Month: October 2016

Fair or Effective Taxes?

In a recent article in the Financial Post, Ted Rechtshaffen, (“‘Tax the rich’ may be a rallying cry, but it’s hardly a fair system”, May 15) looked at three different tax schemes:

  • Progressive Tax Rates
  • Flat Percentage Tax
  • Flat Dollar Amount per Adult

I will take these in reverse order.

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Trump v Clinton 2: Trump the Frump

Plenty has been written about the second US presidential debate. I want to touch on a couple of points that have not been raised:

  • The candidates appearance/body language
  • 33000 deleted emails – is this a scandal?
  • “locker room banter” – explanation for the ladies and what are acceptable limits

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