The carbon tax has weighed heavily on many Canadians' minds as yet another increase has been imposed on us.
Just what we needed, right? Higher taxes.
On April 1, the carbon tax once again hit hard-working Canadians who are already suffering. If we had to pay all our taxes upfront, Tax Freedom Day, calculated by the Fraser Institute, will be in the middle of June this year.
A person making $20 per hour will gross around $41,600 a year. Now let us cut that in half since the first six months belongs to taxes.
The amount that remains is $21,000 for people to pay their housing needs, buy fuel, pay for power, groceries and vehicle needs.
Let us do the math. Rent at $1,000 a month takes care of $12,000, leaving a person with $9,000 a year to pay for the rest.
Even if groceries were only $100 per week, for the month this is $400, adding up to $4,800 a year. We all know that this is not a realistic number for groceries.
This leaves $4,200 for gas, heat, power and a phone. No internet or cable and nothing extra because you do not have enough money.
According to my internet search, the average Saskatchewan person makes $47,761 a year.
Recently I watched the movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner. This is one of my favourite movies, but as I was watching this movie, it made me think and compare how taxes are today.
Little John and his crew retreated to the trees as they had no choice. They were left homeless and fighting for their next meal.
The Sheriff of Nottingham is similar to our federal government today. The Sheriff taxed the people until they could no longer afford to remain in their homes, and pay for food and anything else that was needed.
More people are going to the food banks in the last year in order to feed their families, and food banks are asking for more donations so they can help these families in dire need.
When will this end? How much more can families take?
Robin Hood and Little John joined forces, and it was Robin Hood who no longer wanted to sit back and take the abuse from the Sheriff of Nottingham. He talked to the people and made them realize if they continued to allow Sheriff to rule the country, they would remain poor and homeless.
They began to take back what was theirs and soon Sheriff's followers realized that Robin Hood’s way was much better.
Does this not sound similar to what is going on in our country? In many ways it is the same.
Instead of giving back to the people, the government spends the taxpayers' money foolishly, leaving many Canadians on the brink of being homeless and unable to feed their families.
Last year alone, over 1.9 million people used a food bank, which was a record. I do not believe this is a record that should be set by any means.
The Sheriff of Nottingham gave to his so-called friends, those who felt he cared about them but in the end, all he cared about was himself and more power.
Theft is on the rise. Is this because people need to feed their families?
Drinking and drugs are on the rise. Is this because of the frustration of trying to make ends meet?
When the money is left in the pockets of the people, the economy always does well, and when this happens everyone does well.
We need a Robin Hood to stop this crazy tax issue.
Who do you think will be our Robin Hood?
