Common Wealth Canada
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Broadcast spectrum revenues "could and arguably should be distributed as dividends". - Brent Ranalli, author of Common Wealth Dividends But instead of being paid, Canadians are paying spectrum oligopolies.
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Many people wonder why land value tax won't just raise rents. Answer: you can't create or destroy land. That's why economists consider it the 'least bad' (even 'perfect') tax. It could lower income or property taxes and encourage more housing supply.
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