OTTAWA – Wealthy Canadians have begun a ‘Freegains convoy’ to Ottawa in their BMW X3s in protest of the government’s plan to raise the inclusion rate on annual capital gains in excess of $250,000.00 dollars. “Not since the city of Toronto tried to build affordable housing in Rosedale has our community been so united in […]
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  • Nomecks@lemmy.caEnglish
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    14 days ago

    As someone who makes ok money I’d like people to understand that there really isn’t lower, middle and upper class. There’s people with “Fuck you” money and people without “Fuck you” money. $250k is not “Fuck you” money.

    • Aux@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      13 days ago

      Well, there IS an upper class here in the UK. It’s the people who own the country for the last thousand of years. Everyone else is a peasant in their eyes, no matter how much money you have.

  • Daniel Quinn@lemmy.caEnglish
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    14 days ago

    I love this. I can just imagine them paying poor people to drive and protest in their place too.