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Jordan7hm posted:Don't think they're regulated by the CRTC, so no. Whatever then, add a 20% entertainment tax or something then add GST EvidenceBasedQuack posted:The recent increases from the initial $7 monthly rate exceed the potential tax. Also I'm sure a lot of subscribers switched to the 4k super premium plan without having 4k tv sets or 5 devices streaming simultaneously. I like Netflix but I'm not fooled into thinking they're the good guys. 75 cents was based off the new 14.99 price for their top plan and who cares what increases Netflix puts out there anyways? This is about government revenue and the best places to get more of it.
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DariusLikewise posted:Does Netflix have to follow CanCon rules? No, they don't. Thankfully. e: also seriously? Do you people remember this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM-vz_CKZP8
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/canada-out-of-reach-1.4348441 So is there ever a point where this proves unsustainable and Toronto and Vancouver collapse?
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Oct 11, 2017 18:45
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TheKingofSprings posted:http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/canada-out-of-reach-1.4348441 No, those are World Class Cities like London and New York. nobody expects to be able to live in those cities so why do entitled millennials think they have the right to afford rent in Vancouver and Toronto. simply move to Ottawa and write opinion pieces to afford a home there.
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Oct 11, 2017 18:50
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TheKingofSprings posted:http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/canada-out-of-reach-1.4348441 Nope, this is the new normal.
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Oct 11, 2017 18:52
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TheKingofSprings posted:http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/canada-out-of-reach-1.4348441 Whinging about home prices? Let's hope not or the Canadian press will collapse. Love that "common sense" hot take re: rent control, that's conveniently disproven by the complete lack of rental development when it didn't apply to post 1991 developments.
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Oct 11, 2017 18:57
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infernal machines posted:Whinging about home prices? Let's hope not or the Canadian press will collapse. Rentals being built is not simply a question of whether rent control exists or not but all else being equal if rent control is enacted it will definitely make rentals less likely to be built.
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Possibly, but that'd be difficult to prove given that they were already not being built. Besides which, the existence of rent control does nothing to prevent developers/landlords from setting the rent as they see fit, unless they already have a tenant. And as soon as the unit is unoccupied the rent can be set arbitrarily again. The landlords' dilemma is "but what if I rent to someone, and they continue to pay me at the rate I set for them, with inflationary yearly increases?". This doesn't significantly alter the business case for renting or developing rental property. e: Rent control also does not prevent one-off increases to cover major repairs, upgrades, etc. There is virtually no case where rent control will cause a landlord to lose money, if they were already breaking even or profitable. infernal machines fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Oct 11, 2017 |
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infernal machines posted:Possibly, but that'd be difficult to prove given that they were already not being built. Besides which, the existence of rent control does nothing to prevent developers/landlords from setting the rent as they see fit, unless they already have a tenant. And as soon as the unit is unoccupied the rent can be set arbitrarily again. Difficult to prove? If all else is equal and rent control is enacted, investors and landlords are going to see that as an improvement? An encouragement to rent out? Anyway, I responded because you were talking about rental development, not rent price increases on existing units. You said there was a complete lack of rental development when the 1991 rules (here in Ontario) wouldn't have impeded that development but there are other factors at play in encouraging rental construction than just rent control, though it will place a downward pressure.
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Lobok posted:Difficult to prove? If all else is equal and rent control is enacted, investors and landlords are going to see that as an improvement? An encouragement to rent out? I'm saying, as implemented, it has no effect on whether investors and landlords have a business case for renting/development of rental properties. Being able to arbitrarily increase rents at any point could make it more profitable, but Ontario rent control legislation, as-is, will never make it unprofitable. The complete lack of rental development despite the previous lack of rent control was largely attributable to the fact that condo development was more immediately profitable, with constantly rising prices in markets like Toronto. Rent control (or lack of) doesn't factor into that, it's true. My original point was about this gem: quote:Rent control, recently imposed province-wide by Ontario, instantly creates two classes of renters, the lucky and unlucky, and instantly discourages potential new landlords, capping their income but not their expenses. What small investor would now buy a rental property in Ontario? Which makes perfect sense if you're an idiot*, but does not accurately reflect the business case/risks for investing in rental properties. *Many small scale landlords are in fact idiots. infernal machines fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Oct 11, 2017 |
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But rental income is supposed to completely pay the mortgage on the rental property, and i am to be provided passive income for taking the risk of borrowing as much money as banks will give me to buy rental properties. Maybe you idiots just don't understand business 
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DariusLikewise posted:This is about government revenue and the best places to get more of it. We're in agreement. GST/HST on Netflix is negligible to subscribers, but the government could draw additional revenue and make it fairer to digital content providers based in Canada. CanCon: can we have a reboot of the Littlest Hobo? Thanks
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Of course the main point of "Shut up about social justice and move to Timmins if you can't hack it in Toronto, free market bitches!" was also wonderful.
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EvidenceBasedQuack posted:We're in agreement. GST/HST on Netflix is negligible to subscribers, but the government could draw additional revenue and make it fairer to digital content providers based in Canada. pff ain't no real Canadian show, they's usin one of them German dogs
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Maybe the government should tax staff discounts to really stick it to those sears CEOs buying $10m worth of discount lawnmowers with their bonuses.
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CLAM DOWN posted:No, they don't. Thankfully. Look how relatable and dreamy Stephen is in that video, such an old stock Canadian. TheKingofSprings posted:http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/canada-out-of-reach-1.4348441 This opinion piece is a loving joke
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Separate postin': Liberals are telling the CRA not to tax employee discounts http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-government-cra-employee-discount-1.4349651 quote:The national revenue minister is blaming bureaucrats at the Canada Revenue Agency for hatching a plan to tax employee discounts, backpedalling on a new interpretation of the tax code she says she never approved in the first place while instructing the agency to pull the plans from its website.
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DariusLikewise posted:This opinion piece is a loving joke Maybe he farmed this one out to his brother
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Can't wait for some company to start paying its workers below minimum wage by claiming their employee discounts mean the worker is still getting compensated at the minimum rate.
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Is this how policies are test flown now?
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Postess with the Mostest posted:Maybe he farmed this one out to his brother Yeah, I could see him deadpan reading that on Weekend Update.
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DariusLikewise posted:Does Netflix have to follow CanCon rules? No but they have to secure Canadian licensing for content. The problem is that securing the licenses is so complicated and therefore involves so much work that it doesn't justify the return for Netflix so they basically just say "gently caress it" to a huge amount of material and that's why the Canadian library is so inferior to the American one.
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flakeloaf posted:pff ain't no real Canadian show, they's usin one of them German dogs The original Littlest Hobo, aired in the 50's, was actually American.  I actually think CanCon is important as a cultural issue, and if the future of media is streaming services, that's a bridge we're going to have to cross sooner or later.
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Postess with the Mostest posted:Maybe he farmed this one out to his brother Colour me surprised that I didn't make that connection
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Bring back Ray Bradbury Theatre while you're at it. The world needs more young Jeff Goldblum in a sleepy Albertan town threatening to murder a drunk.
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Poor PC party. They never had a chance. There was no one in the leadership race that didn't look like a ventriloquist dummy animated by pure spite.
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What is WITH the PC party and electing haunted house mannequin leaders? Like who were the last PC leaders that actually looked like people? Joe Clark, Mike Harris, and Ralph Klein?
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InfiniteZero posted:The problem is that securing the licenses is so complicated and therefore involves so much work that it doesn't justify the return for Netflix so they basically just say "gently caress it" to a huge amount of material and that's why the Canadian library is so inferior to the American one. This seems to be the reason why the BBC doesn't bother to make much of it's TV available overseas either. PBS picks up a few of course, but if you want to watch some even the bigger comedy series it's pretty much  all the way down.
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Apparently there was a conference call with Bill Morneau today and he hinted that the Liberals are now going to lower the small business tax rate in addition to eliminating dividend sprinkling
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Just voted in Calgary. Man reading over the profiles for trustees and councilors is.... sad. Everyone running is either a 25 year old idealist or 65 year old retired person who is very concerned about the trees in their neighborhood.
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Even if that were the case (it isn't), the middle class that Trump is supposedly interested in improving is a completely different middle class than the one found in Canada, and any additional benefits Trump secures for the former will necessarily come at the expense of the latter. This seems trivially obvious.
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Trees are something to be very concerned about though? Used properly they're a huge component to perceived pedestrian safety, they're just generally desirable, and they didn't get there by accident.
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Falstaff posted:Even if that were the case (it isn't), the middle class that Trump is supposedly interested in improving is a completely different middle class than the one found in Canada, and any additional benefits Trump secures for the former will necessarily come at the expense of the latter. This seems trivially obvious. Trade doesn't have to be zero-sum though? Theoretically the American middle class could be producing green widgets and the Canadian middle class could be producing blue widgets and we could trade them and everyone could have more widgets than if we each tried to produce both green and blue widgets. In practice, lol Trudeau bad
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PittTheElder posted:Trees are something to be very concerned about though? Used properly they're a huge component to perceived pedestrian safety, they're just generally desirable, and they didn't get there by accident. I'm just being a jackass making fun of old people who use city council as a city level home owners association.
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PittTheElder posted:Trees are something to be very concerned about though? Used properly they're a huge component to perceived pedestrian safety, they're just generally desirable, and they didn't get there by accident. They probably meant that one tree a little too close to aforementioned senior's lawn that drops horse chestnuts on the grass and all the little rascal get on the lawn to grab them for Chestnut fights and let me tell you we didn't have this kind of rough housing back in my day we worked in the helium mine and we liked goldang you.
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vyelkin posted:Trade doesn't have to be zero-sum though? In theory, yes. In practice, I'd suggest that NAFTA, as implemented, has been solidly on the lovely side for Canada overall. More importantly, in the present reality we're talking about, we have one party opening up a trade agreement to make amendments from a position of strength. There's no scenario outside of the completely absurd where this turns out to be a boon for the weaker party.
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