Monday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- Janyce McGregor's article on the perils of Senate reform is well worth a read in general. But let's particularly highlight an issue I've raised…
taxes
I, for one, would like an HST job – and it might sway my vote.
If you’re registered to vote in BC, and provided that Elections BC hasn’t completely screwed up your voter registration (I have, at times, received three voter information cards for variations…
Hoarders: Corporate Cash Edition
One of the main issues of contention in the debate over continued corporate tax slashing has been the question of what the business sector will do with more free money.…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Andrew Jackson points out and sums up a Statistics Canada study showing how much possible revenue is lost to the underground economy:Statscan have…
Republicans Unrealistic
You think that the Republicans would be serious about reducing he deficit that they should look at ways to reduce the deficit without hurting the economy too bad. John Boehner…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that (with a B.C. flavour) for your Tuesday reading.- Yes, the CCPA's report showing that taxes in British Columbia are downright regressive is stunning enough on its face.…
A Proposal for Higher Taxes on the Wealthy
A PROPOSAL FOR HIGHER TAXES ON THE WEALTHYProposed by Matt Fodor, TorontoDate: 26/06/2011For consideration for inclusion in the platform at the pre-election Policy AssemblyWHEREAS the increase in incomes of the…
The Pawlenty Plan Part 2
First the U.S will spend 3.8 Trillion this year. Let’s say Pawlenty's plan would only cost 380 billion then you add that with 1.6 trillion you have a approximate 2.0…
The Pawlenty Plan Part 1
Republicans talk about how the government is broke and we can't afford to continue to spend the way are spending. In the video Pawlenty sent to declare his candidacy he…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Rhys Kesselman rightly points out how the populist message that propelled the Cons to power has given way to elitist policy-making:Once the federal budget…
Sunday Morning Links
A variety of content for your weekend reading.- The Lethbridge Herald nicely points out who figures to have a problem with Stephen Harper's decision to have the Canadian public pay…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- With health care once again receiving plenty of attention on the U.S. political scene thanks to the Republicans' plan to dismantle publicly-funded Medicare,…
Harperites Tax Policies Aggravate Gap Between rich and Poor
Toronto Star The full story In addition to the weaknesses noted below in Les Whittington piece, one could also ask how effective is an accelerated reduction of the federal debt…
Fiscally Reposible? Yeah Right
The Conservatives are going to reduce the Corporate taxes by more for next year. If this years budget passes (which of course it will) the corporate taxes will be 16.5%…
TFSAs and progressive savings policies
With Harper's majority secured, it is quite likely that the popular Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA's) will double the allowable contributions to $10k per year by 2014. There is a…
Contrasts in Leadership
Doug Saunders tweets that the new UK budget says: "UK will cut corporate tax by 1% a year for 3 years, to 23%... and the bank-profit levy will be raised…
Cost of Community Services
One of the challenges we have is to ensure we have a good mix of different types of development in our community. Not only is important for forming a well-rounded…
Cost of Community Services
One of the challenges we have is to ensure we have a good mix of different types of development in our community. Not only is important for forming a well-rounded…
Cost of Community Services
One of the challenges we have is to ensure we have a good mix of different types of development in our community. Not only is important for forming a well-rounded…
Cost of Community Services
One of the challenges we have is to ensure we have a good mix of different types of development in our community. Not only is important for forming a well-rounded…