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@PoorlieEducated @QuantumGuard17 And may I ask what the UK has done ? Other than cause the war ? Boots on the ground ? Cease fire negotiations ?

@PoorlieEducated @QuantumGuard17 Sure. And of course no limits to our aid even when the fraud is in the $100’s billions. It’s not just Trump tired of the useless war, it’s the American people too.

🚨 WOW! JD Vance just said LOUD AND CLEAR that we are NO LONGER pretending that "America First" includes ANY other country "[A Ukrainian-American] was sticking his finger in my face saying 'you need to support my country!'" "I said, 'sir, with all due respect, if you're an American, your country is the United States of America—NOT a place that you immigrated from.'" "Whether your family's been here for 300 years or one second, to be an American means to look out for Americans FIRST — and that's the perspective we have to take to our immigration policy."

@BradC_84 @financedystop I’m Californian. I love California. But even I know that’s not true by a huge margin. Add in that we don’t have much hiring, and net exodus of people, and it’s obvious where the action is at the moment.

@financedystop And they all don’t add up to the GDP of California. Or remove Texas and Florida and then tell us about the boom belt.

The “Boom Belt” is basically America’s new economic engine. 11 states: Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Together, these states would have the 3rd largest GDP in the world. They’re responsible for around 70% of U.S. population growth and 57% of all new jobs.

@jasonpereira @CanadaTaxGuy Not so. While much is not counted - anything worth more than $10k is. Cars, furniture - like a dining set, you gave an expensive rug ?

@RobOberTech @CanadaTaxGuy This is completely incorrect The only way those would be subject to it is if they had deferred capital gains Everything you just listed there is typically depreciates with time.

I’m a CPA and tax expert. Canada has a lot of silly taxes and dumb tax rules. But exit taxes actually make sense. And it’s not some sort of ‘theft’. In fact, many countries (including the US) have them. 🧵

@Noellenarwhal Um, you left out the word “suicidal”. Sort of the active concept of his book.

Dude who wrote a whole book about why he thinks empathy is bad, goes on internet whining that the people he bashed in his book won't give him any empathy It's quite remarkable

@jasonpereira @CanadaTaxGuy Last time I read the law, it included all personal property: cars, furniture, etc. that is punitive

@CanadaTaxGuy “How dare Canada not let someone leave without paying tax on income that was never taxed!”

@CanadaTaxGuy If you read the law, it includes many personal assets - like furniture. The point is to punish

Yes, Canada has high taxes. Yes, Canada has some dumb tax rules. But exit tax is not one of them. And there is tax planning available so you can pay less.

@sp123456561 @ExcelFrozeOver @vesperdigital @GadSaad Then why aren’t all the migrants paying into Canada ? We’re talking about someone who generated wealth and tax base for Canada. It has been a two way street. Just admit you want to punish people.

@RobOberTech @ExcelFrozeOver @vesperdigital @GadSaad Income tax is not enough for a country who took you in. That's arrogant.

The Great Scam After what @GadSaad posted yesterday, something I had no idea existed... an "Exit Tax" I did some digging. This is what I found. Canada's departure tax is one of the biggest scam taxes on the books. Apparently when you leave the country, the government treats you as if you sold every investment you own, even if you sold nothing. You get hit with a tax bill on money you never touched, never withdrew, never spent. They literally invented a fake sale to justify taking your money. Here's what makes it even worse. The stocks they're taxing? Those are foreign companies. Apple, Samsung, whatever you hold, those grew because of what those businesses did in their own countries, their own markets, with their own workers. Canada had absolutely nothing to do with it. Zero. But they still want a cut just because you happened to live here while you owned them. They did nothing and still want to be paid like they did. And before 1996 this didn't even exist the way it does now. Chrétien's government expanded it that year and buried it in section 128.1(4)(b) of the Income Tax Act like they hoped nobody would notice. Italy doesn't do this. Portugal doesn't. Belgium, Switzerland, the UK, none of them pull this shit. You paid income tax every year. You paid sales tax. Property tax. You held up your end of the deal the whole damn time. And when you decide to go live somewhere else, they hit you with a bill for money that was never real to begin with. Canada under any Liberal is a Scam!

@sp123456561 @ExcelFrozeOver @vesperdigital @GadSaad They do. It’s called income tax.

@RobOberTech @ExcelFrozeOver @vesperdigital @GadSaad Aside from Indigenous people, anyone in North America should pay for the privilege of living, learning and earning from the country they make home.

@kencu_web @vesperdigital @GadSaad Is he renouncing citizenship ?

@RobOberTech @vesperdigital @GadSaad which is 99% of the people we are talking about, including @GadSaad

@kencu_web @vesperdigital @GadSaad US only does it if you renounce citizenship & you are high net worth.

@vesperdigital @GadSaad Nearly every single Western democracy, including the USA, does exactly the same thing, as they should.

@sp123456561 @ExcelFrozeOver @vesperdigital @GadSaad “I don’t mind it happening to that one person I don’t like, so it’s OK”…

@ExcelFrozeOver @vesperdigital @GadSaad He chose to leave and trashed Canada before, during and after his departure. And frankly, he's being used for his messaging by those in the US who want to turn Canada into the 51st State. Show me your friends and I will know who you are.

@vesperdigital @GadSaad California is trying to institute this as well. Really, it’s an acknowledgement that people who have built wealth will leave in such a hostile environment. It’s the new Berlin Wall; trying to stop people escaping. It’s the opposite of a free society.

@joncoopertweets @BryanInteriors And ineptitude, war mongering, corruption…

@BryanInteriors Yes, truly. I miss those days.

Imagine Trump ever being invited to join a photo like this — not in a million years. Four presidents. Zero drama. Just smiles, respect, and a shared love of country. 🇺🇸

@Deathryy92 @EricRStPierre @kcarnahan_ Most shootings are in Chicago, nyc, Baltimore, etc. why you would go to those fallen cities, when the US is so wide open, I don’t know.

@EricRStPierre @kcarnahan_ Thats the biggest load of shit I've ever heard. Daily school shootings aren't enough of a problem for you yet?

Question of the day: As a Canadian, if you were granted free citizenship to the USA, would you take it?

@GadSaad It’s the new equivalent of the Berlin Wall.

Following a very difficult meeting with my accountant, I just found out how much it is going to cost me in terms of an "exit tax" to leave Quebec and Canada. No human being in a free society should have their hard-earned money stolen in this manner. I'm genuinely numb. I'm speechless.

@EricRStPierre Already did it.

@PoorlieEducated @QuantumGuard17 Seriously ? You should know 1994 Budapest agreement. “US committed to seeking UN Security Council assistance if Ukraine was attacked, but did not bind the U.S. to military intervention” share.google/aimode/XjhVACE…

@RobOberTech @QuantumGuard17 Which agreement? Be specific please.

@agibson62 @LauraBabcock You know he’s supposed to manage the government for the benefit of the people ? None of what you said has any benefit. But we do know he’s destroying GDP and there’s now a recession.

@LauraBabcock He has an all around appeal..suits by day, athletic wear for the game and not afraid to show his enthusiasm, pride, intelligence (real intelligence without telling people his IQ!), wit and sense of humour. Right man for our country!

So awesome to have an awesome Prime Minister 🇨🇦

@BurgomasterX @sarobertson_ Yes. But that’s been inept governments. Fraud and graft and stupidity. Mission in Iran was very clear. No nukes. No mission for ukrain. If waste and fraud is managed, best arms possible is a Swiss investment. Contrast to UK navy who couldn’t leave Harbour

@RobOberTech @sarobertson_ That’s what I mean. That’s why it’s bad to waste money on missions with no clear objectives or missions where the objectives are never met. Like most of our missions the past many decades

"Allies that are happiest to go on about the rules-based international order and middle powers banding together still seem to think the era of free riding is here." Carney’s Davos speech clearly lives rent‑free in the heads of the Trump administration.