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Government Spending & Taxes

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The federal government calls the $7 billion set aside for subsidizing daycare “infrastructure.”

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The notion that there’s a large number of well-off Canadians not paying income tax simply doesn’t fit the facts.


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Ontario’s debt is expected to rise by approximately $34 billion over the next three years.

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Governments across Canada are betting big (carbon tax) money on clean tech.


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Canadians spent $501 per household simply complying with the personal income tax system.

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When governments raise PIT rates, there are both direct and indirect costs for private sector.


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There’s a clear negative relationship between income taxes and team winning percentages.

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With an election on the books for June 2018, the pressure will build for new spending.

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Today the personal income tax accounts for almost half of federal revenues.

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In 1938, only 2.3 per cent of the population filed personal income taxes.

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