Editorial Letter Sent to Edmonton Sun

Editorial Letter Sent to Edmonton Sun

The editorial of Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 titled 'If you don't vote, don't complain' was rather laughable.  Please find it on the net, below is my email reply to 'Sun Media'.

          Sun newspaper 

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Hello,

Your editorial titled 'if you don't vote, don't complain!' is rather short cited.  

As citizens of Alberta, Canada, we have been through many provincial/federal elections.   There have been many politicians which have come and gone, however the promises made and then forgotten as soon as the 'office' is secured, are numerous.  

You might not want me to bring forth many of the so called 'taxes will not go up' speeches made, and afterwards in the comfort of a government salary/pension secured, the proclamation of 'well they need to go up', scenarios are many.  

Also, an intellect such as you, a reporter/editor working for the media should figure out by now that a politician only serves the benefit of him/her self, not the constituents.   

Therefore, the media is reading the low figures of the turnout at election day, as people being lazy or comfortable. 

We the people are informed and do not buy into this game of 'elect me, I will work for you'.  This rhetoric is old now, therefore many citizens are not voting.   

But, do not insult us and state 'don't complain'.    We pay over 40% of taxes in this country, and have children/parents in the government institutions, therefore allow us to make our points heard, even if we don't vote.  

Since, my email is getting rather long, in another email, I will write to you of the alternative ways to elect and govern the people, but this format that we have is now old, corrupt and even immoral.  

Finally in yet another email, I will further explain to the editors at sun media that our province is not protected by the borders any longer.   There are other individuals who have a say in how they want to be governed.  The ruling parties in each province/country are always rotating from governing to opposition party, but the ruling elite are always the same people/falmilies/organizations; who are the pinnacle of the elite, who rule with their own agenda, and my vote counts as much as the second hand movement of the 4th dimension.   

Thank you for reading, if you made it thus far, 

Ben

The Deadline

The Deadline 

The deadline for filing your income taxes for the 2013 taxation year, has been extended to May 5, 2014, this year, instead of the April 30, 2014 deadline.  

If you owe income tax, plus you file your income tax return after the stated deadline, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will charge you a penalty and compound interest, per day, on the unpaid amount owing.  

To file a 'paper format' of your taxes, you need an income tax package.  

The package includes a return, plus all the forms and schedules necessary to file your income tax return. 

You can pickup the package to file your return at all 'Canada Post' and 'Service Canada' outlets. 

If you want to file your taxes online, the tax package comes can be purchased from most retailers.  Be sure you get the version of software that meets your tax situation.  

Finally, make sure you have given CRA your current address.  This ensures that you will receive refunds and benefit payments, as well as important notices, without interruption. 

I will leave it at that, if you require assistance, please contact CRA.  

Thank you for reading, 

Ben

Understand the Income Tax

Understand the Income Tax

"The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax" 

This is a quote, believed to me from Albert Einstein, the 'Nobel' peace prize winner, and the intellectual genius.  

I thought it was fitting to write this today, and bring attention to the 'tax system', since the system really is highly complex.  

Also, in previous blogs, titled, 'Interest on Loan', 'Creation of Money', and 'Illegitimate and Absurd', I touched on our 'monetary system', please find these writings in this web-page and read them.  

Therefore, the next step is to write a blog about our 'tax system'.  

I am planning on writing a blog about how 'taxes' come into the picture, when money is created by the banks, and I will need to expand this topic and write about our 'tax system'. 

It will be an interesting topic, and I would like to invite you back to this site.  

For now, I will just state that:

Income taxes are used in almost all countries in the world today.  It was not like this about 100 years prior.  Tax burden now, falls on different groups within our society, based on the yearly 'income' of that 'person' 'partnership' and 'corporation'. 

Let's just leave it at that for now, and I would like to invite you back for a more expanded write up on this topic. 

To be continued.  

Thank you for reading,

Ben