It is tax time again. I feel ripped off. I pay TONS of taxes. I suspect I'll pay even more in the future. I paid for my education myself, and yet I was not able to write off it as an expense. I still paid almost $40 G's for a little piece of paper that says I can fly a plane, but I cannot deduct it because I did not attend a formal school. Rip off.

Enough of all this. I think the government should institute a "user pay" schedule for everything. Kinda like they have with the entire aviation industry in Canada. Now the airlines pay to use navigation equipment, fees for landing and departing at airports, etc etc. And now the passengers have to pay extra on their tickets instead of the govenrment taxing everyone in the country to pay for services not everyone uses.

So by that logic. I've never had to use welfare... why should I pay for it. I've paid my whole life for unemployment / employment insurance, and only ever collected for about 1 month. ( a reduced ammount because I was still working part time. ) I think I've paid my share, I don't want to pay any more. PST... when I am visiting a province that pays PST, I should be exempt. I don't live there, why should I have to pay? When foriegn travellers come to Canada and spend their much welcome money, they get a GST rebate when they go home! Can I get a rebate the next time I pay PST in Saskatchewan? Health care... I am relatively fit.. I am not a smoker. I figure that since I don't need a doctor very often, I'll just stop paying for health care up front, and when I go to the doctor, I'll just take a big wad of cash with me. Hmmmm.... maybe the doctor and I can arrange some sort of fair trading agreement. He might need a flight to Australia, and I might be able to hook him up at a reasonable price....

Here is an idea. The banks and oil companies are making record profits. Tax the hell out of them. The reason they are making record profits is because they are screwing us! Lets take something back from those bastards.

Tax tobacco companies, and tax cigarettes more. This is how it must work. Tax the tobacco companies so much they stop selling in Canada. Tax cigarettes so much that people quit smoking right about the time the tobacco comapnies leave. Put the money recieved into some sort of investment so it can make some money, and support the health care costs incurred by all the smokers who didn't quit soon enough.

Legalise and tax gambling. It shouldn't be for churches and native groups anymore. Viva Lost Wages. If you are dumb enough to gamble and loose your money, you are dumb enough. I'll take your cash, thank you!

Legalise prostitution.... tax it too. Call it a flat tax.

Tax churches.

No more tax breaks for anybody. (ouch I just bit my tounge.)

Fuck it. As soon as I get enough flying time under my belt. I'm outta here. I hear Air Rourotonga is looking for pilots.