What I find to be wrong in our economy is the grossly unfair distribution of wealth. There are too many people trying to survive at a minimum wage and there are scandalously high CEO salaries, many times the average of the workers in the same company. The middle-class, the typical lot of the modestly-educated ordinary folk, is being wiped out by current economic conditions, and the have-it-alls are notoriously unrepentant. It makes me sad to think that my children are headed for a life that will be harder and less rewarding that what I enjoyed.

Did you even read my last post?

As an immigrant, and as a person from overseas ghetto, and as a person who went to a ghetto school in this country, I can tell you that you speak out of your ass and you have no idea how good underprivileged people got it here in Canada

In fact, I am offended by people like you who say that these people need more, I stand on my feet now, because me and my parents worked hard when we got to this country, seeing how social (in political sense of the word) this country is and how much they provide for people to get going. If others are not able to get going with all these resources that they are provided with, especially Canadians, well sir, it's only their fault.

Originally Posted by MrPlinkett

Did you even read my last post?

As an immigrant, and as a person from overseas ghetto, and as a person who went to a ghetto school in this country, I can tell you that you speak out of your ass and you have no idea how good underprivileged people got it here in Canada

In fact, I am offended by people like you who say that these people need more, I stand on my feet now, because me and my parents worked hard when we got to this country, seeing how social (in political sense of the word) this country is and how much they provide for people to get going. If others are not able to get going with all these resources that they are provided with, especially Canadians, well sir, it's only their fault.

He is completely right. I mean you have everything you need in Canada to live a good life and have opportunity for growth. Health care is covered in our taxes, education is fairly priced (compare it to the USA, where tuition for a 4 year degree is an average of 200,000$ and student loans require you to pay interest once you begin attending unlike Canada where you pile up interest after you graduate). Our lower/middle class in Canada lives a lot better than 98% of the world.

So to be educated, successful and driven is a sin? Okay. Good to know.

While I do disagree with executives getting massive payouts when a company is faltering (especially bank executives getting payouts when they're being propped up by taxpayers), they do an incredible amount of work and set the direction of a company. Pretty sure they deserve to be paid more than the guy who mixes Chemical A and Chemical B to yield Chemical C.

Originally Posted by eullwm

So to be educated, successful and driven is a sin? Okay. Good to know.

While I do disagree with executives getting massive payouts when a company is faltering (especially bank executives getting payouts when they're being propped up by taxpayers), they do an incredible amount of work and set the direction of a company. Pretty sure they deserve to be paid more than the guy who mixes Chemical A and Chemical B to yield Chemical C.

So many jobs lay in the hands of the executives. I totally agree with you. They have extremely stressful jobs because the job of all their employees lay within their hands.

Originally Posted by MrPlinkett

Did you even read my last post?

As an immigrant, and as a person from overseas ghetto, and as a person who went to a ghetto school in this country, I can tell you that you speak out of your ass and you have no idea how good underprivileged people got it here in Canada

In fact, I am offended by people like you ...

Of course I read your last post, and comprehended it fully. I, too, am an immigrant and a refugee. My parents and I worked hard, and now I enjoy a relatively comfortable life.

Even though you don't seem ready to admit it, we probably share the same values. What separates us, is that I also learned to use the English language correctly. (It was my third, of perhaps a dozen.)

Private firms have the right to pay their CEOs whatever they like, period. It has nothing to do with any of us. Government agencies are funded by the all-suffering taxpayer, and the sunshine list is there to provide that accountability and transparency as to where tax dollars are going.

I live under the poverty line and support myself with osap plus two part time jobs. No support from my parent (single parent) with the exception of a small check at Christmas. Said parent earns a very good living as a commission-based salesperson, and worked her way up from the very bottom when she was abandoned with two kids to raise and no financial support.

I don't begrudge her for her income; she pays about half of it to taxes and donates to charity frequently, and although she is the so-called 1% in Canada, she earned it. I also don't feel it is her responsibility to support me.

As for me, I work hard and get by, and I have every opportunity to succeed in this country. I have healthcare, a decent minimum wage and an education that is highly subsidized. I have debt, but I don't feel buried. I work a lot and go to school, but have more than enough time to have a social life (and enough money to fund one). There are many worse off, but many also fail to take responsibility.

There are many issues with income inequality, but I believe there are many opportunities to succeed in this country, and the sunshine list has nothing to do with anything but transparency in government expenditures.