RE: Canadians Willing to Pay Higher Tax Prices

This blog post is a response to Aaron Cho’s blog post which can be found here.

This is a very interesting survey result. Although personally I am a little bit skeptical about this Nvironics Research, not to mention comissioned by former NDP leader Ed Broadbent. I do not find it strange that Canadians are willing to pay higher taxes for income equality. I think most people can generally agree that monetary possession is the main measure of social power in modern society. Some even argue that it is the cause of inequality and suffering.

I must first say that I disagree with Aaron suggestion that Canada is shifting to a more left-wing society. As illustrated by our previous election results, I think this is far from the case. In fact, I question the credibility of this research, and will only take its results with a grain of salt. However, I do not doubt that if you go on the street and ask people about the disparity between the rich and the poor, they will definitely tell you that they wish to see it closed. But one must consider, does this necessarily have to translate to an increase in taxes? Are there no greater, more general problems and capitalistic fundamentals that lie at the root of this cause?