tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390785049701404552.post877809113774473304..comments2009-01-27T14:36:46.509-04:00Comments on EI For the Self Employed: Response to CFIB Comments in CP StoryGhost Writer In Disquisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07706684953001732485noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390785049701404552.post-88487561410804861562009-01-27T14:36:00.000-04:002009-01-27T14:36:00.000-04:00Hey Chris- I'm very interested in this topic. I wo...Hey Chris- I'm very interested in this topic. I would love to be able to contribute to EI. I worked for 25 years before I became self employed. I paid into EI all that time. Why does that not count now that I am self employed? Why does my contribution to the economy through fed/prov taxes and hst - not to mention business expenses - not count? I'm lucky that right now my business is doing well. But if it were to stumble, would it not be in the government's better interest to help me get back on my feet and start contributing again, instead of making me crash and burn? One good illness or injury would be all it would take to do me in. <BR/>As for the comment that the self-employed would rather "invest" - I have been. And every month when I get that statement I get to watch my "investment," which is my retirement, erode.<BR/>Thanks for getting the ball rolling. - MargaretMargaret M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11715319386760872037noreply@blogger.com