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Originally Posted by Roughneck
So basically in line with the EU?
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If we want Northern European quality public services, we need to be willing to pay Northern European tax rates. The problem is Canadians want Northern European services at closer to American tax rates. Or they want corporations or ‘the rich’ (defined as anyone who earns more than twice as much as they do) to pay. Or they don’t think about who pays at all.
Basically, I want Canada to be more like Northern Europe. Better and more accessible public services, sustained by both higher taxes
and hard-headed discipline around public sector spending and debt. Despite having a younger population and weaker public services, Canada has a higher debt-to-GDP ratio than Germany, the Netherlands, or Sweden.