July 2000 Fraser Forum

Features

• The Case of the Missing Tax Revolt - Owen Lippert
  Each year on Tax Freedom Day, this author wonders why there isn't a tax revolt in Canada.
• Tax Freedom Day 2000 - Joel Emes & Michael Walker
  The calculations are done! Tax Freedom Day, the day of the year when Canadians finally start working for themselves, is upon us. Here are the details.
• Tax Fairness - Jason Clemens
  The Canadian tax system is not "fair", but the extent of its unfairness may surprise you.
• Venture Capital: High-risk, High-return - Jason Clemens & Luiz Fernando Iani
  Financing Entrepreneurs in small- and medium-sized enterprises rely on venture capital. Unfortunately, in Canada, that capital is a fraction of its scope and depth in the US.
• Now You See It... Now They've Spent It - Jason Clemens & Joel Emes
  Witness an old slight-of-hand magical trick: for the third straight budget, while we are told about tax cuts, the government is spending feverishly.

Articles

• The Truth about Growth - Dexter Samida
  Here's what the anti-globalization clan isn't telling you - there is no evidence to show that the rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer.
• I'll Drink the Privatized Water - Lydia Miljan
  Is government deregulation, off-loading, and privatization to blame for the Walkerton E. coli tragedy? Far from it: Ontario opposition MLAs should recognize privatization as a solution to maintaining a healthy water system in the province.
• How Important is the Poverty Issue? - Chris Sarlo
  The debate about how poverty is defined and measured is an ideological one. It is also one of the most important socioeconomic and political issues of our time.
• July Questions and Answers and July Graph - Joel Emes
  The author examines Canada's "tax mix and looks at how it has changed over time and how it differs from the larger industrialized countries, particularly the United States.
• Free to Solve Environmental Problems - Laura Jones & Dexter Samida
  Environmentalists are among the harshest critics of economic freedom. Economic freedom enables people to make their own choices in markets - which many environmentalists feel is its fatal flaw. But does it really hamper environmental quality?
• Editor's Notes - Kristin McCahon

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