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Debunking Fraser Institute’s latest contortion on taxes

August 12, 2014 Iglika Ivanova 8 comments

The Fraser Instituteâ€™s annual Consumer Tax Index report generated some media buzz with its outlandish claims about just how much taxes have risen since 1961. Before you get worked up about this, consider that 1961 was over half a century ago, before the time of universal health care that we all benefit from, before the Canada Pension Plan and the […]

Are average Canadians paying too much in taxes?

April 24, 2013 Iglika Ivanova 4 comments

On April 23, the Fraser Institute released the annual update of their misleading Consumer Tax Index report. The piece is meant to feed the anti-tax sentiment with numbers sprinkled liberally for their shock value instead of providing any meaningful analysis. Here are some of the main flaws with the report’s methodology. If what follows sounds familiar, it’s because I’m drawing […]