Ok thx guys, I'll pass it on.
Now for my rant -- A few years ago I crashed my oddy, broke my back and destroyed/totaled the machine. Search and rescue was called out, a helicopter with long line, another helicopter (medivac), ICU and an 8 day stay in intensive care, 1 MRI, 2 CT scans. Total cost to me ------- $80
The $80 is what we all pay if we have to call an ambulance. It don't matter if it's a helicopter.
I can hear all of you going OHHHHHHH AHHHHHHH OHHHHHH that's great.
NO IT'S NOT !!!!
Like all things in life -- nothing is FREE.
As we speak today gasoline here is $1.17/liter. That's $5.26/gal imperial. Almost $5 usa gal.
Also 50% of my paycheck is ultimately going to taxes.
They pull 20% federal tax off my check right off the top before I even hold it. We have a 6% GST and 6% PST sales tax on anything you buy. So that's another 12% of my paycheck. So far we have 32% tax on my wages. Now we have a "carbon tax" that the current Liberal PM introduced. I'm not sure how much that costs me. We also have user fees, levies, eco fee (on things like paint etc), delivery fee (on natural gas to heat my house), I could go on and on. At the end of the day 50% of my pay is gone to taxes and that's for my whole working life. I'm a certified millwright and make above average wages (usually union) and can just get by. Like was stated above: I don't know how people on minimum wage can survive.
CO
Edit:Milk $4.88/gal
Cheese $8/lb
Chicken $8/lb
Red meat $11/lb
loaf of bread $5
Do I need to go on ??
https://www.numbeo.com/food-prices/in/VancouverCO