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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ontario@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 months ago

Are we supposed to pretend Doug Ford’s $200 ‘rebate’ isn’t a pre-election bribe?

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Are we supposed to pretend Doug Ford’s $200 ‘rebate’ isn’t a pre-election bribe?

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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ontario@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 months ago
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Opinion: Are we supposed to pretend Doug Ford’s $200 ‘rebate’ isn’t a pre-election bribe?
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Other premiers have sent constituents rebate cheques, but as a bonus from a surplus. Mr. Ford’s government is billions of dollars in the red
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    75% tax exemption on provincial political donations, so if you donate to the NDP you spend $50 and the provincial government sends $150 supporting them.

    http://www.ontario.ca/page/political-contribution-tax-credit-individuals

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      So by giving that 200 check to the NPD. I’d be forcing the Ford government to also give money to the NPD?

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        Effectively yes.

        They give you $200. You give the NDP $200. You get $150 back at tax time.

        Now you have $150, the NDP has $200, so you’ve effectively had Ford give the NDP $150.

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          This should be a campaign. Imagine if even 5% of people gave their $200 to the NDP. It would be so funny if this election bribe gave the NDP enough money to win

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          :) perfect

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