Thread by @ronmortgageguy

The Massive Numbers Of Canada's Government Employees Is Unmanageable

Look at one department: CRA

59K Employees for 41M population

Comparisons:

90K Employees US IRS for 341M population
19K Employees Australian ATO 26M population
56K Employees Japan NTA 125M population

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There are some differences between the responsibilities of each of the Tax organizations in these counties but NOTHING that would explain the Mind Boggling size of Canada's CRA

This is just one example: the size of the Canadian Public sector is massive

The Biggest Worry:

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These are effectively permanent employees & we fund the Government payroll by super high taxation & even worse: Canada BORROWS to make the Government payroll

Yeah, we BORROW at interest to pay our employees

This is a sure path to economic destruction

What's the answer?

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Clearly FAR FEWER EMPLOYEES is the answer

If we reduced the CRA employee group by 20K people would taxes STOP being collected?

Clearly NOT

But would service to Tax Payers deteriorate radically?

How could it get worse?

Ever call CRA?

How fast was that call picked up?

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Once you got through to CRA were you passed on to another department for another 30 minute wait? And once you got through & explained your problem were you ever told that was STILL the wrong department?

Look there are some excellent professional people working at CRA

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But the way they operate the department is insane

How the hell could CRA ever justify having likely the largest group of people on EARTH to collect taxes that are 75% collected AUTOMATICALLY through payroll deduction, GST at purchase level & duties collected on some imports

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59K people working at something that's 75% purely automatic?

And most outrageous: Canada BORROWS money to make that payroll

It's insane