Recently I've been seeing many articles that tut-tutted about how awful it would be for rich people and Canadian corporations to have to pay more taxes. 

I couldn't understand why this had suddenly become such a hot topic and then I realized: why, of course!  There's a new Liberal budget coming up, and chances are it is going to raise taxes for the wealthy. 

So of course the corporations and the millionaires made sure to get their media out in force beforehand, to try to set the tone of the debate and generate sympathy for the trials and tribulations of the rich. 

But I don't think it will work -- even Poilievre's Baloney Factory won't likely promote a "Protect the Rich!" slogan, because Canadians won't be fooled:

If very rich people are mad about the budget perhaps it’s actually good.

— Will Greaves (@WillWJGreaves) April 17, 2024

More comments:

There is a thread among the ruling class that ANY taxation on capital is somehow bad for everyone. It is amazing how this has become mainstream thinking when even three decades ago it was seen as far-right economic thinking.

— Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social (@ProfSmithSask) April 16, 2024

We live in a country where people try to convince you that taxes, and not corporate profits, are the reason you are poor.

We need to reimagine success as kindness and cooperation - not getting rich. https://t.co/7CgvUdKpXi

— Colin Hall (@yogicolin) April 17, 2024

Going to amplify this for all my MD colleagues out there.

Some good moves in healthcare in #Budget2024 .

And while many MDs make a good living, for those incorporated MDs who don't (looking at family physicians in particular) there's some pretty bad news in this years budget… https://t.co/rxh95Qq0Lv

— Dr. Alika Lafontaine MD (@AlikaMD) April 18, 2024

— Alison Creekside (@CreeksideAlison) April 17, 2024

I disagree. Certainly lots of scope for critiques of the government. And lots of possible tax changes to boost productivity that weren't adopted. But adjusting the inclusion rate to better align treatment of dividends and capital gains is not a problem.
https://t.co/ScS2XOXaeg

— Trevor Tombe (@trevortombe) April 17, 2024

Trudeau and the Liberals are increasing taxes for the 40,000 richest Canadians while providing exemptions and reductions for small business owners. This is a win for everyone. #budget2024 #canada #cdnpoli #canadiantax #capitalgains #capitalgainstax #canadian #canadianpolitics pic.twitter.com/YymQj4x0Uw

— Frank Domenic (@TheFrankDomenic) April 17, 2024

#Budget2024

Prepare yourselves for a social media barrage from the wealthy, who will spend millions upon millions of dollars in the coming weeks telling people who don't have a pot to piss in, that taxing the rich will hurt the poor.

— Right Wing, Shoots Left 🇨🇦🏒🥅🍁 (@HILITINGHOCKEY) April 16, 2024

I'll be waiting to hear whether Poilievre and the Baloney Factory try to call Trudeau "divisive" now because of this budget. Somehow, I don't think that will get much traction either:

Dear reader,

If your biggest problem right now is that there are consequences to you making over $250k in capital gains, we don't care.

Signed,
Most people

— Prairie Dawn (@CarlaFlogan) April 17, 2024

Rich people in Canada losing their minds over paying a little more.

While regular folks are getting fleeced at the grocery store.

Read the damn room. #cdnpoli

— Lana Payne (@Lanampayne) April 17, 2024

People be like: if you make the rich people mad they’ll all leave and take their companies with them and it’s like do you fucking promise? Have fun moving the oil sands, the bank of Canada and monopolized telecommunications companies 👋🏻 #Budget2024

— T Wirach (@WirachowskyT) April 18, 2024

Moving on to other points:

It’s great to see the Canada Carbon Rebate for Small Businesses in #Budget2024!

The $2.5B that has been collected will be returned in directly to the many small businesses that are the engine of the Canadian economy! @WhitbyChamber #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/scuaaUPqsO

— MP Ryan Turnbull 🇨🇦🇺🇦 (@TurnbullWhitby) April 17, 2024

The new disability benefit is a start, but barely that:

https://t.co/NOsyo4GEj2
Advocates say a disability benefit that was supposed to be a historic move to lift people out of poverty turned out to be a disappointment in the federal #Budget2024 #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics
The new #CanadaDisabilityBenefit will provide a maximum of…

— timethief 🇨🇦 progressive feminist (@timethief) April 17, 2024