Harper’s tax credits are superfluous micro-management
September 30, 2008 · By Charles Anthony
I am having trouble stomaching these tax credits offered by the Conservative government. First, the recreation tax and now an arts tax? Come on! Stop playing favorites in the economy and stop creating bureaucracy. Here are some of the problems with this sort of bait:
- only “approved” programs will be credited — that means more bureaucratic oversight
- they only benefit people who can afford the programs
This type of micro-management is absurd and belongs to confused socialists. Please just reduce taxes and reduce spending, thank you very much.
I agree to this one, just increase the basic personal exemption and call it a day.
Well, this might be bad policy but it’s pretty good politics. People like you and me will vote for him anyways.
Good call Charles,
this simply complicates an already complicated tax code and creates unneeded bureaucracy.
Tax credits are NOT tax cuts, if more people understood the difference, policies like this one wouldn’t be considered “good politics.”
Do not be so presumptuous.
OT:
Google ad link for liberal party on this page says “stephen harper”. Stealing “green shift” name was not enough… Is it legal?
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