... Except that almost none of that applies to Canada.
We already have a Federal VAT, and a provincial one in most provinces. Based on my admittedly quick math, even if Alberta were to implement one at 15% and redistributed 100% of the proceeds to Albertans over 18, and even if spending on VAT eligibile goods mirrored GST (i.e. if Alberta got 3 times its annual GST revenue and just divided it up among all adults) you'd end up with about 35 bucks per person.
Paying for this, in Canada, is the biggest issue. It's the biggest issue in the USA too, but at least there a new federal VAT gets you part of the way.
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