1PM Tax Freedom Day

Posted Jun 6, 2011 01:06:16 PM.

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1:05 Niels Veldhuis, VP, Research & Director of Budget and Tax Policy, The Fraser Institute. Today is Tax Freedom Day. That means we have now worked enough days this year to pay all our taxes. We get to keep what’s left! Or pay bills. www.fraserinstitute.org Question.. Do we get value for our money? 1:30 John Geddes, Parliamentary Bureau Chief, MacLeans Magazine. Senate Page fired for holding up a “stop Harper” sign while on thefloor of the Senate. www.macleans.com Question.. Effective protest, or a stunt that will be soon forgotten?

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