Standing Still..

STANDING STILL AT 1000 MPH
A commentary on illusion
By Victor Drummond ©
August 2008


Humans on space-ship earth depend on their five senses to inform them of their environment.
Sitting on the patio of a cottage at the lake – watching a sunset across a mirror surfaced lake – leads one to believe they are essentially sitting still.

The fact that the sun is setting is a hint that things are moving but it doesn’t produce a sensation of motion in most observers. They feel as though they are motionless and the sun is all that is moving.

There are in fact at least three factors at work to carry the observer through space at a fantastic pace.

Closest to home is the rotation of the earth. An observer sitting still, at the earths equator, watching the sunset, is moving at more than 1000 miles per hour.

Then added to that movement is the earths motion in its orbit around the sun which is in the order of 50 miles per second, i.e. a motion of approximately 180,000 MPH.

The earth -- captive to our suns gravity -- is being dragged through space at a very much greater pace.

None of this hi-speed activity produces a sense of motion in the human observer.

People tend to think they will wake up tomorrow in the same place they went to sleep the night before.
Nothing could be further from the truth.

They are millions of miles away from the spot in the universe where they went to bed.

But the relative stability of their immediate surroundings deceives the human senses leading people into believing what they do.

Possibly that explains why one or two Canadian politicians tell the victims of the defective taxable benefit legislation that because the legislation has been on the books for a long time it must be good legislation. That rationale also could not be further from the truth.

Anyone with a bit of experience and savvy knows the longer anything has been in use the greater the probability it is threadbare, worn out, as stale as yesterday’s newspaper, no longer valid and needs to be updated or replaced.

What does that lame excuse -- tell you about that person – when issued by someone expected to possess – at least – average intelligence?

It says one, or both, of two things.

(1) The politician(s) making the statement are not as intelligent as we have a right to expect of them and/or
(2) they consider the appellants are also intellectually challenged.

In denying the taxing of honest, hard-working Canadians -- on money they never received -- is not even close to being fair – or reasonable – or proper -- they also tell us they are either totally lacking in the ability to see what is fair and reasonable or they have yielded to some temptation, and/or exterior pressure to submerge any sense of propriety they do have.

Whatever the reason – Canada is downgraded it terms of being a place where citizens may reap the rewards -- they are entitled to -- for remaining loyal to their employer and performing at above average levels of proficiency.

So long as it is legal for the government to claim 100% and more of an intended, earned, reward and even wipe out the entire savings of many victims Canada is in the category of a country that tolerates gross injustice regarding the treatment of its citizens.

No one in Canada -- in a position to correct this atrocity has a right – or should they even desire -- to defend legislation that produces this atrocious, unfair, punitive and disgraceful result.

And to say this law has been on the books for a long time – implying that length of tenure makes it a good law -- merely shows such an authority to be just that much more deficient in their personal comprehension and on-the-job performance.

The fact they do not recognize this situation for the punitive -- unjustified tax that it is -- and show some initiative to correct it without persuasion is bad enough.

But in addition to deny victimized appellants justice, and equality under the law, on the basis of an insidious, outdated piece of defective legislation is absolutely self damming.

This merely shows these politicians are truly standing still – at 1000 MPH. Their view of acceptable social conduct is firmly anchored in the dark ages. And I do not wish to have any such person sitting in Canada’s Parliament. They do not display even one attribute I see as desirable.

If you are unfamiliar with the impact of the defective taxable benefit legislation visit web page http://www.cfet.ca Follow the links to the petition and petitions signatures to read the comment posted by victims and “Canadians for Fair and Equitable Taxation”, (CFET), supporters.

Every reader should be outraged by any honest, hard-working Canadian being abused this way – and if so they can make a difference by informing their Member of Parliament that unless they personally -- and the party they represent -- make a commitment to correct this outrageous legislation and fairly compensate those already victimized by it – they will not receive your support on the coming federal election day.

See you at the next federal election voting polls – O’Grady

Victor Drummond ©