When i lived in canada, i played by the rules; went there young and attended schooling and worked there, paid all my taxes, had zero involvement with anything shady and was even considered several times to work in the 'security' aspect of the govt, but guess what? The system is soooo flawed; there are sooo many blatant mistakes in the system that it makes no sense to continue to be a part of it, which is why i left.
Taxes are part of the social and legal contract you have to abide by when you live in a 'democratic' society. I studied political science and i accept that everyone pays taxes to fund services that not necessarily everyone needs. While in Canada, i did what was expected and more. but now that i am out because i no longer accept the social and legal contract imposed on me, i feel that there is no need to pay the ridiculous tax rates that the govt imposed in exchange for, well, nothing at all. IF you ever dealt with a canadian embassy you will see that their staff is so cold, so rude, and so self-absorbed yet it is YOU who is paying their 60k+ salaries a year *yes, a junior foreign service officer FS1 class makes that much plus other amounts to cover other expenses*; is that fair?
I am not bitter; but i hate for idiots to judge me so quickly when they know nothing about the situation i am speaking off. IF you want to pay taxes, go ahead; but if you have the option to go through a loophole, then why not use it? and yes, it is a loophole: creating a law that you cannot fully and completely impose means that there are loopholes; thats how lawyers win, would you say that all lawyers are dishonest cheating liars?
When i lived in canada, i played by the rules; went there young and attended schooling and worked there, paid all my taxes, had zero involvement with anything shady and was even considered several times to work in the 'security' aspect of the govt, but guess what? The system is soooo flawed; there are sooo many blatant mistakes in the system that it makes no sense to continue to be a part of it, which is why i left.
Taxes are part of the social and legal contract you have to abide by when you live in a 'democratic' society. I studied political science and i accept that everyone pays taxes to fund services that not necessarily everyone needs. While in Canada, i did what was expected and more. but now that i am out because i no longer accept the social and legal contract imposed on me, i feel that there is no need to pay the ridiculous tax rates that the govt imposed in exchange for, well, nothing at all. IF you ever dealt with a canadian embassy you will see that their staff is so cold, so rude, and so self-absorbed yet it is YOU who is paying their 60k+ salaries a year *yes, a junior foreign service officer FS1 class makes that much plus other amounts to cover other expenses*; is that fair?
I am not bitter; but i hate for idiots to judge me so quickly when they know nothing about the situation i am speaking off. IF you want to pay taxes, go ahead; but if you have the option to go through a loophole, then why not use it? and yes, it is a loophole: creating a law that you cannot fully and completely impose means that there are loopholes; thats how lawyers win, would you say that all lawyers are dishonest cheating liars?