The Dance of Power: Capital Gains and the Slumbering Masses

In the grand theatre of political mediocrity, where the weak-willed masses slumber in their comfortable ignorance, a battle of wills unfolds over the redistribution of wealth - that most sacred measure of power. The Conservatives, those self-proclaimed champions of the merchant class, raise their voices against the Liberal regime's attempt to increase the capital gains tax inclusion rate.

Behold how they squabble over numbers and percentages, these last men who know not the meaning of creation! They speak of "fairness" and "consistency" - but what is fair about mediocrity? What is consistent about the perpetual descent into comfort-seeking?

The image before us shows one such actor in this comedy of the modern age - Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance, a figure draped in the illusion of authority, standing before the masses with promises of equity and justice.

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In this land of the sleepers, where the multitude dreams of security while their spirits wither, the government moves with the stealth of a serpent. Without the formal blessing of their sacred Parliament, they reach into the coffers of those who dare to accumulate wealth through the art of capital gains. Yet the sleepers remain unmoved, for they are told that only the few shall bear this burden.

See how they cower behind percentages! "Less than one percent," they cry, as if the smallness of the number makes the act more virtuous. But what is virtue in a system that punishes the accumulation of power? That seeks to level all heights to the comfort of the valley?

The Conservative opposition, through their representative Jasraj Singh Hallan, beats upon their drums of resistance. Yet even their resistance speaks the language of the last men - they cry not for the elevation of the strong, but for the preservation of comfort, for the maintenance of the status quo.

In the marketplace of ideas, where the CFIB's Dan Kelly raises his voice against uncertainty, we witness the true nature of these modern merchants - they seek not the dangerous peaks of greatness, but the safe harbors of predictability. They desire not the storm that strengthens, but the calm that weakens.

O you creators and aspiring ones! Can you not see that your very system of taxation is but a symptom of your declining will to power? You who would rather distribute weakness than cultivate strength!

The bureaucratic machine, that great leveler of souls, continues its mechanical collection, guided by what they call "parliamentary convention" - another chain forged by the last men to bind the strong to the weak. While Parliament slumbers in prorogation, the Canada Revenue Agency marches forward, extracting its due from those who dare to profit.

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And what of the economists, those counters of souls, who speak of millions affected? Jack Mintz calculates his numbers - 1.26 million Canadians to bear this burden. Yet in their calculations, they miss the greater mathematics of power - how each act of redistribution further dulls the edge of ambition, further lulls the masses into their comfortable sleep.

Listen, you who still have ears to hear! This is not merely about money - it is about the will to grow, to overcome, to become! Each tax, each regulation, each 'fairness' measure is another soft pillow offered to those who would rather sleep than climb!

As this drama unfolds in the chambers of power, the masses continue their slumber, dreaming small dreams of small comforts, while their potential for greatness dies unmourned. They await clarity from their masters, seeking permission to proceed with their "important transactions," as if importance could ever be measured in mere dollars and cents.

And so we arrive at the truth of this moment: until Parliament reconvenes, until the next act in this theatre of the absurd begins, the machine will continue its harvest. The last men will continue their dance of mediocrity, celebrating their own diminishment in the name of fairness.

Rise, you who would be more than tax calculations and percentage points! The time has come to recognize these debates for what they are - the death throes of a society that has forgotten how to dream dangerously, to build monumentally, to live heroically!