The Case For A Canadian Flat Income Tax System

Posted on 12. Dec, 2009 by Phil Hogan in Canadian Tax News

Maureen Bader at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation makes the case for a flat Canadian Tax citing stats from 2004 Statcan data.

The short article can be read here:

http://www.taxpayer.com/blog/11-12-2009/weathy-bear-disproprionately-higher-tax-burden

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