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I can understand that! It’s kind of stupid that, for example, Galen Weston (the owner of one of Canada’s grocery store oligopoly members) will still get a chequ

I can understand that! It’s kind of stupid that, for example, Galen Weston (the owner of one of Canada’s grocery store oligopoly members) will still get a cheque in the mail representing some infinitesimal chunk of his income. Same applies to people with regular high paying jobs who use it as monthly fun money or just toss it into a savings account every week. Feels pointless. However, I would also bet the current system of multiple federal and provincial assistance programs with differing eligibility requirements and TONS of staff on the pay roll… might cost the same as “1 cheque per SIN”. It will massively ease up the stress on those systems, possibly even negate the need for quite a few of them. (Even if they don’t seem to plan on cutting any of them based on the article) And on the access side, it’s much less effort, which is the ideal for someone that really needs it. Also the cynical side of me thinks the Canadian banking oligopoly is excited about a monthly payment will be made into their client’s accounts.

thunky 3y ago
> Feels pointless. Not so much when you realize that those with high incomes are just going to give their check right back via taxes . And that money is then used to send checks to others who don't make enough to have to give their check back.
- graypegg 3y ago
  Fair point! I guess similar to CERB which makes a lot of sense!
BeFlatXIII 3y ago
> It’s kind of stupid that, for example, Galen Weston (the owner of one of Canada’s grocery store oligopoly members) will still get a cheque in the mail representing some infinitesimal chunk of his income. Same applies to people with regular high paying jobs who use it as monthly fun money or just toss it into a savings account every week. Feels pointless. Which is a fraction of the money that they already paid in taxes to fund the program in the first place. How was this not self-evident?
- graypegg 3y ago
  Oh… uh well sorry then? I guess it wasn’t self evident to me.

thunky 3y ago

> Feels pointless. Not so much when you realize that those with high incomes are just going to give their check right back via taxes . And that money is then used to send checks to others who don't make enough to have to give their check back.

graypegg 3y ago
Fair point! I guess similar to CERB which makes a lot of sense!

BeFlatXIII 3y ago

> It’s kind of stupid that, for example, Galen Weston (the owner of one of Canada’s grocery store oligopoly members) will still get a cheque in the mail representing some infinitesimal chunk of his income. Same applies to people with regular high paying jobs who use it as monthly fun money or just toss it into a savings account every week. Feels pointless. Which is a fraction of the money that they already paid in taxes to fund the program in the first place. How was this not self-evident?

graypegg 3y ago
Oh… uh well sorry then? I guess it wasn’t self evident to me.