I have two issues with the above statement. One, you think they should raise taxes on the rich because they can afford it. Shouldn't taxes be raised based on the needs of the government rather than the ability of the population to pay? And why just raise the taxes on the higher earners. If we as a province want increased services shouldn't we all shoulder some of the cost? As it stands, a 1% increase across the board will already be disproportionally payed for by the higher earners both in absolute dollars and as a percentage of income contributed. I posted earlier in this thread the tax rates paid by several income levels and those who make under $100000 pay quite a bit less than the current 10% rate and the rate goes down with income.
I still believe that the government has a spending problem and not a revenue problem. Increasing taxes does nothing to help with the spending problem and will only exacerbate the revenue side when resource revenue drops in the province.
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