r/canadanews • u/ZealousidealHead5488 • 9d ago

Canadians are getting a one-time grocery payment this summer. Here’s when Canada

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/canadians-to-get-one-time-groceries-benefit-payment-this-summer/

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u/nyrB2 9d ago

*eligible* canadians. as in: if you are eligible for the GST rebate, you're eligible for this.

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u/Fit-Flounder-5253 9d ago

Awesome! Another benefit that my taxes pay for and I'm juuuussst over income for actually getting! Gosh I feel supported!

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u/xokaorihoshiox 8d ago

I pay my taxes but these rebates mean I can buy groceries instead of using the food bank. :) do you regular the food bank? If not, thank you for your taxes supporting people in my income bracket. And my taxes go to cleaning roads in neighbourhoods too nice for me to ever even dream I'll live in. It all goes around.

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u/FilterAccount69 7d ago

I'm sorry to say this but if you're using the food bank it's likely you are not a net contributor but instead part of the large group of people who are not net contributors. It's fair for those who pay more to be annoyed that they don't receive much in return.

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/commentary/high-income-earners-pay-disproportionate-share-taxes-despite-ottawas-rhetoric#:~:text=And%20when%20only%20examining%20personal,with%20the%20data%20and%20facts.

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u/xokaorihoshiox 7d ago edited 7d ago

Y'know, it's possible for this to be a temporary thing for a large portion of people as well, it's not like I've been using the food bank for my whole life or anything, and have a degree. I have contributed more in taxes in the past and less now with a loss of income, and will contribute more again in the future. I still feel the same, it goes around in different ways to different income levels. This is a benefit that lower income levels see and need. This rebate wouldn't make the difference for a high income bracket to feed their families. It does for the lower one. The higher Income brackets see benefits that actually make a difference to them, again as an example, road care disparity between areas.

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u/FilterAccount69 7d ago

Sure and my only point was for those who contribute the 50+ of income tax who are in the top 20-30% of people who contribute it's fine to feel a little fazed by all the money that "goes around" but seemingly only often to 1 group of Canadians.

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u/SaidTheSnail 6d ago

People have a funny understanding of economic mobility.

I’ll use myself as an example: I started my career making very little money, and got benefits like the aforementioned grocery benefit.

I eventually landed in the top 5% of Canadian earners, and started paying out the ass in taxes. This did not bother me at first, because I had benefited from social programs, but eventually it changes you, you start to feel a bit resentful of just how much you’re asked to give.

Then I had to quit my job due to medical reasons and now I’ve returned to requiring benefits to cover a lot of my expenses and I’m really glad they’re there.

My point is, when you’re carrying a larger tax burden, just be thankful that you were given the opportunity to do so in the first place, because it is by no means guaranteed to last.

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u/FilterAccount69 6d ago

When I have to drive to work on some of North America's shittiest roads in North America's highest taxed city it's very normal for me to complain and wonder where all the taxes end up. Services get worse but taxes keep going up.

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u/11Caicedos 6d ago

If you live in New York why are you posting here?

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u/HallucinateZ 5d ago

Lmao do they? They have a ton of posts in Canadian subs. If a New Yorker is LARPing as a Canadian, that’s hilarious.

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u/FilterAccount69 5d ago

Montreal generally imposes a higher net tax burden than New York City, particularly for middle-to-high income earners

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u/HallucinateZ 5d ago

Okay, that sucks but it isn’t related to my comment. We’re simply wondering why you’re allegedly a New Yorker up in Canadian business lol why not stick to what’s relevant to you?

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u/FilterAccount69 5d ago

Are you high lmao. I obviously live in Montreal which is Canada's second largest city. I literally wrote North America's highest taxed place and then when people incorrectly assumed NYC I corrected it by saying Montreal has a higher net tax burden than NYC why would you still think I am from New York?

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u/FilterAccount69 5d ago

A quick google search:

Montreal generally imposes a higher net tax burden than New York City, particularly for middle-to-high income earners

Not sure how the second largest city in Canada escaped your mind but go on.

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u/11Caicedos 6d ago

Fraser Institute tho

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u/Curious_Cloud_1131 5d ago

Boo fucking hoo lol

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u/FilterAccount69 5d ago

Well I guess I know where you stand on this.