A Taxing Issue

The Fraser Institute is again trying to convince Canadians that we are being crushed under a tax burden greater than anywhere in the world.

According to the Broadbent Institute, though, we're not.  In fact, we're at the low end of global norms.  The article challenges the Fraser Institute's "tax freedom day", pegging the average tax load in the mid-20% range, far lower than the Fraser Institute's number of 40%.

Read the article to see the reasoning and the numbers behind this difference.

Of course, there is an agenda here.  If the Fraser Institute can convince enough Canadians that we're being crushed by taxes, the next step would be to convince us that our system of single-payer, universal healthcare is to blame.  Move to an American-style system, blindly ignoring the fact that the American system costs more than twice as much for far poorer results.

Remind me again why the Fraser Institute is still allowed to pursue a partisan agenda on the taxpayer's dollar through its charitable status?