A Comment About

How Fair is the FairTax?

March 2, 2008 - 1:00 am - by Max B. Sawicky
David W. Lincoln
2008-03-03 07:19:21

The Fraser Foundation in Vancouver, BC would probably still have the data that lead to an expansion of the black market in Ontario’s and Quebec’s construction markets. The reason: leaving an income tax in place while replacing a manufacturer’s tax with a more broad based consumption tax.

Almost 20 years have passed since a “fairer form of taxation” was used to sell the Goods and Services tax. Well, what happened was an even greater tax burden was placed on ordinary people and businesses.