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More taxes buy more government; not a more civilized society
Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen "Income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf," said the American humourist Will Rogers. Indeed, but lets not stop there. In Canada, debates over taxes, government and civilization lead some ...
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Will governments back off their taxing trend in 2014?
Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph and Trail Daily Times A new year can bring new possibilities. Its a chance to take stock of what weve accomplished in the past year and to set new goals for the future. Its also, however, when Canadian ...
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Income tax only a portion of our total tax bill(2)
Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press and Trail Daily Times Unless analyzing tax policy is part of your day job, you likely avoid thinking about what ultimately can be a polarizing topic. But with the deadline for filing our income tax returns around the ...
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The tax credit snowball; More people don't have any skin in the game- they don't pay taxes
Appeared in the Financial Post With economic growth slowing and a goal of balancing the budget by 2015, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will have little fiscal room for major new initiatives in Thursday's federal budget. The risk is that the ...
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Lessons from Abroad: Flat Tax in Practice
There are now more than 20 jurisdictions using the flat tax and this number is expected to continue growing, most of the nations are transition economies in Eastern and Central Europe but there are a handful of wealthy economies that use this simple and ...