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Per year? What length of time are you referring to? $14,200,000,000/27,855,050[1] = $509 per tax filer (regardless of tax contribution) Also, the bottom 40%[2
by berelig 4y ago
Per year? What length of time are you referring to?
$14,200,000,000/27,855,050[1] = $509 per tax filer (regardless of tax contribution)
Also, the bottom 40%[2] of Canadians pay $0 in income tax, so every Canadian that actually contributes to the national revenue has paid nearly $1,000 just for this purchase.
I support defence spending but let's not sugarcoat how much it really costs.
[1] # of taxfilers in Canada in 2020 - https://www.statista.com/statistics/478908/number-of-taxfilers-in-canada-by-province https://www.statista.com/statistics/478908/number-of-taxfile...
[2] https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/taxes/trudeau-is-right-40-of-canadians-dont-pay-income-taxes-which-means-someone-else-is-picking-up-the-bill https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/taxes/trudeau-is-...
- osigurdson 4y ago>> The full life cycle of the programme is expected to cost $52bn ($70bn Canadian) The other article linked states that the programme lifetime is 40 years. $70B/35M/40 = $50 / year per person