$636M in CERB benefits paid to 300,000 teens aged 15 to 17

[QUOTE=greatwhite;1143795 you start to really believe that money just comes out of thin air.[/QUOTE]

Close GW. They believe it grows on trees so that's why they're planting 2 billion more in the next few years.

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Originally Posted by fratri

Ya, just crazy..... What lesson did they just teach our youth....

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Vote Liberal...

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Originally Posted by greatwhite

But what they will learn is some kid's who were smart and work hard will have money when they grow up. My youngest not even 16 yet has been working since he was 14 on and off has already put aside 5 grand for college and should have 20 - 25 K by the time he is 18. These other people will be the ones crying no fair in the future.

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Unfortunately it will be kids like yours that will ultimately pay the price (taxes) because their the ones working :(

Yes but they will have a heft head start over the others. My kid's also know how to work, something very few Liberals including Trudeau know nothing about.

They will also be able to sell lots of stuff that is tax free money.

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Originally Posted by fratri

Unfortunately it will be kids like yours that will ultimately pay the price (taxes) because their the ones working :(

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Originally Posted by sawbill

Close GW. They believe it grows on trees so that's why they're planting 2 billion more in the next few years.

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It does, its called weed, can't miss the greenhouses along Niagara vineyards. Many more across the country, set up to fund the Liberal party.

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Originally Posted by greatwhite

For most of these kids the government basically paid them double what they would have made working. My son knows a few kids who actually quit their jobs to get the CERB.

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Quitting their jobs should have made them ineligible. To get CERB, they had to do weekly reports, and it would be a total breakdown of the system if the government ignored a situation where someone intentionally quit to get CERB ... CERB is there for people who lost their jobs or were placed on temporary suspension due to the circumstances ...

So unless those kids lied or didn't declare they intentionally quit ... they should claw back that money.

They likely will be clawing back the money on many but looking at the criteria and how many.

636,000,000/2000 and / 4 months = 79,500 teens... as a rough estimate

There are alot that would fit that, over 15, they couldn't work (seasonal or temp work say at parks, camping grounds, restaurants...), made more than $5000 in 2019 etc.
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-age...who-apply.html

That number isn't good and seems poorly run as usual but atleast it went to people instead of say ... a "charity" that had paid the Trudeau family over $400,000.

Monthly reports no you could leave your job if concerned about Covid.

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Originally Posted by MarkB

Quitting their jobs should have made them ineligible. To get CERB, they had to do weekly reports, and it would be a total breakdown of the system if the government ignored a situation where someone intentionally quit to get CERB ... CERB is there for people who lost their jobs or were placed on temporary suspension due to the circumstances ...

So unless those kids lied or didn't declare they intentionally quit ... they should claw back that money.

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