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> That is bullshit.

> Quebec can provide all kinds of things with the billions of dollars it takes away from the people of other provinces every year.

Please avoid inflammatory, political/ideological outbursts like this on HN.

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> extremely juvenile and uninformed take

Please edit swipes of comments on HN. If someone seems uninformed to you, think about how to educate rather than deride.

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There's a wildly misinformed group that spends a lot of time whining about equalization payments without understanding the first thing about them.

It depends where the gov spends it. And it’s more like mugging because theft doesn’t necessarily imply there’s a gun whereas with taxation there is.

Taxation without representation could not be juvenile thinking, it's a founding concept of my country which seems to be lost today

> Taxation without representation could not be juvenile thinking, it's a founding concept of my country which seems to be lost today

If by "my country" you mean the US, it's perfectly happy with taxation without representation. Current examples include the District of Columbia, certain situations in U.S. territories, and permanent residents. Past examples e.g. women.

Isn't OP just arguing that, on balance, the other provinces subsidize Quebec via federal taxes?

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