax system is just brutal for anyone trying to get ahead
@arisinvestor@AFitTrader You’re spot on about mindset. The connection between chronic stress/anxiety and physical health is so underrated, and it’s not talked about enough