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Can you imagine a future where taxes have minimized social inequality? What does it look like?

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 @9V2MDBLfrom British Columbia  answered…5mos5MO

It would result in us all being poor. No one would want to work hard if they knew they had the same end result as everyone else

 @9VBMTQ8Conservativefrom Ontario  answered…4mos4MO

The biggest struggle in terms of taxes is the insistence that a flat tax system is somehow unjust. A flat tax means that everyone contributes the exact same amount for every dollar earned on Canadian soil or from Canadian business. No matter the person or entity, they all owe the same amounts at the end of the tax year. This is the only way that taxes will ever result in a fair and equitable society.

 @9V8NVJ4from Ontario  answered…4mos4MO

Nothing would be expensive and everyone would have a home and be happy.

 @9V8GSR6New Democraticfrom British Columbia  answered…4mos4MO

Where the wealthy are taxed the way they should be, taking the load off of working class citizens.

 @9V7YK24Liberalfrom Quebec  answered…4mos4MO

I think more taxes taken from rich people should go to helping the economy and be used for public transport, homeless shelters or public healthcare.

 @9V2MJBZNew Democraticfrom British Columbia  answered…5mos5MO

Taxes go to better Bertie funding community social programs

 @9VB8FGDfrom Ontario  answered…4mos4MO

you cannot immigrate in future the tax will brobobly high as building

 @9V2ZF6Rfrom Ontario  answered…5mos5MO

everyone would have a home to live in, no one would be crying about it being to expensive. etc..

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