2023 Federal Budget discussion

[killramos]

I spend easily $800/month on groceries and that’s with us eating out a lot.

[msommers]

We mainly shop at Superstore, rarely at Walmart or Coop, and some staples at Costco. I wish we could go to a nice butcher more often, for all types of meat, but it's just not in the cards these days. Used to go to the Farmer's Market a lot but most of the produce (except in the summer) is just more expensive, same item things I see at other groceries stores. Fuck those guys.

For two of us, we have consistently been spending $800/month on groceries but this is nothing new. We go out for a nicer dinner a few nights a month, nothing crazy.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

We spend around $150 a week for two at superstore plus $55/week food box.

[bjstare]

Mods should split into grocery MEGA thread.

[littledan]

all this wealth redistribution is great! I'm sure at any moment now I'm going to be on the receiving end of these transfers... any moment now...

[killramos]

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all this wealth redistribution is great! I'm sure at any moment now I'm going to be on the receiving end of these transfers... any moment now...

Just stop going to work and the liberals will throw money at you

It’s called progress

[JRSC00LUDE]

I don't spend 300 a month on groceries but I only eat at home maybe 4 meals a week on average I guess.

[mr2mike]

A thing of cheese was $26 at co-op. Swear it used to be $17 not long ago. Easy to walk out with $100 in groceries and barely be carrying anything.

[Buster]

Inflation is a transfer of wealth to the wealthy from the poor and middle class

[ExtraSlow]

Shit, in that case I guess beyond supports it.

[davidI]

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Inflation is a transfer of wealth to the wealthy from the poor and middle class

How so?

I see it as benefiting primarily those loaded up with the most debt which are typically those holding significant assets/collateral.

Edit: I misread your post. I completely agree.

[Buster]

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How so?

I see it as benefiting primarily those loaded up with the most debt which are typically those holding significant assets/collateral.

Edit: I misread your post. I completely agree.

To be fair, my post was worded like shit.

[mr2mike]

[Xtrema]

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Just stop going to work and the liberals will throw money at you

It’s called progress

Only when NDP got Liberal by the balls. Otherwise, money will only go to cronies instead of the public.

So I heard a poison pill is added so future gov can't remove carbon tax, that true?

[pheoxs]

Here is a list of some of the more significant funding initiatives in Budget 2023.

• $43B in net new spending over six years.
• 3 main priorities: health care/dental, affordability and clean economy.
• Doubling of GST rebate extended for lower income Canadians, up to $467 for a family.
• $13B over five years to implement dental care plan for families earning less than $90K.
• $20B over six years for tax credits to promote investment in green technologies.
• $4B over five years for an Indigenous housing strategy.
• $359 million over five years for programs addressing the opioid crisis.
• $158 million over three years for a suicide prevention hotline, launching Nov. 30.
• Creation of new agency to combat foreign interference.
• Deficit for 2022-23 expected to be $43B, higher than projected in the fall.
• Higher than expected deficits projected for next 5 years.
• Federal debt hits $1.18 trillion. Debt-to-GDP ratio will rise slightly over next 2 years.

Spend, spend, spend, it seems. Last 3 points are appalling, can't even act like things are improving.

[jutes]

Money isn’t real, it’s just numbers in the innanets.

[vengie]

Canadian gov is spending $70bn/yr to service their debt.
Lol, $70bn covers a lot of social programs.

[mr2mike]

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Spend, spend, spend, it seems. Last 3 points are appalling, can't even act like things are improving.

So no reign in on spending.
No numbing lube credit?

I've gotta move more money out of Cdn currency.

[killramos]

Have the liberals ever one time even come close to hitting one of their budgets?

I give it as much credibility as if it was written by Bernie Madoff. Maybe less.

[tirebob]

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Have the liberals ever one time even come close to hitting one of their budgets?

I give it as much credibility as if it was written by Bernie Madoff. Maybe less.

Definitely less...