Carneys erster Haushalt verlangt von den falschen Kanadiern Opfer
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/carneys-first-budget-is-asking-the-wrong-canadians-to-make-sacrifices/article_283b0809-6945-4ae8-be80-2d130d371534.html
Carneys erster Haushalt verlangt von den falschen Kanadiern Opfer
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/carneys-first-budget-is-asking-the-wrong-canadians-to-make-sacrifices/article_283b0809-6945-4ae8-be80-2d130d371534.html
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It’s pretty funny / sad that the one group of people who can afford to make sacrifices are NEVER the ones being asked to sacrifice.
Soon we won’t have anything left to sacrifice. What then, Mr. Carney?
It really does look like the sacrifice being requested is only to be performed by the middle and lower class Canadians, as well as [First Nations and Indigenous Canadians](https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/indigenous-budget-2025-9.6966648), and [disproportionately impacts young Canadians](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/young-money/article-federal-budget-2025-sacrifices-seniors-old-age-security-young-people/).
>*A wealth tax, excess profits tax, even an estate tax were just some measures* [*proposed*](https://archive.is/o/mP7Xd/https://url.ca.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/12sWCOMx3gIoX4QBU5uGCGIXiD?domain=taxfairness.ca) *by* [*policy experts*](https://archive.is/o/mP7Xd/https://url.ca.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/_1JGCP7y3jhqmMVLiBC4CxUuKu?domain=broadbentinstitute.ca/) *through the prebudget consultation process.*
>*[..]*
>[*Taxes in Canada*](https://archive.is/o/mP7Xd/https://url.ca.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/07F_C1WZJ6sKm5WQCqfACVCSI2?domain=ourworldindata.org) *are approximately 33 per cent of GDP. Peer countries like Germany and France collect more than 40.9 per cent and 47.3 per cent of GDP in taxes each. They are not exceptional. Italy, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain and Denmark all collect substantially more in tax revenue than Canada does.*
It would be tolerable if housing were affordable, if a single income household could comfortably raise a family, if executive compensation [were within a 100x factor of the Canadian mean individual income](https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-richest-ceo-average-salaries-1.7065191). But this isn’t the case; housing is out of reach for too many Canadians, and in most areas of Canada it is difficult to comfortably raise a family on the average *household* yearly income, let alone the average *individual* yearly income.
And now Canada’s working aged Canadians are being asked to sacrifice, while Canada’s wealthy continue to be ignored by our politicians, and our retired elderly continue to enjoy the bulk of social spending.
I’m ready for an election.
Which should be a wake up call for people. The Liberals and Conservatives are the same evil that we are all fighting.
Both major parties are asking for major cuts,
Nobody is willing to support other parties,
What are people actually expecting?
I think the 10% rise in OAS senior groups and the Bloc was demanding not being included is already considered a sacrifice for seniors. So we can’t possibly ask them more or cut their services. /s
I don’t disagree that my generation and those around me might have to pay the price, but I just don’t see any other way out of the situation we are in. We want to cut, cut, cut, and delay spending on things that matter?
We can’t have our cake and eat it too. I’ve made a decent amount of sacrifices already and continue to do so and it does suck. I work 12 hours a day right now and have cut my own spending down to essentials only in order to one day afford a home. However, I also want to see my country develop, good jobs get created, be the energy power house we want to be. If the Liberals can successfully execute the plans they have to stimulate the economy, we can worry about cutting and assessing the debt then.
I do believe it’s a massive gamble, and of course it can back fire. However, this is the first time in my young life I’ve seen a budget that is looking to incentivize the Canadian industry.
This budget isn’t generational, transformational or worthy of the hype or „hinge moment.“ What a wet blanket. I’d vote this government out.
No one is really ready to get real.
They need to reform the tax system on the revenue side, starting with reversing the HST cuts to balance operating expenses, while giving relief to the working people, and reigning in the OAS gravy for very wealthy retirees.
If the Greens can somehow evolve into what I call Teal Greens: confronting the end of the carbon pulse, putting citizens and workers first and embrace the old Red Tory tradition. We would see real change.
George Grant remains right: the Liberals are the evergreen chameleon of the elites, the Conservatives are hapless and the NDP are naive.
I hope this budget fails and we get an election.
They’ve delivered middle class income tax cuts and spending on housing and transportation. That’s exactly what most people voted for. What sacrifices is this article talking about?