Francis Parfitt
francis-parfitt5.bsky.social
Francis Parfitt
@francis-parfitt5.bsky.social
Retired public servant, economist.
Reposted by Francis Parfitt
Here's a conventional (and IMHO correct) public finance view of this proposal:

- The GST is a very efficient way to raise revenues and I simply would not cut it.

- Brackets on CIT are bad because, more easily than people, corps can split into multiple entities.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould vows to temporarily lower GST to 4% | CBC News
Burlington MP Karina Gould said if she becomes the next prime minister, she would lower the GST to four per cent for one year.
www.cbc.ca
January 31, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Reposted by Francis Parfitt
I have a post about Canada. It's very polite, because of course it is paulkrugman.substack.com/p/oy-canada
Oy, Canada
Economic lessons from the 51st state
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM