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Book launch: 'The Great Revenue Robbery: How to Stop the Tax Cut Scam and Save Canada'

Date: Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location

Octopus Books/Under One Roof
251 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON
Canada
45° 24' 59.0508" N, 75° 41' 49.866" W
See map: Google Maps

 

“This is a welcome critique of conventional economic wisdom. If you thought tax cuts would solve all of your problems, read The Great Revenue Robbery and think again.”
-Thomas Walkom, political columnist, Toronto Star

Join authors and organizers for the launch of
The Great Revenue Robbery: How to Stop the Tax Cut Scam and Save Canada

Edited by Richard Swift for the Canadians for Tax Fairness

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