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What we need to know about neoliberalism (before it’s too late)
We expected that governments would act promptly to clamp regulatory restraints on corporate wrongdoers, constrain free markets, re-impose much higher business taxes, and punish financial felons with prison terms and huge fines. Instead, governments have allowed corporations to continue their iniquitous misconduct, and even lavished them with further tax cuts and subsidies… since the politicians we vote for are the only ones with the authority to stop the titans of capitalism from further impoverishing billions, worsening inequality, and eventually wrecking the planet, we find ourselves at an impasse.
Tags: crime prevention, economy, featured, globalization, ideology, participation, poverty, rights, tax
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Tax havens serve ‘no useful purpose,’ say more than 350 leading economists
To lift the veil of secrecy surrounding tax havens we need new global agreements on issues such as public country by country reporting… it was Adam Smith who said that the rich “should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion.” There is no economic justification for allowing the continuation of tax havens which turn that statement on its head.
Tags: economy, featured, globalization, ideology, privatization, tax
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Canada Revenue Agency needs a new playbook
… the CRA has not had a single successful prosecution of international tax evasion in the past 10 years… Crowns have no interest in taking on time-consuming cases that can drag on for years… Even if the CRA could interest prosecutors, the CRA simply does not have the resources or experience to investigate such cases. And on cross-border white-collar crime, the RCMP is like a fish out of water… The line between legal international tax avoidance and offshore criminal tax evasion is blurry.
Tags: budget, economy, globalization, ideology, jurisdiction, rights, standard of living, tax
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Tax-cheat crackdown nets $1-billion more than expected, CRA data show
The 2013 budget estimated and booked $550-million a year by 2014-15 in additional revenue from added enforcement. The CRA now says the final net impact of the measures was $1.57-billion for that year… the 2013 changes required the disclosure of the name of the institution holding the foreign funds, the specific country where the property is, and the specific amount of foreign income that was generated.
Tags: crime prevention, economy, globalization, standard of living, tax
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The time for pharmacare is now
The evidence shows that a national drug coverage plan that is public, affordable and safe would ensure access for all of us and bring down the high prices we pay for prescription medicines in Canada. Let’s keep up the pressure to convince the federal government to listen and act on the evidence that universal pharmacare would both save money and close a health care gap…
Tags: budget, disabilities, Health, ideology, mental Health, pharmaceutical, standard of living, tax
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The $6.6-million doctor distorts Ontario’s pay battle
The problem with binding arbitration is that while it will resolve a short-term monetary dispute, it will perpetuate the current flawed physician payment model… there needs to be a fundamental rethink of how doctors are paid – not a reduction in overall fees, but a recalibration. That has to be negotiated and implemented over time. Nobody is benefiting from the current stalemate.
Tags: budget, featured, Health, ideology, standard of living, tax
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Eric Hoskins’ quiet campaign for pharmacare
The reasons Canada is nowhere close to implementing such a plan are simple: stiff opposition from private insurance companies and skittish politicians who don’t want anything to do with raising any taxes – even for a sensible and fiscally solid cause – for fear of voter backlash… To help Hoskins succeed, the public needs to become involved and tell politicians they care deeply about this issue. It will be impossible to get traction on pharmacare unless there’s a sustained public call for action.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, pharmaceutical, privatization, standard of living, tax
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Guaranteed annual income is a second-best solution to inequality
… there are better ways to achieve this – for instance, by instituting a more progressive tax system and raising the minimum wage. Moreover, poverty reduction cannot be disassociated from the discussion over income inequality. We need to work at both ends of the income/wealth spectrum. But guaranteed annual income says nothing about tackling the more perverse elements of inequality… governments may no longer see direct job creation as a priority…
Tags: economy, featured, ideology, participation, standard of living, tax
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Arguments for a one-board school system strong, but falling on deaf ears
The OSSTF proposal wouldn’t end publicly funded Catholic education. All existing school boards – public, Catholic and French language – would be merged. Combined boards could still oversee a Catholic education component… Full schools allow a greater variety of courses and stronger extracurricular programs, which translates to better education. Ending public funding for religious schools would be the best and fairest policy.
Tags: budget, ideology, jurisdiction, rights, tax, youth
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