Oshawa Ghost Town

[Rockslinger]

Got to feel sorry for the good citizens of Oshawa. First they keep losing auto jobs. Now they are losing tax collection jobs because of Ontario joining the Federal GST and corporate income tax systems.

 

[onehunglow]

I hate to disagree but from experience i would have to say that every one of them will find their way to another government job. You have to shoot someone in front of a bus full of nuns before the government lets you go and even then the union goes to bat for you.

 

[Rylan]

I hate to disagree but from experience i would have to say that every one of them will find their way to another government job. You have to shoot someone in front of a bus full of nuns before the government lets you go and even then the union goes to bat for you.

Alot of these people are only on contract and contracts are not being renewed. I have a friend who is out of a job now because of this every thing.

 

[Keebler Elf]

Alot of these people are only on contract and contracts are not being renewed. I have a friend who is out of a job now because of this every thing.

I know of at least two people in the same situation.

 

[canbreathethroughearsmale]

It's all about moving forward and doing what you have to do.

 

[Rylan]

And to govt is picking the worst possible time to do it....

Exactly.

 

[onehunglow]

Still say that if they eventually go through with it next year that we will see these folks moved to another place within the government. IOts just one of those wait and see things.

 

[masterchief]

Did not the Federal govt state that most of these people would be rehired by the federal level since they'll need the help processing all this new paperwork.

 

[Rockslinger]

they'll need the help processing all this new paperwork.

What new paperwork? Two taxes get merge into one. Two tax returns get merged into one. Two government auditors get merge into one. Doesn't the paperwork get reduced by half?

 

[PDSAjax]

What new paperwork? Two taxes get merge into one. Two tax returns get merged into one. Two government auditors get merge into one. Doesn't the paperwork get reduced by half?

Isnt this the governement we are talking about.... two taxes merged into one equals quadruple the paperwork

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[shakenbake]

What new paperwork? Two taxes get merge into one. Two tax returns get merged into one. Two government auditors get merge into one. Doesn't the paperwork get reduced by half?

Not really. It all depends on how the feds and the province have been doing business. There IS a difference between the two levels of government in their day-to-day operations. 'Merging' has been a nightmare in the past.

 

[canbreathethroughearsmale]

Quoting my own quote, lol, I mean ourselves, not the government, I'm just one of many cutbacks from GM, meaning I'm not looking back, I'm moving forward, hopefully