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Originally Posted by inv4zn

It was made pretty clear in the beginning that the money will be shotgunned, and then clawed back for those that abused it. Although yes, they fucked up the whole gross/net thing and the tax implications. That said, it resulted in avoiding a collapse of the economy, which allowed you to ride out the wave on top and afford a getaway.

I mean it's great you didn't need CERB, but if you did, and they had a system setup to submit previous T4's and whatnot, you would have been foaming at the mouth about government bureaucracies and red tape when people are starving due to lost income.

Exactly this. Even if somebody didn't need CERB many in the middle class and up gained significant savings and wealth through the pandemic because the economic didn't crash, which is also what is driving this huge inflation.

On an unrelated note, my dad broke his wrist on a trip recently and had to get it evaluated and operated on since he got back. The process so far has fortunately been quick and responsive.

The initial visit with the family doctor took a bit longer, about a week, but the subsequent x-rays, diagnosis, and scheduled for surgery was literally just two days after that initial doctor visit.

Very pleasantly surprised to see the health system working well.