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#51

Off the Record / Re: 2024 US Presidential Elect...

Last post by Jacob - April 18, 2024, 03:51:33 PM

I think your thesis is correct, that video has a larger impact this day and age. It'll be interesting to see how the upcoming deluge of fake video will impact this.

#52

Off the Record / Re: 2024 US Presidential Elect...

Last post by Admiral Yi - April 18, 2024, 03:41:01 PM

Oh, I guess I was mistaken. I thought I read somewhere that recording was not allowed in this court room.

I'm surprised none of the many reporters recorded this when it happened.

I thought you meant all court rooms.

If this particular court does not allow video, then yes, by the rule of pics or it didn't happen, nothing happens in this court.  My thesis is that video recording has an impact on people that reports of journalists or chalk drawings does not.

#53

Off the Record / Re: 2024 US Presidential Elect...

Last post by Jacob - April 18, 2024, 03:31:25 PM

No video is allowed in the court room. Does that mean that nothing happens there?

Plenty of video is allowed in the court room.

Oh, I guess I was mistaken. I thought I read somewhere that recording was not allowed in this court room.

I'm surprised none of the many reporters recorded this when it happened.

#54

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Jacob - April 18, 2024, 03:30:39 PM

Fair enough on the first point - I suppose it depends on how (or whether) the tax brackets change as cost of living changes.

#55

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by HVC - April 18, 2024, 03:12:30 PM

More expensive means you need to draw more money, putting you in a higher tax bracket when you retire. Might not be the same as when you were working, but higher then you planned. Living longer I'll admit i am mistaken, as far as taxes go, but might mean you either run out of rrsp or live a poorer life then was intended.

#56

Off the Record / Re: 2024 US Presidential Elect...

Last post by Admiral Yi - April 18, 2024, 02:58:14 PM

No video is allowed in the court room. Does that mean that nothing happens there?

Plenty of video is allowed in the court room.

#57

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Jacob - April 18, 2024, 02:52:16 PM

Eh? If things get more expensive, then presumably the same amount of money will be in a lower tax bracket the further in the future you get? Same with living longer - if you live longer, you'll need to stretch the same amount longer which will make your yearly payments (and those tax payments) lower?

#58

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by HVC - April 18, 2024, 02:49:04 PM

In theory your RRSP is taxed at a lower rate when you retire because you're in a lower tax bracket. So you reduce your tax burden when you're working and get lower taxed income when you retire. That doesn't always work out, especially as life gets more expensive and people live longer.

#59

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by viper37 - April 18, 2024, 02:27:24 PM

FHSA only last 15 years tho and then the money gets transferred to a RRSP. It's not a long term investment vehicle.

It's really meant to buy a house, to serve as a down payment instead of taking money out of your RRSP and reimbursing it over 20 years (RAP in French).  It's a better tool, for those who can afford it.

Obviously, the timing must be done well.

#60

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by viper37 - April 18, 2024, 02:24:31 PM

If my government-run pension plan goes tits-up I'd be completely screwed.

It your government-run pension goes tits-up, you will have other problems to worry about by then...