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Originally Posted by AxeMan
Like I said, the numbers I want are the actual contribution numbers from the CPP, with a detailed independently reviewed report. Personal contributions from individual Canadians from our T4 tax forms and the Province they were earned in. Add an averaged investment income. Subtract the actuarial averaged payments to recipients and boom, we have a number. Not quite so simple, but you get the idea.
Any other figures are completely meaningless and it is not worth our time to even argue that. Media or paid consultants or some politically motivated so-called economists (a dime a dozen). At least LifeWorks put out a report.
The rest is pure politics. If Danielle asked Chrystia for numbers to present to Albertan's in the first place, she would have been massively low-balled. Now the onus is on the CPP to correct the LifeWorks report. All politics.
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You can't have this answer until it goes to court. Simply stating the number in the Lifeworks report is unreasonably large doesn't mean anything - no matter how much is determined initially either party will take it to court over the interpretation of the formula there is too much at stake not too.
People shouting they want the hard numbers now have no idea how government or anything like this works. Any number either side gives is throwing darts blind. It's a multi-year negotiation and court cases.