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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (14 children)

That's why we elected officials, to come up with ideas. Taxing food is not an idea, it's a cheap shot at the working class. Tax from the top down, beginning with luxury goods, private planes, expensive non essentials. But for fucks sake stop taxing food!!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (9 children)

Don't most Canadians receive a bigger rebate for the carbon tax than the tax ends up costing them?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yes, but the government hasn't made that clear in short enough words for the average Conservative voter to understand.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago

The last time Trudeau had a chance to clarify this at the house, he instead made a childish "I know you are but what am I" joke about it.

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