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Same Old Federal Thinking Hampers Childcare Plan
Thursday, May 6th, 2021
It would have been simpler and more expedient for the federal government to directly fund childcare costs through grants or tax credits. And a focus on affordability for parents needing to work would have enabled the federal government to save some money for other health-related provincial transfers.
Tags: budget, child care, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, rights
Posted in Child & Family Debates | No Comments »
No surgery needed [CPP]
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
Dec. 15, 2010
Some modest increase in CPP to provide more defined-benefit arrangements makes some sense. However, bringing in higher payroll taxes at a time when the Canadian economy is on the rocks is rather bad timing. When federal, provincial and territorial ministers of finance meet just before the holidays, they should first focus on low-hanging fruit, such as regulatory changes, and put off CPP expansion until the economy is in better shape.
Tags: pensions, standard of living, tax
Posted in Social Security Debates | No Comments »
Reform EI now
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
August 10, 2010
… as jobs disappeared in the late fall of 2008, killing jobs with higher payroll taxes simply was not in the cards. The government held the line on premiums but, as the economy slowly recovers, payroll taxes will surely rise in the next few years. The issue is whether the EI payroll taxes rather than general revenues should be used to pay for costs unrelated to unemployment. EI premiums, even those paid by the employer, fall on the backs of workers. With maximum contribution limits, payroll taxes represent a greater burden on workers with low and modest incomes.
Tags: economy, standard of living
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We will all benefit from further business tax reforms
Monday, May 31st, 2010
May 31, 2010
The beneficiaries of business tax reform have not been the corporations themselves, as most would conjecture. Corporations don’t pay taxes – people do. Given investors can put their money into projects anywhere around the world, business taxes must ultimately be shifted onto immobile factors of production, who are primarily the working folks.
Tags: economy, globalization, tax
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