Well, he did encourage the protesters as much as possible. I think it's the idea that if you pretend to be on their side then they'll treat you like they're on their side but we all know how that goes.
That being said, they do have a point because the CERB completely fucked over people who were living in downtown Toronto because their rental market was a timebomb that was waiting to go off.
If you have a one-bedroom to yourself, that's $2400 a month but if you're willing to deal with the shit that comes with having 2 roommates you can get it down to $1300 a month.
Then add internet, transportation, a cellphone and food to the mix and see where you end up and that's with zero entertainment, no weed and no booze.
CERB was never going to be enough to keep Toronto running on fumes, crazy immigration and a tight housing supply inflated the cost-of-living to obscene levels.
$1600 a month after taxes? (Not that I believe anyone is making sure to save that $400 a month for next year's taxes.) In Toronto? That's fucking nuts,
These idiots can fuck right off with attacking... the mayor's condo that he uses when visiting the city from Caledon for the sake of their fucking cause, that is bullshit but I would certainly understand a Toronto-wide rent-strike.
Pogey is more money than CERB for most seasonal workers. It's quite easy to get your earning up to the point where you're making the equivalent of $55,000 a year working seasonally.
The real problem with CERB is they made it taxable income given out with no deductions so no one quite realizes just how little they're getting until next tax season.
It'll be quite interesting to see what happens when people who normally make, let's say $80,000 a year and who took 2 months off due to the shutdown realize that they're being taxed at $71,000 a year and that they owe two months worth of taxes.
I'll have my popcorn ready.
Well, he did encourage the protesters as much as possible. I think it's the idea that if you pretend to be on their side then they'll treat you like they're on their side but we all know how that goes.
That being said, they do have a point because the CERB completely fucked over people who were living in downtown Toronto because their rental market was a timebomb that was waiting to go off.
If you have a one-bedroom to yourself, that's $2400 a month but if you're willing to deal with the shit that comes with having 2 roommates you can get it down to $1300 a month.
Then add internet, transportation, a cellphone and food to the mix and see where you end up and that's with zero entertainment, no weed and no booze.
CERB was never going to be enough to keep Toronto running on fumes, crazy immigration and a tight housing supply inflated the cost-of-living to obscene levels.
$1600 a month after taxes? (Not that I believe anyone is making sure to save that $400 a month for next year's taxes.) In Toronto? That's fucking nuts,
These idiots can fuck right off with attacking... the mayor's condo that he uses when visiting the city from Caledon for the sake of their fucking cause, that is bullshit but I would certainly understand a Toronto-wide rent-strike.
CERB is a joke. They should have fast-tracked EI. Don't qualify for EI? Maybe you weren't working to begin with!
Pogey is more money than CERB for most seasonal workers. It's quite easy to get your earning up to the point where you're making the equivalent of $55,000 a year working seasonally.
The real problem with CERB is they made it taxable income given out with no deductions so no one quite realizes just how little they're getting until next tax season.
It'll be quite interesting to see what happens when people who normally make, let's say $80,000 a year and who took 2 months off due to the shutdown realize that they're being taxed at $71,000 a year and that they owe two months worth of taxes.
I'll have my popcorn ready.