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- From: dmanke@sanjuan (Dennis Manke)
- Subject: Re: UI Benfits Cut
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 23:50:45 GMT
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- In article <Bzpo3x.E4u@mach1.wlu.ca> dmccrea6@mach1.wlu.ca (doug mccready F) writes:
- >
- >Problem here is what if you drive the well-educated (higher income people)
- >or their capital out of the country? Who will pay for the jobs to be
- >created? I do not consider myself rich - indeed, I can barely pay my monthly
- >bills as it is but my taxes are now much higher than they would be if I
- >moved and there are many others like me. I could consider moving if taxes
- >rise much more. While I do not supply much in the way of capital, I do teach
- >University students and I provide the government with many thousands of
- >dollars - where would they get the money if I moved? Think before you talk!
- >
- >
-
- Why should taxes rise? Currently there is a whole lot of people
- (self employed) who get away without paying for UIC which as you
- have recognized is a welfare system and not an insurance.
-
- If UIC where really UIC and the welfare aspect was
- funded through general revenue, then you would pay a ***LOT***
- less in premiums and probably less in taxes (if you believe there
- won't be a tax grab) since it would get rid of the loop hole that
- self employed people have (they would pay their fare share for the
- welfare part + if they elected, they would pay for UIC in some
- appropriate insurance bracket that covers in total their risk).
-
- I won't claim this would solve the problem,
- but it is not as big an issue as you an economist make it appear.
-
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