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If a more than 100 per cent increase in contribu- tions doesn't bother you. what about one of the pro- posals of the Canadian Labour Congress that pen- sion benefits he tripled? This would require a total contribution rate of three times 8.3 or 24.9 per cent of contributory earnings. 0 o o Underestimating the his employer would have contributed. at the maximum rate. about $2.000 But based on a normal life expectancy. normal payments to his surviving spouse. and a continuation of inflation at moderate rates. he can expect to receive at least $35t000 in benefits. Our provincial govern- ments were willing part- ners to this deception because pension plan con- tributions were made available to them as a source of low-cost finan- cing. However, in the early 1980's, the provinces are going to find themselves in a bind. The amount of money available annually from the fund will be less than the interest payments the) “ill have to make to Ottawa on past borrom‘ngs. An actuarial analysis conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business provides insight into the problems of finan~ cing. Take. for example, the case of a man retiring in 1976 at age 65. He and Well, they were had and it will be necessary for them to cough up more than twice this amount to keep the Plan viable. The Plan was never actuarially sound from Day One. It's a similar story with the Quebec Pension Plan. By KENNEI'H McDONALD When the Canada Pen- sion Plan became law in 1965. a massive deception was perpetrated on the contributors. They were offered. apparently an opportunitytosavet‘or their retirement at the low. low price of 3.6 per: cent of contributory earnings upresently those earnings are between $800 and $8.300 per _V93rli A recent Ontario Government study points to an increase in the com- bined employer-employee contribution rate from 3.6 to 83 per cent to. insure all the benefits promised can be paid. This would mean additional combined con- tributions of up to $352.50 per year. The Quebec Pen- sion Plan will be bankrupt in 1994. the CPP in the year 2000‘ Just cast a smeary eye on that statement, will you? How innocent it sounds. But in plain English rather than in her euphemistic fog, the intent, by some wordy straitjacket, some throttling procedure, is to gag dissenting trustees. _ flow can 5 dissenter cast discredit on a on with paragraphs of carefully worded generalisations about democracy, including (in reference to her recent notice of motion) quote: ‘The intent is to rein- force the principle that the majority decision shall stand . . . to discourage individuals who have expressed contrary views crying “Not me, not me!" thereby casting discredit on the decision and on those who made it.‘ She lacks the courage to name names, but ambles To which one might answer: ‘The year of the truth, forsooth.’ Trustee Margaret Coburn of the York County Board of Education (hereinafter the board). in her letter published by you April 14, opens with assonance. â€" ‘The year of the smear is here . . . moving into high gear.‘ (This column Is prowdad with ihe cooperation oi the Canadian Federation of Independent Busaness and is published by The Liberal in order to provide a iorum for a point oi VIBW from [his Important sector oi the economy in York Region â€" Editor) The pens 'an fiasca Dear editor Truth year, forsoo th Letters and Small Business OTTAWA What are the majority of the trustees of the board doing, muzzling, dragging every piddling bone under the secret midnight rug to chomp on? costs of social programs when they are first pro- posed is an old political game. Remember unem- ployment insurance? A guaranteed annual income plan is the next move in Ottawa’s welfare game. Will we be taken in again? In any case. neither I nor anyone else with any interest in protecting our freedoms can have any respect whatsoever for the ridiculous yet dangerous conceits of those elected and ap- pointed nonentities on York Region who, effete and insignificant in themselves, seek ar- bitrary powers such as those once wielded by Joe Stalin. Trustee Coburn finds my ‘early knowledge' of a motion she had served notice to make, ‘in- leresting’ because it was not public information until the agenda went to the trustees Thursday evening. which was April Well, indeed! I wrote my letter April 1, this date being stated in the letter. The decision itself (unless it is buried in some secret session) is what may create public approval â€" or disap- proval. decision, and those who made it (poor dear souls) by holding and expressing a different opinion? WE GIVE YOU A CHOICE OF FUEL, NOT JUST A CHOICE OF HORSEPOWER cam IN AND r557 DRIVE IT 700A y 773-4444 PHONE 884-8841 EPA Diesel Mileage: 35 mpg highway. 27 optional equipment and other variables Stop in and see us. and we'll help you choose which enâ€" gine (and model) is best for you. Peugeot, howâ€" ever, gives you a choice of different type engines: Between a fourâ€"cylinder engine that runs on gasoline. And a four’cylinder engine that runs on diesel fuelâ€"fuel that's generally several cents a gallon cheaper than gasoline. So you can choose the engine that's best suited to your drivâ€" ing needs. And choose the model you want it to come in â€" either the 504 sedan or the 504 station " " wagon (the only diesel station wagon available in America). In fact, and in common with most of her fellow trustees and the board executives, she has a strong addiction to ar: bitrary power. She would, if she could. muzzle Trustees Joy Horton. Chris McMonagle (just named Beta Sigma Phi ‘Woman of the Year‘ for out- standing public service), Norm Weller, and some others who have rocked the boat. And of course, She disapproves of ‘board-watchers’, as evidenced by her placing the term in parenthesis (Aurora Weekly, March 22). S h e s u p p o r t s (presumably) the present procedure of the director of education acting as sole arbiter of board minutes, and whose interest‘ as evidenced by his recent statements and affidavit to the Anti- Inflation Board, is not entirely separate from consideration of personal gain. She worries ‘about a disrespect for the process, encouraged by the leaking of selected information from in- camera sessions of the board, and (my capitals) THE USE OF THE PRESS TO GAIN SUP- PORT FOR IN- DIVIDUAL OPINIONS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD . . . ’ She would, quite ob- viously were it possible. deny the use of the Press (capital P, please) to those who would dare disagree with the board, plank, block of wood (or whatever it is). Trustee Coburn says she shares my concerns that democracy may be in jeopardy today, 'but not for the same reasons’. The mighty tide of human freedoms won over 700 years is hardly likely to be stayed for long by the medieval practices of York region's misgoverning midgets. The board appears intent on returning to the 13t_h_ centqry. Vain _hope. amt Actual mileage depends on how and where you drive, car maintenance vsffifx‘ P E U C E 01' Trustee Coburn believes in calling dic- tatorship democracy because of the illusion. held by so many, that once elected or appointed they have the un- challenged right to do as they like for their term of office, and that any op- postion or criticism is an impertinence to be weaselled out, stamped out, or bought out. In fact, some elected nobodys believe that unless you actually run for office you have no rights whatsoever. The possession, the understanding, the joy, of Philosophically spea- king, are they merely less sophisticated members of the same brotherhood? A different kind ofluxury car. Most cars give you a lchoice of different size engines. in the tricky, shackling phrases and con- finements of those who would preserve their petty power and the status quo. Man's whole progress, in all his endeavors, has been sparked by the few â€" always a few â€" who were different, who dared disapproval. sometimes faced inquisitions â€" and death. Let us support the few we have in York region who carry the torch. SID BRITTON, 84 Hillview Rd., Aurora, Ontario. the liberated mind, reaching for freedom, for full expression of human potential, for real com- munion, is here then lost Pork Chops Fresh Canada Pork Family Pack Prices Effective April 28 - May 4th, Except Produce Effective April 28 - May 1. Sales In Retail Quantities Only BMW!“ BLACK am 8103!!!!" STRAWBERRY 2‘ R. 02. TIN Another Fine Safeway Product Towfi House Natural or Sweet 48 fl. oz. Tin Pure From ' Concentrate Ea. White Magic 128 fl. oz. Jug PURE EMPRESS JAM m and mm ' cum zany BERRY Z. nu h I FABRIC SOFT ENER WATERMELON 19¢ Magic 02. Jug Ea. I ORANGE JUICE WW Asparagus 89¢ Garlic USA Grown Can No.1Gradelb. 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