Behind Closed Doors - Taxing Taxpayers' Credibility

Behind Closed Doors.  How the Rich Won Control of Canada's Tax System... and Ended Up Richer.

by Linda McQuaig

This rather entertaining read was published almost 30 years ago.  Oddly, the situation hasn't changed very much, other than to continue the trend of allowing the rich to enhance their financial situation to the detriment of everyone else in the country and the hollowing out of the nation's fiscal resources and, consequently, it's ability to do what needs to be done to run the country.

Way back in 1988, this brief review appeared.

Not all were positive.  McQuaig obviously takes a quite ideological stand (according to some) on the need for fairness and equity in the tax system.  It could be argued that allowing the continued existence of a tax system that allows huge amounts to income to remain completely un-taxed is an ideological position, but there you are.  

A much more recent interview with Linda McQuaig makes it clear what her concerns are with the tax system.

And this analysis, from 2005, examines the data from a slightly more recent perspective.

Don't call it class warfare to demand better treatment of employment income and cuts to the generous perks handed out to the rich.  The class warfare has been going on for decades and the top 1 or 2% have been the main beneficiaries.

It may have been published nearly 30 years ago but it's well worth a read.