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Illustrating the Tax Implications of a Guaranteed Annual Income
Goods and Services Tax (GST) could increase from current 5% to a staggering 105% to cover costs of a Guaranteed Annual Income program
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Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index 2020 edition
Average Canadian family spent 42.6% of annual income on taxes—more than housing, food and clothing combined
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Federal Government Wasting Billions on Poorly Targeted Assistance
$22.3 billion of Ottawa’s COVID spending potentially wasted due to a lack of targeting assistance
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The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2020
Annual health-care costs for typical Canadian family may eclipse $14,000 this year
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Distribution of CERB: Estimating the Number of Eligible Young People Living with Parents
Young Canadians living in high-income households eligible for nearly $12 billion in CERB payments
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Canada’s Rising Personal Tax Rates and Falling Tax Competitiveness, 2020
Across all income levels, Canadians pay higher personal income taxes than Americans
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Explaining the Growth in Federal Program Spending since 2015
Just 5 spending categories out of 34 account for more than 60% of total increase in federal spending since 2015
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Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Canada, 2020
Government workers across Canada receive 9.4% higher wages, on average, than comparable private-sector workers
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Prime Ministers and Government Spending: Updated 2020 Edition
Ottawa spending 50% more per Canadian in 2020 than during the 2009 recession: $13,226 vs. $8,775
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Deferring Federal Taxes: Illustrating the Deficit Using the GST
To balance the federal government’s pre-recession deficit this year, the GST would have had to increase from the 5% to 9%