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8 -Thr. Ciffnêteans Cham 1pion. Friday, January 17, 4 If M rs an Si E Mao On 94N Bt28,'o OTh Metrolairtiîrîrt' si % 0 li,.tlteT4N PubOninge Il 0IDtn hlgoi lisb a opne nc incluer i90O.i*878i.2341 N~rPc e ws foe Advertîser. Barrie d Fa: 7-441l Bte ir Post City Parent ColIhngooa Wd i Coiirfcton EatYork lax il8-49 ~ Mi EtobîCoke Giiordiier Georgloin Indrtpendent, ACton féee Prés$ CIassitîed. b75-33(X> xnrgsrr This WeeIý Lindsay Tiers Wieek Marira Econrorirn IL Sun Miland PenetrenQuisrre Mitror Missiseauga NesNwaklAuerr Eri teainer Ian Oliver Publisher fNorhumberland News Norti York Mîror Cak,îlie etier Oeila Toja Neit 1)11e "r 0 î'rî,it,/, Oshawa# WrretSp Clartnglon Thi We Peterboroughi Tis Week Pirmegon y ten i ru lIai ffil it , ornOîl e Vaurghn Liberal Scarborougti Mirror Uxrore ,Stnînlt Karen Huismon C i alî,1 ferie Tribune Toaisss Seniors éni (,sa Ol.f ACvemiSrflns acctt orr thé conditiorn tuOite #enrt uf & Typographeca This ç.W @rren Irais Portion cof th advntrfrr spicé OCCupeted CY tOO Mrronéotes arres Tirer (ies Pretie ii nfeo One et, wiero a raisonfible allowanu lor Signalrtert fl ot bel Chargal for but sh'mn Sauvé Pir" th eI i enl bhtalance Of ffte Odvtdrfieflf ti 'le pid lot i tff5 apicable rite Thi pub. Ted li.ndtey RfIie1 hi/'r Af erereoc er esrimres fini rt'ont to cafegôreaduteliueents or dîeri ~Beware Ottawa'sstealth tax bomb. Sst i HiNferr. iore,' %Mi) rrup. Frnance %Mtnester Pauli Marten kcepýs %4yrng hie hasn't rarsurd rurwtxesý Yet, (!ser% ycar. ester %arllets eft ter K gttng a tite legîtter .eN'o. et's trucn Tire foderai gersemmeot i, tai- ing tmoere tremi eruiseailefs Andt et's ait thanks tri a tile tomn tex inurease mcchanirrrr in tire Canada Incoerme Tan Acd s Tex acceurant ceti et *hracket creep' if stent, troin tire Muirrenc> gterniemmew deceereen ir.tiein 1985 tee eteop foul tndextng t thre enceine tas >sýtcm er infltioneon Federat encees: fax berackets. perecetal c.rodla, end terne sucir ts the IhrLeqterld amentent ter tire OId Age Secuet> ciawback. are (il adjusen ile thirritnatieon rate is aberse 3 per cet. Fosr exampie. et tire Inflatieon rate ex 4 per cent, tire encorneltn irracirets étnd persernai crotdif antuen s cnty Set hnacnpe Up by t pçr cent. If it s% tees tin 3 per cent -s et 1% curreesiy -tire tirexir ea seue uf Cach fax irraciret remains unciranfieni Tire reý,hteif tis stealih lux s finat )oru pay a greater pere.entage -l -rU ,nem tn - - faxe, es or, > ea.e Annuati> . inflation sieme sv eredes tire salue of yrur fax enemp>erns and rostres ynu enter a irigirer tan inrociet. Esen il yerr tne.eeme rncreaes sortir tire ceot rfi he% ng. et ent> aileoss %eees tee parcirase tire same basket ret gennis nd sers ices Hero.sýér. it > rut prsrnat ucdrts Innhecir art, used tee reduce yteur fa% bells deonht change prrrperteenatil. thon tire gererment endsr unp taknng moeof ertr encorme And tcase>tVt leac so despees- able cash. despete tire lacs Chat verur pro-tan tl eites igier Becaue i(A recent ieo inflation rotes, tire basic persernat tas sredet <tri nert heeri adjusted in t«ise >cars Acceî,rdtflg ti tire ar.srrunteng firme (P.MG he19 bai p enai tan credtes ill ire Okay - I've got A tee 11 R 111 e litre C.essReslIý%" r put Ibrt questeerfil rne irrtieng Latcgeiry. £,Lltng t11r "Are % e shore >et". and t*FirCe mni uit do ereu hase te ge ei ae pregnans y t the )car. ait heengi mtirl tire trantte h>pe sur- rerndirng u,. it es oas> tee get cairt ep in tire Ce irrtoed. mlentait> etl Pr> peali> i I hai rrr Ceas. i d terne tire testrse sca)in doine and get ir lre) tire seniemplatesc aspects et tire ring ruaI eiebratereer. busat re ami1fie ligies cet> halte Miuhi r n a>sress sents, ttrne tire tact rierf tire Chirnsr seaseen itnse sse has tee paick up fr atr dîà ir ie ceottage As usual, et takes% hubir> r1 sir eceen1 Ii) tlrrer gear inter lits cor andi houri tf rr tire: bush Tenre do> s laser e s rot trenspiant tIri> s Io e tire stllg mi en gUet ceruple tif sireingeer et s erirhe, i iis tri ceilesi ti> (,eite t trrik. threoc 1ff ltiers i erome agaets. tire roadtng 1 suant tee catçh.tep een. atnd alta:s mille tie doter- rsomtettatio li 1'1 ceerptetic i fst preegecfs Mri daeegirtr and i ireed fei case b> nensin ern r rsrra) Wishiui tinhtng. Ouf 9 a.m. nsînig tiraie neerrneng proee a prrrhiem rer tire teen, rmrrr snricein a tegier hait tender iror Miantels. S6,456, Htid tire credil.been luli> îndexed. if sceruldli ie $7,847 In lriber %"'rds. toease eri Ottara clecteerin nerf toeo, (Ur , urpereonal ts credit fer licolplrace weth infltionet yeu're rio% paying tais (en $p,391 morre ot >rrUr ifleemeý If your 1988 rencoeriwae $26,5(XI, )ofue ocre iequircd tee pay $3,485 ror 1315 per ent rin id- oral rencontme tasses. Aeerrumeng iuck mas on yoeur ,%ide and yeeur enceeme increaosed oeth inflatioen, ioda> yererd hi oautnl $3541X But ymr fedler. .41 tftitpayable would he $5.443 or 15.37 percent o verur moeme. Hoeiscr. il full inntexieg erf the pereirnât ta% credît irad been in cireut. >(suer fax .r(Ming *oeuid only hc S4.7f07 err $735 es thah uonder the 'brackct trcp' erystem. Wrfihrut realie- eng il, ><rsà% qùetly been het wuirh a 11 perrcent stIeeeih* taincercave, *Bruckc crceer doesn't just tax yeou mre, et aire fanes yeea harder. A% >reer lrnte Inere ete infltioen. yeeur tflceime es slieny pushei stic hîgirer tax brackts, meamntg igier tave rates. KieG fiures1 shreY, .w tire uipper finir[ oet th 4detnhr'. li 1908 wa% $55.000 ln 19971. \nil ticî~3 if) Bue mathorut bracke crepr rde$71,80 Tirankr t(e the *iereet taxai$t 2.703 eof )rrut tncrrmnia nrre heing taxei lit thie trop nmarginal rate. ralier tit.an aitie middle ta% raie Looking Back . Thérsi woonoachanceait t MN Io trt basewtth Sivar the aipro batt.paying doa., key. Hi. had IIetI ta tiete. a playe to finfit withaut bucking blet *off as ibis roanner foeond ouat. He and hte othier d.oney frienos w.re pardiicpeting ett thre donlcey basebal géante et Kitbrite parts Ini Auquel, 1MB0. IpreWict rany stupidpredictions Repent, tireendisnear. An asterrîrd is frrini tee exot sabrer Nesada and cerlec muchi of tire western Lînrtess itres hsIrity aller milons aoe kItei durne a %crie% tif massive earrfirqtakes in Caiteme.e Ctitnatie itirangre serit beoetri creaingi> dramates. ilood:hg ceonstat *cetles and e.anseng famine, pestilence and derîtir Then tirepcee neret siluit. wsier.hie>. hase deene man> ternes hie peehaps r ggenng anoiher ic age.' TêeoreNts oeil experde a nucloar de% eue. th a major crf> in tire nent rio'j ycars. Trnoubles in tite Middlie Fast. rer between intciatnd PakrsfanT ci an> number (et rtier speots, oeil ertept nier Armagerdrn, tire final braffle heien gerd aend es e Millioens wti ire kîlled irn war and fair moire eill die iroms tire rcsulifng chaors. Tire preepremes are ceemîng %steti erceseng speed. Hesteery showse as rhat tire end tel osery ýcnti>r enpîres prerpiresees rt dolren andi destuinn ofertn but neet amo a> , reigerees or etature I hts tente ene are nerf oni> apprerachetlg a new Cntury but aiso a niw meienneten Expee tire pieerin Aller a tireeugir Ishe saedî seartc i îirer risent. mie returted toeTird malmiler ail tireee tali minute shoppers. retracrng reur steps% tirerigi eser sirere we iran sfù)ppeel ai: askîng tire stait et tire> herd toeti rwatc Nofhtng erhirved tep 9. the.Barefs brne an benur later, i waiked ite lier One drim and wîthen secornds tocafen ke solet ron her desk Wo. what a discçfrsr JJ et oý Tire minute% îrcked b>. rer siretci t sa> tteer,. f y fustrtionlesel reese Just te) udd le, iteccfn- Eseneall>. sire crateni erat e l i e n tee I des- cerser tirrt sire hadt nrespiaced hir %aller Majeor cnses Feirges about tire bills in lier seralct If 0,15 iheese eýncenerenat te-replac cart]s. studcret t D . kialir card. hatk card. stiâat e.renceedJ eus, se begans arnentai jeeerne> bacu tee the tait Mime sie rec:alieni iang lier %viitet - etsiep peng expiedetern kh presereus -reda> 'escntng whien sire irac passedil etu me ter carry in an already oerieaded pursefe Su. in cifec4, J afpearec thk cuiprit in the ptcce sitece the miss% ig items ma% not ingcý in ntrpcrse and] t haci mt recoiectimn ofE removing etl. fusione, 1 haij a slight ptumbtng emergeetcy As t was humedt> pianteng rf tthcamirtt5. i.drrrppcd erne don tire drain ýri tire baihnrem stnk. Tiran gronrcns the t1 8yea-o.erd licher se.odnvtng utm oi Ire tire Cutt4e in tire trusty VI Ceas 1t1t ai hîrm te re es~ me te secrets it rescuing mandenngsif objectstrerni th, trop. issus abnott a 7 pi m.,amval althek crottage 1We ceralc have heen hiater tl mie hui fUni harde.. 1 drd survive Crnýimas i1996. desVec rtrde- emg f irroughi pering Tain tee huhhb's relaievs te Cermnoati oen Chirttais Esc andi retttneng ft the cotitage in a bowltng stlresorrt Nrrw t can stop holding my irreatr and relax. t have 11t montirt tee woru myxeif int a swawnal frenky ragfoain.1 Reaume enens tir rear.i unecqeeoied heignts Sceenttc rflsestgaeern sa;gest, trit marn) tingr preephesec are 1reesle. Tires rni> adni tire tear and h)sterra Andi %ile tire causes et mear and greenheruse garses cao beaentriilled. an> changes oeill mer escter main cfrugr tri hase ant oficc[ orn events in tire nent tieree >car, (teni nnrafr es largein. rut lit rieur ce retreel Serme iii these peerpirese CmiI ,,eite tr i%,t5 lier exmerfC i gearafeee a ternible oantirqtl in Caitria in tire tfuture Výit il etrine belîîre 211110 Ma>ire Hoeser. ires s, ner rre Prerpir. ce> irunt le predrcttng ecflpses S'emre mirdens seere teke a ltite Nirttradaniu%., ladd serne FnIgar Ca>c andi esa5tt eitir a fittie iirr and scrence tee prexiuce a cerne enuing cane sas r dent Others ose reip erte appartr er, aend unenpiaeeed pâirnenern tri beilser their faims In tire end an> prtepbet nakrrtg mernee treene ie rer her predtcitins.hurio fir cnleheet. istery toits us tire ct prrrghets nl denrn calme Ir le (tire as tire year '(star apnmchedi Thoen f111 came and fthon 1t00Z and tee and, heetd nir deel 100(3 8tiy.tbree >ear% itr tire Nieras. tegureni tire> %toere saie çneogir tee boeter et cereqtenny longianni A lir ect isl tirgs hase erscerrcd since tIl a sengetul (tern %a% seck et et ait kh end likeiy nroiedJ hase cenne ring âer Tire tol itne s% et Grd disedestU ail rr thon et i% Rcap mihai >eu suC% Vef 1 deeubt seene -heowCa riern u;)dsesc fli %aette caicîrdar me de ie an> eseret, get set teer a fiter>y et prtîphtsees and ie preparred loer 4 ltite reatd ir>stet ftegardtng tire caieredar. t jtlat et te set tire recoerd stratgit. Tr et% eno fe yearuirt The 21tt center> irgin% eone secnd aller nrednegit est Decmber 3i, 2(11 wici tire trsi terment et Jaaîuaty 1. 2001t. Hoerooer t hase ner d&UbN tire big cýlehraqion silit corne Deeenirr. 31, 1999 ashethie calendrir make' it% foutr digit sift. Happy New Year.