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Originally Posted by eddly
Trudeau, by not defining the middle class, is leaving us to use our own definitions. The fact that there is a large percentage of the population who consider themselves middle class translates to a lot of people thinking they are not going to have to pay higher taxes. Convenient for the liberals. I have asked many people who follow the liberal party to define the middle class. Often they reply that it is obvious... and that it is anyone making between 40 to 80k... that certainly is off from your definition. That is combined family income too.
You have other points id like to address but i need to go to work.
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Ummmm maybe I am reading what you are saying wrong, but here is a direct quote from the Liberal platform.
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We will give middle class Canadians a tax break, by making taxes more fair.
When middle class Canadians have more money in their pockets to save, invest, and grow the economy, we all benefit.
We will cut the middle income tax bracket to 20.5 percent from 22 percent – a seven percent reduction. Canadians with taxable annual income between $44,700 and $89,401 will see their income tax rate fall.
This tax relief is worth up to $670 per person, per year – or $1,340 for a two-income household.
To pay for this tax cut, we will ask the wealthiest one percent of Canadians to give a little more. We will introduce a new tax bracket of 33 percent for individuals earning more than $200,000 each year.
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So looks like the middle class is between $44,700 and $89,401 since they get the tax break and no where does it say anything about combined income.