THE SILENT MAJORITY
A critical Commentary of Unfair Taxes in Canada
By Victor Drummond ©
June 2007
A critical Commentary of Unfair Taxes in Canada
By Victor Drummond ©
June 2007
What is the harm in minding your own business? If someone abuses their spouse, or their chikdren, or their animals, pets, livestock etc., or a bully intimidates fellow students, and/or their teacher(s) -- what is that to you?
Is it any of your concern when these things happen? Can you be blamed, or harmed in any way by keeping quiet?
The following is an excerpt from an E-mail that came my way recently -- when you have read it -- judge for yourself.
This is a story about a man whose family was German aristocracy prior to World War.
This is a story about a man whose family was German aristocracy prior to World War.
He owned a number of large industries and estates. When asked how many German people were true Nazis, the answer he gave can guide our attitude toward fanaticism.
"Very few people were true Nazis "he said," but many enjoyed the return of German pride, and many more were too busy to care. I was one of those who just thought the Nazis were a bunch of fools. So, the majority just sat back and let it all happen. Then, before we knew it, they owned us, and we had lost control, and the end of the world had come.
My family lost everything. I ended up in a concentration camp and the Allies destroyed my factories."
There is more to that message that I do not feel is relevant to this posting. It is presented as a True story – but without names, dates and places – it may be merely an object lesson.
The consequences of keeping quiet when injustice is rampant are well illustrated in the above
message. Public demonstrations, protest rallies, and the like may be relatively
harmless – and if the cause is for fair treatment, and justice, the result could actually be positive – but when radicals, such as the:- “National Socialist German Workers Party”, (Nazi’s) began to campaign in Germany – the average German individual looked upon them as harmless kooks – a mistake that many Germans briefly lived to regret.
What difference might it have made if the average German Citizen had spoken out against the very first unjust act that Hitler and his supporters did – even before they succeeded in hijacking the existing government.
There is more to that message that I do not feel is relevant to this posting. It is presented as a True story – but without names, dates and places – it may be merely an object lesson.
The consequences of keeping quiet when injustice is rampant are well illustrated in the above
message. Public demonstrations, protest rallies, and the like may be relatively
harmless – and if the cause is for fair treatment, and justice, the result could actually be positive – but when radicals, such as the:- “National Socialist German Workers Party”, (Nazi’s) began to campaign in Germany – the average German individual looked upon them as harmless kooks – a mistake that many Germans briefly lived to regret.
What difference might it have made if the average German Citizen had spoken out against the very first unjust act that Hitler and his supporters did – even before they succeeded in hijacking the existing government.
The world might have been spared the most devastating war that has ever taken place.
By remaining silent they guaranteed that war would happen.
So what does all that have to do with one of the worlds best places to live – Canada?
In Canada there are laws, and agencies to take action against bullies, abusers, and/or
persons who neglect their family and/or livestock. So what is the problem?
The problem left behind by the previous administration is unfair, and unjust taxation of
a Canadian Taxpayer minority – employees who participated in their employers:- Shares
options Plans. They likely represent less than 10% of the total taxpayers in Canada, just like the abused spouses, children, livestock etc. likely represent much less than 10% of their respective populations.
Does the average Canadian wait patiently for those abused to raise an alarm – before
the related protective agency is notified?
Not in most cases – as soon as a neighbour, or passer-by, notices signs of such unacceptable behaviour the police are notified and corrective action is automatically initiated.
And in the rare case where an abused spouse does report the abuser the protective agencies swing into action post haste.
Not so when the abused is a taxpayer. Like the abused spouse, most taxpayers, who have been treated unfairly, are intimidated by their abuser. They feel if they report their treatment to the authorities – they will in essence be sent home with nothing, more than a note of sympathy and the abuse will continue – perhaps worse than before.
Not so when the abused is a taxpayer. Like the abused spouse, most taxpayers, who have been treated unfairly, are intimidated by their abuser. They feel if they report their treatment to the authorities – they will in essence be sent home with nothing, more than a note of sympathy and the abuse will continue – perhaps worse than before.
There is no established agency to guarantee the Canadian Taxpayer Just and Fair Taxation.
The recent creation of a:- "Taxpayers Bill of Rights" and a federal ombudsman -- without power to direct other agencies -- does not fill the bill.
Again like the abused spouse a few abused taxpayers have raised the alarm – and well
intended politicians have made token efforts to correct the problem. Their individual
efforts have only made the situation worse and it appears they lack the confidence and/or
power to fix this problem alone.
Tough you say – what’s it to me – and even if I wanted to help – what can I do about it?
YOU CAN DO PLENTY – Speak up. Tell your local Member of Parliament you want This issue resolved fairly – in the following way:-
(1) Extend the deferred tax relief granted to the JDS Corporation employees’ in British Columbia to provide the same relief to all Canadains who have been taxed on fictitious Gains in tha same way.
(2) Remove the source of such unjust taxation by reclassifying all equities of, variable value, such as corporation shares – those now classified as a:- “Taxable Benefit” and have them correctly classified as a “Capital Equity”, (Capital Investment.) The government will still get the tax on real gains – which is all they are entitled to.
(3) Create a decade of amnesty (last 10 years) in which all those who paid taxes on fictitious Gains may resubmit tax returns reporting their share trades as “Capital Gains” NOT as a “Taxable Benefit” tax on a phantom profit.
By speaking up on this issue you will do yourself and your fellow Canadians a real good turn by helping the government live up to its promise of:- “Fair, Just and Equal taxation”
Victor Drummond. ©
(Everyone who supports Fair and Just tax treatment for a all Canadians is invited to send me An E-mail to declare their support – whether an actual victim of the:- “Taxable Benefits” Tax or not. :- vic.drummond@sympatico.ca )
Again like the abused spouse a few abused taxpayers have raised the alarm – and well
intended politicians have made token efforts to correct the problem. Their individual
efforts have only made the situation worse and it appears they lack the confidence and/or
power to fix this problem alone.
Tough you say – what’s it to me – and even if I wanted to help – what can I do about it?
YOU CAN DO PLENTY – Speak up. Tell your local Member of Parliament you want This issue resolved fairly – in the following way:-
(1) Extend the deferred tax relief granted to the JDS Corporation employees’ in British Columbia to provide the same relief to all Canadains who have been taxed on fictitious Gains in tha same way.
(2) Remove the source of such unjust taxation by reclassifying all equities of, variable value, such as corporation shares – those now classified as a:- “Taxable Benefit” and have them correctly classified as a “Capital Equity”, (Capital Investment.) The government will still get the tax on real gains – which is all they are entitled to.
(3) Create a decade of amnesty (last 10 years) in which all those who paid taxes on fictitious Gains may resubmit tax returns reporting their share trades as “Capital Gains” NOT as a “Taxable Benefit” tax on a phantom profit.
By speaking up on this issue you will do yourself and your fellow Canadians a real good turn by helping the government live up to its promise of:- “Fair, Just and Equal taxation”
Victor Drummond. ©
(Everyone who supports Fair and Just tax treatment for a all Canadians is invited to send me An E-mail to declare their support – whether an actual victim of the:- “Taxable Benefits” Tax or not. :- vic.drummond@sympatico.ca )
Unless requested to do so – no one will contact you – or post your identity, and/or remarks on any web page. You will not be asked to contribute funds or financial support to this cause – it would be helpful however if you said you had notified your candidate, for federal election, of your support to correct this unfair taxation.
If you are as outraged as I am about this fiasco you can contact your Member of Parliament via the following URL and/or write to your member of Parliament postage free at the address accessible from this same URL :-
To obtain your MP’s E-mail address click on his or her Name Link at the foregoing URL and let them know how you feel about this “Taxable Benefits” problem.
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