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Originally Posted by Tapioca
Taxes are high because we have a costly legacy program - health care. Lots of people have health conditions they can't help/prevent, but there are many more people who have neglected their health over the years. The system is good at delaying death, but it is not good at prevention. The Lower Mainland is an anomaly, but if you go anywhere else in Canada, you've got major issues. Alcoholism, weight control/obesity, type 2 diabetes, etc. But, it's politically difficult to call people out on their lifestyles.
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We do have government overspending on something ridiculous.
Just as an example, we need to get rid of Senators of Canada. They exist in Canada but serve no purpose. For millions of tax dollar spent on something like this, we'd better off investing money to booting our economy.
Government does spend significant amount of money on something redundant.
Justin Trudeau Calls For Auditor General To Review MPs' Expenses
http://sen.parl.gc.ca/portal/reporti...nses2015-e.pdf