Category Archives: Taxation

Lawrence Solomon: How city politicians are helping Amazon destroy your favourite local retailers

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Other News Sources

(April 21, 2017) Brick-and-mortar stores are falling by the thousands, but don’t blame Amazon — it’s municipalities that are wielding the wrecking ball. Continue reading →

Posted in Taxation, Toll roads | Tagged online retailers | 1 Comment

Lawrence Solomon: England’s sea change

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Lawrence Solomon

Under devolution, socialism shrinks while England becomes a bastion of free enterprise. Continue reading →

Posted in Nation states, Taxation, Uncategorized | Tagged David Cameron, devolution, England, free enterprise, free market, Lawrence Solomon, Scotland, Scottish referendum, small government, United Kingdom | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Income splitting helps the poor, too

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Lawrence Solomon

(February 27, 2014) The family should be recognized for its fundamental role in wealth creation. Continue reading →

Posted in Taxation | Tagged advantages of marriage, family wealth-building unit, Income-splitting | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Cain should scrap the last leg of 9-9-9

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

Herman Cain should scrap the last leg of his 9-9-9 plan. Continue reading →

Posted in Taxation | Tagged 9-9-9, Herman Cain, Lawrence Solomon, national sales tax, sales tax, social engineering, tax code, value added tax | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Atwood’s library

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(August 5, 2011) Toronto has an extraordinary library system with close to 100 branches. The former is mostly about books; the latter mostly about everything but books. This is true of most Canadian cities, where the great history of building public libraries to bring books to the people is running up against rapidly changing cultures and technologies. Continue reading →

Posted in Budgets | Tagged budget, budget cuts, fix your city, KPMG, Lawrence Solomon, Margaret Atwood, Mayor Ford, municipal financing, NGOs, privatization, retail, toronto, Toronto Public Library, TPL | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Fix Your City – KPMG cuts are merely cautious

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(July 29, 2011) The potential cuts that KPMG laid out are just what you’d expect from a consulting group inspired by accountants: cautious and uninspired. Continue reading →

Posted in Budgets | Tagged BIA, budget, budget cuts, Business Improvement Area, deregulation, fix your city, KPMG, Lawrence Solomon, Mayor Ford, municipal financing, privatization, retail, toronto | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: A Tea Party budget

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Other News Sources

(July 15, 2011) Michele Bachmann would stop the borrowing and prioritize Social Security, Medicare and defence. Continue reading →

Posted in Budgets | Tagged asset sale, balanced budget, Bipartisan Policy Center, credit rating, debt ceiling, debt clock, Inflation, Karl Rove, Lawrence Solomon, Michele Bachmann, Moody’s, privatization, S & P, Standard and Poor’s, Triple A credit rating, US default, US dollar | 1 Comment