Jake

I rather be golfing! Avid player and fan. Go Flames go!

[Bridgestone Golf @bridgestonegolf]

Goodbye, friends, from Augusta Georgia!
As a farewell, we’re giving away one of the limited edition Peach Reserve TOUR-ISSUE Staff Bags.
To win: Just REPOST!

[Jake @SnapHookSnell]

Welcoming guests on filthy planes @WestJet 🤢🤮

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

BREAKING: Lower taxes for seniors.

1. Allow working seniors to earn up to $34,000 tax free–$10k more than now
2. Allowing seniors the option of keeping savings growing in RRSPs until age 73, up from 71
3. Protect OAS, GIS & CPP by keeping retirement age at 65.

Sign if you agree: https://t.co/US1RijuSLi

[MYGOLFSPY @MyGolfSpy]

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[Jake @SnapHookSnell]

@vesselgolf Your team had the opportunity to make it right. Your cart bag developed holes from minor use sitting on a push cart. The slightest of rubbing wore through the thin fabric you use. The bag remains brand new otherwise but I’ve been told @vesselgolf will do nothing for me.

[Jake @SnapHookSnell]

@MyGolfSpy Read @adamyounggolf or @practicalgolf books

[Pete Pappas @PGAPappas]

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[QuickDickMcDick 🇨🇦 @QuickDickMcDick]

Vote. Of. Non-confidence.

Or stop trying to sound important.

#OneOrTheOther

[MYGOLFSPY @MyGolfSpy]

400 RETWEETS...

And I send 4 of our readers the new Callaway APEX Ai Irons to test 😉

Go on 🔁

[Kim G C Moody @KimGCMoody]

My latest @financialpost article discusses @FraserInstitute’s 2024 annual Report on how much the average Canadian family spends on taxes vs the necessities of life. The answer for 2023: 43% on taxes vs 35.6% for the necessities (food, clothing, shelter). I’m always disgusted by that.

From the article:

“The fact that the average Canadian family now pays — and has for a while — more in taxes than the necessities of life is mind-boggling. When I speak on this subject at lectures or conferences, I often test the audience to see if they know what the average Canadian family pays in taxes compared to the basic necessities of life. The guesses I get are usually way off. When the actual right answer is given, there are often surprised looks and some audible gasps. However, when the logic is explained in more detail, the audience mostly understands…

The spillover effect is damaging. For example, with less disposable income, some may not be able to purchase a home for quite some time if ever. While the root cause of Canada’s current housing shortage is mostly self-inflicted given very poor federal immigration policies (we’re taking in far more immigrants than we’re able to house), less disposable income for Canadians is also a contributing factor especially with increased prices (since demand exceeds supply)…

Overall, Canadians need to genuinely reflect on whether they are getting good value for their tax dollars. Yes, I understand that taxes are one of the prices we pay for a stable country that provides critical infrastructure and support for its most vulnerable citizens. But there are limits...

For example, the population of the federal public service in 2015 was 257,034 people. As of March 31, 2024, it has grown to 367,772. That’s an increase of 110,738 or 43.1 per cent in nine years, far above the 15.2 per cent increase in the overall population of Canada during that time period. That’s incredible.

Taking this analysis a bit further, the Canada Revenue Agency’s headcount during 2015 was 40,059 people. For 2024, it’s 59,155 or a 47.6 per cent increase.

The CRA has an important job to do in administrating Canada’s tax legislation. However, have Canadians received good value for such a dramatic increase in the CRA headcount? My opinion is an emphatic “no.” I say this because of my experiences of long telephone wait times to discuss routine matters, numerous and lengthy delays in processing objections, delays in the processing of routine credits such as foreign tax credits, audits for matters that are wholly ridiculous, along with the frustrating incompetence of many new hires.

Former United States President Ronald Reagan once famously said: “The government’s view of the economy can be summed up in a few short phrases. If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving it, subsidize it.”

There’s a lot of wisdom in that quote.

Canada, it’s well past time to demand more value for our taxation dollars.”

[Jake @SnapHookSnell]

@ark_titleist Great looking appetizer 👌

[Jake @SnapHookSnell]

@TELUSsupport help and follow up is atrocious. An error made on my ADT account in April has yet to be rectified (despite TELUS confirming amount should be refunded) now you’ve got third party collections harassing me.I’ve called atleast 6 times to escalate and nothing gets done.

[Lou Stagner (Golf Stat Pro) @LouStagner]

The handicap system favors higher index players.

There are a lot of member guest events that play a series of 9-hole matches.

What are the odds a player shoots net five under for nine holes?

A scratch player will do this about once every 1,429 rounds!

A 10 index about once every 101 nine-hole rounds.

A 15 index about once every 52 rounds.

If you played 52 nine-hole rounds a year, a 15 index does this once a year. A scratch player would shoot net five under about once every 27 years.

[Satire Squad HQ @SatireSquadHQ]

🇨🇦When taxes get too high like in Canada the result is actually less taxes.

It’s called the Laffer Curve and @ClydeDoSomethin nails it!🎯

Has Canada reached this point?🤔

[Pete Pappas @PGAPappas]

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To enter:
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[Ben Rabidoux @BenRabidoux]

Good time to remind everyone that historically the pain for borrowers starts AFTER the first rate cut

[Jackie Forrest @JackieForrest]

I always knew that Canada’s proposed cap on oil & gas emissions would have a big cost to Canada’s economy; @OilGasCanada has just issued a report by @SPGCI to quantify it. The “Stress Case” with the cap has conventional production 35% lower by 2035 than the "Base Case" #cndpoli

[Martin Pelletier @MPelletierCIO]

Trudeau has reshaped Canada. This is having consequences. h/t @Riskreward777

[Martin Pelletier @MPelletierCIO]

The government’s heaviest borrowing, during the COVID pandemic, was done via shorter-term bonds. This year, $414 billion of the national debt will be refinanced.

During the pandemic, the Bank of Canada’s central rate was as low as 0.25 per cent; it’s now five per cent.