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Hugh MacIntyre

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Opinion | Ottawa taking too much from Canadians

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By Franco Terrazzano Thu, Franco Terrazzano, Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
| The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, ON) Verified
Political pundits are twisting themselves into pretzels arguing mandatory Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance payments are not a tax. They’re missing the point: the government is taking too much money from Canadians. If you make $65,000 this year, then the federal government is taking nearly $4,500 directly from your pay through CPP and EI taxes. Every employer must also cough up an extra $4,800. The total payroll tax bill for each middle-class worker increased by $818 this year.
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Trudeau Shouldn't be Raising Payroll Taxes

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By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
| Business Examiner (Canada) Verified
Payroll Taxes Have Increased Three Times Since the Beginning of the Pandemic CANADA – Political pundits are twisting themselves into pretzels arguing mandatory Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance payments are not a tax. They’re missing the point: the government is taking too much money from Canadians. If you make $65,000 this year, then the federal government is taking nearly $4,500 directly from your pay through CPP and EI taxes. Every employer must also cough up an extra $4,800.
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Comment: B.C. must rein in public-sector wages, benefits

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By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Milagros Palacios
| Times Colonist Verified
During last year’s election campaign and in his first full budget as premier, John Horgan promised to balance British Columbia’s operating budget. If his NDP government remains committed to this promise, the coming negotiations on compensation with 183 public-sector unions will be critically important. After all, at $29.1 billion, government-employee compensation constitutes more than half of all provincial spending. Managing this area of spending is critical.
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