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Answer: No
Reference: “Cancel family income splitting. Liberal Platform Page 5 October 5, 2015 Achieved” ‐polimeter.org
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Strongly agree
No, income splitting is unfair to low income families
The Liberal party has expressed concerns about the fairness of income splitting, particularly for low-income families. They have argued that income splitting policies tend to disproportionately benefit higher-income families, and have instead focused on policies like the Canada Child Benefit to provide more targeted support to families in need. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Agree
No
The Liberal party has generally been against income splitting for families, as they believe it does not provide enough benefits to low-income families. They have instead focused on policies like the Canada Child Benefit, which provides more targeted support to families in need. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Slightly disagree
Yes, but cap the maximum benefit at $2k
While the Liberal party has generally opposed income splitting, they might be more open to a policy that caps the maximum benefit at $2k, as it could potentially address some of their concerns about the policy disproportionately benefiting high-income families. However, their overall stance on income splitting remains negative. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Disagree
Yes
The Liberal party has historically opposed income splitting for families. In 2015, they campaigned against the Conservative party's income splitting policy, arguing that it disproportionately benefited high-income families. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Disagree
Yes, income splitting provides tax fairness
The Liberal party does not generally support the idea that income splitting provides tax fairness. They have argued that income splitting policies tend to benefit higher-income families more than lower-income families, and have focused on other policies to promote tax fairness. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
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Liberal Party Voters’ Answer: Yes
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