Two somewhat connected items this morning:
Taxes a bargain, not a burden —
Canadians are getting more than just a bang for every buck they pay in taxes, they're getting a downright bargain, says a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
“For the vast majority of Canada's population, public services are — to put it bluntly — the best deal they are ever going to get,” says the CCPA study, a copy of which was obtained by Canwest News Service.
The study's authors say their research helps make the case that Canadians would be better off if governments invested more in some services instead of cutting taxes.
“What passes for a tax-cut debate in Canada is really only half a debate,” said CCPA economist Hugh Mackenzie.
“The suggestion that we often hear — that taxes are a burden — hides the reality that our taxes fund public services that make Canada's standard of living among the very best.” [Read the rest of the story]
and ..
Raise taxes to fight debt, Ignatieff says
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff told a gathering of southern Ontario business leaders on Tuesday that taxes would have to be raised to combat a growing national debt, local media reported.
Ignatieff was in Cambridge, Ont., addressing the city's chamber of commerce when he was asked about how to tackle the national debt, the Waterloo Region Record reported.
According to The Record, he responded by saying that to rein in the country's $480 billion debt, a tax hike might be necessary in the future.
Well that was pretty clear, you're a big government tax and spend kind of guy, a socialist. Any think tank remotely connected to Jim Stamford is suspect and you should have mentioned in your article that CCPA is a hard left entity with an agenda well to the left of the Canadian people. This isn't some objective report by well meaning individuals; did you at least do some back of envelope calculations to see if their claims add up? Did you seek a right wing think tank affiliated economist to comment on their claims?