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Category Archives: Taxation
Lawrence Solomon: How city politicians are helping Amazon destroy your favourite local retailers
(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
Lawrence Solomon: England’s sea change
Under devolution, socialism shrinks while England becomes a bastion of free enterprise. Continue reading
Lawrence Solomon: Income splitting helps the poor, too
(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
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Lawrence Solomon: Cain should scrap the last leg of 9-9-9
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
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Lawrence Solomon: Atwood’s library
(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
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