Like a moth..

LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME
Definition:- Irresistibly and dangerously
attracted to something or someone.
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A commentary on the effect a flame has upon
the natural survival instinct of a moth and the comparable effect
tax dollars have upon those elected to watch over the best
interests of all Canadians.
By Victor Drummond ©
July 2008

Insects evolved on earth long before land animals appeared and have survived numerous natural environmental changes. The majority of them are active during daylight hours when plant blossoms are open to provide nectar and pollen.

The moth is a member of those insects that are more active after sunset and throughout the night. What they find to eat, and, more important – to the moth – is how they find each other that seem a bit of a mystery.

Some moths spend their time laying eggs on fruit trees, and, if they can find their way into your stored woollens they must delight in laying their eggs on your finest wool sweaters, scarves, mittens etc.

When some varieties of moth are in a room that is only illuminated by a lit candle, or fireplace burning low, they will fly towards the flame. Which action frequently results in them having their wings and antenna scorched to the point where they die or can no longer fly.

Being a creature that prefers to remain out of sight during daylight hours causes me to wonder what there is about an open flame that attracts them. Is it the colour of the flame, or the flickering of the light level, or perhaps a combination of the two? Do the moths become effectively hypnotized by the sight of an open flame? It would seem so.

Whatever the reason -- the moths that fly to the flame – are forsaking all their natural survival instincts that have served the species so well for so many millions of years.

There are other creatures that also seem to abandon their survival instincts and for one reason or another choose to commit literal suicide. The periodic march of thousands of lemmings into the ocean -- where they soon drown -- is one of them.

Do you suppose the lemmings actually make a deliberate, conscious decision to commit suicide?

Or are they like the victims of the ESPP/ESO taxable benefit rip-off – acting under an illusion that they are not facing physical and/or financial consequences above and beyond their ability to survive the immediate situation.

In the case of the ESPP/ESO participants – who failed to sell their equities when they first came into possession of them – the powers that be acted to cause many of them financial disaster solely on the basis of a plain and simple unfounded assumption, e.g. the tax victim made a deliberate and conscious decision to play the stock market.

In this situation an outrageous tax is based upon the premise:- “You are guilty until proven innocent.” Even a lemming wouldn’t see that one coming.

Whether, or not, the forgoing assumption is true why would the government claim the right to tax anyone on the basis of another assumption e.g. that the taxpayer would have actually received the amount of money they are being taxed on had they offered their equities for sale at the time they took possession of them. This makes the tax levied -- a tax on opportunity -- not on income.

Above and beyond being a tax on opportunity the tax imposed is often much greater than the victims real income -- for the time period – and sometimes even greater than the victims total financial assets.

I have personal knowledge of two such victims who were obliged to re-mortgage their homes in order to pay unjustified taxable benefits taxes levied on them.

Would you, or anyone you know, say this is a proper, fair, justified or normal system of income taxation?

Would anyone campaigning to be elected -- by a majority of ordinary, honest, hard-working Canadians – openly state they support this extortion-like taxation? Not very likely.

So why would normal politicians abandon a level of fairness that would favour their survival through the next election?

Why would they turn a deaf ear to the appeals of our own citizen’s financial distress caused by this unjustified tax?

Why would they focus on abstract issues such global warming, and/or getting our troops home from Afghanistan – which are issues the Canadian government acting alone can not control? While concurrently totally ignoring the abuse of our own taxable benefit victims – an issue they can control – but for some strange reason prefer not to.

Could it be due to some form of hypnosis -- or narcolepsy -- triggered in our politicians by the sight of our flickering loonies in the government coffers? Or could it be they are encouraged by the low level of public concern displayed for the plight and abuse of fellow Canadians. Or possibly it is a combination of these two factors.

It appears something like that is happening to dull the sense of fairness, justice, honour and integrity of those in public office – for not one has recently stated opposition to this atrocity.

Why else would they ignore the basics of political survival and tolerate this outrageous abuse of honest, hard-working Canadians? This political phenomenon is equivalent to a moth captivated by the presence of a flickering flame – and the results may be just as devastating.

If you prefer to have taxable benefit taxes only applied where a benefit is actually conveyed to the recipient – not on an assumed nonexistent benefit – then contact you local Member of Parliament and tell him, or her, straight out, “Commit to correcting the defective taxable benefit legislation and fairly compensating those already victimized – or they will not receive your support in the next federal election.”

Refer to the “Canadians for Fair and Equitable Taxation”, (CFET), and their web page:- http://www.cfet.ca

Ask your family members, relatives, friends and foes to follow your actions in this regard.

See you at the voting polls for the coming federal election – O’Grady.

Victor Drummond ©