Low taxes are nothing to brag about

Summary:
I’ve written an opinion piece that appears in today’s Regina Leader-Post. The piece argues that the Saskatchewan government shouldn’t brag about the province’s low-tax climate (which it recently did). Rather, I argue that taxes serve important functions. The link to the opinion piece is here. Enjoy and share:

Topics:
Nick Falvo considers the following as important: aboriginal peoples, Balanced budgets, budgets, Child Care, Debt, democracy, economic literacy, economic thought, equalization, fiscal policy, homeless, housing, Income distribution, income tax, indigenous people, inequality, Manitoba, oil and gas, political economic thought, Poverty, progressive economic strategies, public services, Role of government, Saskatchewan, taxation

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