[quote="supercommierussian"]
Quote Originally Posted by Rostov
Don't like tax time eh Yanks? Come up here to Canada and see how much we pay in taxes and how much of that goes into pockets of civil servants as opposed to government services. Afterall, "The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy."
Well I dont mind to pay more taxes if they go for a good of all Americans.

Nowdays, our taxes go to military mostly, not healthcare or any social benefits you get in Canada.

And the road to hell is paved with good intentions. In the beginning of our modern social safety net(mid 1970s), all went forward relatively well. However, over the decades, public health care is taking up more and more of the entire budget.(1970 ~ 20%, 2009 ~ 33%, (projected)2025 ~ 45%-50%). Public health care is all fine and well until it starts taking funds from other areas, i.e., education, infrastructure, energy. Stop watching Michael Moore who only cherry picks what he wants his audience to hear.

One final note on social benefits. Public servants in Canada continue to enjoy fine pay and benefits while many in the private sector do with less even they're even able to hold a job. Pay more taxes for government services? Sure, it works when you begin. But more and more of that tax money merely goes to pay administration as opposed to delivering REAL services to the public.