Re: Return of that B次元官网网址�70s political show, B.C. Views, April 1, 2011.
In this column Tom Fletcher bashes the more social democratic society of the 1970s in which workers were represented by strong unions, received living wages and benefits, and the vast wealth of Canada was more fairly distributed by a fair, progressive tax system.
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Canada already has one of the lowest corporate tax rates in the G20 developed nations. Reducing Canadian corporate taxes will not further increase Canadian competitiveness or investment, but will reduce the federal budget and enable the federal government to further slash funding to health care, unemployment benefit, child care, and education B次元官网网址� all of which are beneficial investments in people and society.
People such as Fletcher and Manley think government should be run by big business for big business. In a true democracy business is a servant of the people and government is ran by people for the benefit of all people.
Francis Blundell
View Royal
