Burger King Wants to Buy Tim Hortons and Become Canadian Tax Cheaters

[FORD]

C'mon dude, get with the times...

Legal!!!

Ah...ok. I heard something about this earlier today, but the story came from the Telegraph in the UK (ironically enough) so being a tabloid paper, I thought they probably got the story wrong. They mentioned "fizzy drinks with cannabis extract" and mentioned that they were supposedly on sale in Washington state now, which I thought was a little suspect, given that last I heard, the hurdles the state was imposing to get edibles on the market were fairly high, and they were projecting it would be several months before they would make it into the stores.

Now that I see the brand is "homegrown" (er, so to speak) it makes more sense that they could clear those hurdles faster. Looks like an interesting idea. I'll probably try them..... as long as there's not any high fructose corn poison in it, of course!

[ELVIS]

I'm trying to make an excuse to visit my sister in Federal Way...

[ELVIS]

as long as there's not any high fructose corn poison in it, of course!

There is not !!!

[Seshmeister]

Ah...ok. I heard something about this earlier today, but the story came from the Telegraph in the UK (ironically enough) so being a tabloid paper, I thought they probably got the story wrong.

I'm not a fan of the Telegraph, it's the most conservative of the UK newspapers, but it's not a tabloid.

[Seshmeister]

I'm trying to make an excuse to visit my sister in Federal Way...

Is that a euphemism?

[FORD]

I'm not a fan of the Telegraph, it's the most conservative of the UK newspapers, but it's not a tabloid.

OK... I must have been confusing it with the Daily Mail or something.

[lesfunk]

Burger King is not my laxative of choice

[Angel]

I was asking about the tax rates for higher income taxpayers. By higher income I mean people who make so much money the cost of health care is chump change to them.

Yes, they pay more...but they also have more loopholes, and the richest have offshore accounts in order to evade taxes...just like you guys, lol.

[WACF]

I was asking about the tax rates for higher income taxpayers. By higher income I mean people who make so much money the cost of health care is chump change to them.

Just general info...

Federal tax rates for 2014

•15% on the first $43,953 of taxable income, +
•22% on the next $43,954 of taxable income (on the portion of taxable income over $43,953 up to $87,907), +
•26% on the next $48,363 of taxable income (on the portion of taxable income over $87,907 up to $136,270), +
•29% of taxable income over $136,270.


Higher income is kinda a wide brush...some consider 100,000 high income.


Like Angel posted...the higher income people that own a business can find more ways of dodging.

In good years Farmers here can make out like bandits too...a lot of new paint in the fields this year.
Bad years can take their toll too though...

The thing too with health care costs...it is really a non issue on your paycheque...you just do not see it...it is in your tax rate.

On top of the Federal rate each province has it's additional tax rates.

Where I live...

Saskatchewan

Tax Rates on
Taxable Income 11.0% on first $43,292
13.0% on next $80,400
15.0% on any remainder

Then of course there are your personal and dependent deductions...

[cadaverdog]

http://www.moneychimp.com/features/tax_brackets.htm
Here's the rates for the US. I think personal income taxes are higher here for higher income tax payers.
I brought this up because I was wondering if the members of upper management of Burger King are planning on moving there too. I guess it depends on which country has the largest loopholes in their tax codes.

[Guitar Shark]

Put ya on ignore dipshit. Bye.

How will I ever recover from such a terrible injustice?

[WACF]

http://www.moneychimp.com/features/tax_brackets.htm
Here's the rates for the US. I think personal income taxes are higher here for higher income tax payers.
I brought this up because I was wondering if the members of upper management of Burger King are planning on moving there too. I guess it depends on which country has the largest loopholes in their tax codes.

I am sure the big brass will stay right where they are.

Behind the scenes I would guess that the Canadian Head office will be operated more as a satellite office.

[ELVIS]

Why would someone come to a forum and put everyone on ignore ??

[Von Halen]

The new dark roast at Tim Hortons is phenomenal!

[ELVIS]

Phenomenal ??

I highly doubt that...

[Nickdfresh]

The new dark roast at Tim Hortons is phenomenal!

I'll look for it at one of the 80 locations within a mile of my house...

[WACF]

Phenomenal ??

I highly doubt that...

How about pretty fuckin' good!

I like it...therefore it must be awesome...

[cadaverdog]

The new dark roast at Tim Hortons is phenomenal!

I misread this. I thought it said dark toast.

[cadaverdog]

I'll look for it at one of the 80 locations within a mile of my house...

Then it's like Starbucks here. Around LAX they have one at damn near every main street intersection. They're spaced out a little farther here in the valley. One every mile or so in some areas.

[FORD]

Or like Circle K's in Arizona. Don't think they build them as fast as they used to, but for a while there, it seemed like there was one on about every third intersection.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Or like Circle K's in Arizona. Don't think they build them as fast as they used to, but for a while there, it seemed like there was one on about every third intersection.

still aplenty. the sad growth was all the cvs/walgreens/rite aid battles a few years back mucho mucho empty boxes that turn to halloween stores for a month...

[lesfunk]

I misread this. I thought it said dark toast.

Dark toast would be Snoop Dogg

[FORD]

I suspsect Snoop would approve of a microbrewery in Missoula MT, where they make a porter called "Old Bongwater"

[Guitar Shark]

Damn, I was in Missoula a couple of months ago and had no idea such a fine product was available.

[FORD]

Haven't tried it yet myself, just read about it. It does actually contain hemp, but it's the non THC variety. Same with Humboldt Hemp Ale in Northern CA, which is actually a decent beer. They claim there's no THC in that stuff either, but I found it oddly more "relaxing" than other beers. And it IS Humboldt country, so who knows......

[cadaverdog]

I suspsect Snoop would approve of a microbrewery in Missoula MT, where they make a porter called "Old Bongwater"

I've had old bongwater before. Had a few sips earlier. Not very tasty.

[cadaverdog]

Haven't tried it yet myself, just read about it. It does actually contain hemp, but it's the non THC variety. Same with Humboldt Hemp Ale in Northern CA, which is actually a decent beer. They claim there's no THC in that stuff either, but I found it oddly more "relaxing" than other beers. And it IS Humboldt country, so who knows......

I read up on hemp once. Never realized hops, hemp and weed were family. One of the articles said hemp and hops may contain "negligible amounts" of THC. I've smoked weed that only had "negligible amounts" of THC in it. Smoked the whole bag and all I got was a headache. The good old days.

[FORD]

Yeah, I think I had some of that shit in high school. Or not so high school, considering it was bad weed. One of my asshole friends gave me a joint that was parsely or some shit like that and hoped I wouldn't know the difference. If I had actually paid him for it, I probably would have beat his ass for that. But it was free, so I just laughed it off. I got back at him for it some way, but damned if I remember how...... this being like 1981 or so.

[cadaverdog]

Yeah, I think I had some of that shit in high school. Or not so high school, considering it was bad weed. One of my asshole friends gave me a joint that was parsely or some shit like that and hoped I wouldn't know the difference. If I had actually paid him for it, I probably would have beat his ass for that. But it was free, so I just laughed it off. I got back at him for it some way, but damned if I remember how...... this being like 1981 or so.

I got some smoke for my boss in a friend of a friend deal. I got some too. Looked and smelled excellent. Must have been boiled or hemp. Didn't do shit. I got the rest of the bag back for my Christmas bonus.

[Angel]

A neighbour years back was all excited because he discovered and stole a big crop of plants...idiot didn't know it was a hemp farm, lol.

[cadaverdog]

A neighbour years back was all excited because he discovered and stole a big crop of plants...idiot didn't know it was a hemp farm, lol.

You don't find hemp growing wild in Southern California. But it used to make it's way here. I found a big patch of it near Boise Idaho when I was there in the late 70s. Looked like pot to me. I could have sold a few pounds of it in So Cal before anybody figured it out around that time. Looked better than the brown stuff we called breath stink coming up from Mexico. Better than the stuff that smelled like diesel fuel too.

[Angel]

Wasn't wild...was an experimental government farm, lol

[cadaverdog]

Wasn't wild...was an experimental government farm, lol

Hemp was the reason marijuana was made illegal here. There too maybe. You can make too much stuff with it somebody wanted to make with something else like rope and paper.

[cadaverdog]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_h...abis_in_Canada
I know Wiki can be unreliable but according to this marijuana laws were instituted in Canada to protect white women from people of other races that might harm them while under the influence of drugs including marijuana.

[Angel]

You should've read further...we just followed the trend...

[cadaverdog]

You should've read further...we just followed the trend...

The first part's the real truth. The last part's the unreliable stuff.

[FORD]

Hemp was the reason marijuana was made illegal here. There too maybe. You can make too much stuff with it somebody wanted to make with something else like rope and paper.

The oil industry had a part in it as well. Old Henry Ford (no relation) wanted to run his cars on hemp based fuels, and even build the bodies out of hemp fiber.

It's a good thing Karl Benz lived in Germany, or they probably would have banned peanuts here too (Benz wanted his cars to run on peanut-based biodiesel.)

[Angel]

My grandfather wouldn't have liked that. He was an Alberta oil pioneer...

[cadaverdog]

My grandfather wouldn't have liked that. He was an Alberta oil pioneer...

He would have liked hemp being outlawed here and there if he was in the oil business. Hemp based fuel would be an easily renewable resource. It would probably bring oil prices way down.

[tbone888]

I find it hard to believe that a major corporation would leave a country like the US. I've always heard, even though US corporate tax rates are the highest in the world, companies in America (with all the endless loopholes), actually pay little or no taxes. I guess the tax rates in Canada, when combined with their loopholes, end up being negative rates? hmmm smh