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Should the government raise taxes on the rich?

Should Canada raise taxes on the rich?

Australia currently has a progressive tax system whereby high income earners pay a higher percentage of tax than low income tax. A more progressive income tax system has been proposed as a tool towards reducing wealth inequality.

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 @9L5R7PFfrom Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

Simplify the current tax system by: restructuring the scale to make the 2% and corporations pay more, remove existing loopholes and rebates. Automate tax returns like many countries already do, remove tax based benefits. If you remove all these deductions, rebates, and loopholes that the very rich and corporations most benefit from, then both a fair wage and fair tax rate will be revealed without wasting taxpayer money on processing an unnecessarily complex tax return. There should only be GST on luxury items. There should be some limits on corporate profit or requirements for ratios at which employees must receive higher compensation.

 @9GH2KFFfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

Raise taxes on the poor and lower taxes on the rich. Poor people don't make as much money because they don't contribute as much to society, so we deserve the money they have.

 @9FM2Z9Tfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

umm nahh we should have equality even for the rich and poor

 @9FM2HGNfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

increase the tax for the poor

 @93R3HD5Conservativefrom Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

higher for tich lower for not rich

 @8V5QKD8from Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but lower taxes for those who cannot work

 @8TLGFXKfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

keep it the same or lower

 @8TLGBH9from Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

tax should remain the same

 @8TLGBH9from Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

tax should remain the same or lowered

 @9C3JP4Rfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but only for individuals making more than $1 million per year, but reduce taxes for everyone else.

 @9584BSDfrom Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only by a slight percentage

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