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Jan 16, 2014  Class warfare: The U.S. economyRobert Chernomas Repeating over and over again the idea that taxing the rich, government social programs and regulation are the cause of unemployment, low wages, debt and lack of innovation doesn't make it true. |
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Jan 9, 2014  Class warfare: An economic primerRobert Chernomas It is not really about budget deficits or government debt; it is about cutting workers' wages, taxes, social programs and environmental regulations. |
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Dec 13, 2013  Closing the income divide: The time has come to limit CEO over-compensationBusiness executives have a responsibility to contribute to a less divided Canada, at a time when the rich are getting richer and the middle-class is losing its share of the economic pie. |
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Dec 11, 2013  Why the wealthy are not like us: Capital gains, wealth and income distributionIf there was ever a reason for revolution in the streets, it should be the fact that wealthy Canadians pay tax on only half of the income they derive from flipping stocks, bonds and real estate. |
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Nov 26, 2013  Reversing the growing inequality among provincesBruce Campbell The decade-long petro-boom has caused major distortions in the Canadian economy, and has driven growing interpersonal and interprovincial inequality. |
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Nov 20, 2013  Toronto-Centre: Ground zero for Canada's income inequality debateTrish Hennessy For the first time in Canadian history, an election is being waged on this question: Which political candidate do you trust to reduce income inequality? |
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Sep 23, 2013  Trickle-down would work if it weren't for the sponges at the topArmine Yalnizyan Five years after a global economic crisis unleashed chaos on markets everywhere, income inequality has become an inescapable political and economic issue, in Canada as elsewhere. |
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Jul 3, 2013  The price of American inequalityThe news that trust in neoliberalism is dead, that confidence in the unrestrained free market has become unfathomable to the majority of U.S. citizens, has become more evident since 2008. |
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Apr 30, 2013  Calculating household debt after the 2013 federal budgetPeople are bombarded with appeals to look after their personal finances. There is much less discussion of how interest rates get set, and what is the impact on the economy of spending cuts. |
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Apr 2, 2013  Who is earning too much?Andrew Jackson Last week's publication of the so-called "sunshine" list of 88,412 Ontario public sector workers earning more than $100,000 per year elicited lots of howls of outrage in terms of online commentary. |
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Mar 22, 2013  Toronto's guerrilla campaign to restore the public realm through transitWhat could be Toronto's contribution to a revolt against austerity zealots? It may stand before us: dedicated funding for public transit. |
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Mar 13, 2013  The legacy of President Hugo ChavezChávez will not be remembered simply as a politician who alleviated his country's rate of poverty. Instead he will be reminisced as a man, and perhaps already as a legend, who empowered the poor. |
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Mar 12, 2013  Hugo Chavez's audacious challenge to Western powerWhat appears to have infuriated the western establishment was Hugo Chavez's audacity in challenging -- and scoring some victories against -- western dominance of the world economy. |
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Mar 1, 2013  A number is never just a number: What is middle class?There is no agreed-upon definition of 'middle class' among economists. It varies based on whether you look at family or individual income, provincial or national data, before or after tax. |
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Feb 15, 2013  Fairness by design: A framework for tax reform in CanadaIglika Ivanova A new CCPA report argues that Canada's tax system needs a "fairness" overhaul and presents a framework for progressive tax reform. |
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Feb 1, 2013  Canada's bloated 1%Toby Sanger Statistics Canada's release on the escalating incomes of the top 1 per cent gained a lot of media coverage -- and also provoked some very defensive reactions by major organs of the Canadian media. |
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Feb 1, 2013  Using the tax system to offset rising income inequalityAndrew Jackson The personal income tax system is only one means to deal with rising income inequality, but it is a doubly effective tool. |
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Feb 1, 2013  A number is never just a number: The dominance of Canada's 1%Twenty-five families or individuals in Canada hold more than $1 billion in assets, according to Forbes Magazine. |
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Jan 31, 2013  Progressive tax options for B.C., or how to make our tax system more fairIglika Ivanova In a new report we released this week, Seth Klein and I show there's a clear need for tax reform in B.C., both to raise new revenues and to make our tax system more fair. |
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Jan 31, 2013  Atlantic Canada's story of inequalityChristine Saulnier Jason Edwards Statistics Canada released new data on high income trends in Canada with nary a mention of the Atlantic Provinces. The inequality in Atlantic Canada also tells a story that demands illustration. |
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Jan 30, 2013  It's time for an equality premierTrish Hennessy Imagine if Ontario's incoming Premier -- lauded for breaking the inequality barrier on two counts -- decided to parlay her victory into a post-austerity focus on solutions to income inequality. |
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Jan 24, 2013  Our way or the Norway: Managing petroleum wealth in CanadaBruce Campbell One of goals in my paper, The Petro-Path Not Taken, was to compare Norway and Canada-Alberta's record in distributing petroleum wealth amongst persons and amongst provinces. |
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Jan 23, 2013  Seeing inequality through rose-coloured classesErika Shaker Amidst the reluctant media coverage of Idle No More exists a particularly irritating contradiction that centres on how wealth and inequality are examined. |
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Jan 9, 2013  Prediction for 2013: The decline of China and the resilience of the U.S.Progressives who are looking for a better world should not place their bets on the emergence of a polycentric world: China is not going to overtake the U.S. and will more likely enter into decline. |
