OldSolduer
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Um I am. Where shall we start?
Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC
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1) Nobody is complaining about pensions. We're talking about OAS.
2) When OAS is well over 2% of GDP and heading to 3% by the end of the decade, while defence is struggling to get to and to sustain 2% of GDP, the discussion is quite relevant. It won't be long before a bunch of people start questioning why defence spending needs to be so high. That is what happened in the 90s when cuts had to be made.
3) Y'all ignore posts about defence stuff you don't understand anyway. See the opinion piece I posted from Chris Hadfield about milspace investment. No comment on that. But we'll get the 1000th post about how the reg f is clueless about the reserves. Or some variation thereof.
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I'll throw some red meat.
There is more justification for a full time "Space Force" than a full time Army.
The Space, and Cyber domains are domains where the territory of Canada is under active threat. The Air and Sea domains are also active domains domestically.
Domestically the Terrestrial domain is best managed by the RCMP and the civil authorities.
A foreign service army is used by politicians to buy jobs for auto-workers.
There is more justification for a full time "Space Force" than a full time Army.
The Space, and Cyber domains are domains where the territory of Canada is under active threat. The Air and Sea domains are also active domains domestically.
Domestically the Terrestrial domain is best managed by the RCMP and the civil authorities.
A foreign service army is used by politicians to buy jobs for auto-workers.
"But why is the birth rate so low?"
Geeee. I wonder.
I remember this headline capturing the prevailing state of policy in Canada exactly:
We have the foundations of a full time space force with 3 CSD. And we're about to spend more on space projects than the F-35. But from the discussion here, you'd never know that.
I have already said I don't plan for OAS to be around. And I actively advocate for solutions where I won't collect it. I would much rather that money go to defence, infrastructure, childcare or paying down the deficit. Can you say the same if they offered to cut your OAS tomorrow?
You'll happily find and post a hundred links on the change in a gearbox for a logistic truck. You can put that same enthusiasm to work learning about space.
But if you want something to start, I'll let you research the proposed Canadian alternative to Starshield.
IKnowNothing
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It's arguably wasteful spending that a family of my income level gets what we do via CCB after clawbacks, though it contributed to the decision to have a 2nd so maybe money well spent?
It's objectively stupid that we'd stand to get between 1.5 and 2x more at the same income level in retirement, with adult children and having had a high income working life to build the nest egg required to have that retirement income, pay off the house, etc.
many of the folks in the hotels are illegals and I am not justifying keeping my entitlements I am simply saying that when the government is spending precious borrowed dollars to harbour a criminal (they have crossed the border illegally) it is not possible to justify removing a benefit from people who have contributed for years to the system. Go for it, but only after the illegals and even the legals who are simply milking the system. Then I will agree with you
McG
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So you are opposed to prisons?
IKnowNothing
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There are several 0's difference between RAP spending (~100 Million) per year and Elderly Transfers ~80 Billion)
