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Originally Posted by supafamous
As a result I think when Conservatives get angry and call stuff "waste" they should be just be honest and say they don't like services that help minorities or they don't think it's the gov't problem that poor people can't get health care and die. Just be honest about what they really think.
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With the current crop of right wing Conservatives (and their nutjob far right associates), we have a better chance of winning the lottery than having them come clean on why they want to cut those programs.
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I think the last part that gets people's goat is compensation and benefits in the public sector. Yes, you can earn way more in the private sector if you're in the right space (like tech or finance) but on average the benefits of being in public sector are dramatically better. I have always earned 2-3x as much as my wife and despite maxing out my RRSP (and investing it well) her pension will be worth more than my RRSP - it's incredible - her pension is why I'm sorta semi-retired right now.
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In both your case and in general, I don't think we should use our own RRSP contributions to compare against a public sector pension though. In your wife's case, her public sector pension is literally the gold standard among pensions, and her salary compared to comparable positions in the private sector would probably be lower. On the other hand, your higher private sector salary would allow you to set aside more money beyond your RRSP contributions to help you plan for your retirement (and I'm sure you're already doing that).