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Old 03-26-2016, 07:19 AM   #43
nfotiu
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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh View Post
Alberta WAS the most favourable tax regime in North America, I believe. I was at a luncheon a few years ago where Ken King was using this argument as one of the reasons why high-income NHL players would want to play in Calgary. The 2016 changes in taxation and, potentially, more taxation will make that advantage disappear.
That was true for single hockey players making millions of dollars. However, families making a decent middle class income, and owning a house, play far less taxes in most states. That always seemed wrong to me, and seemed like it was in need of some correction.
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