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Wed, 22 May 2013 14:04:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/manitobas-choice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/manitobas-choice/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:00:55 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377974 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/manitobas-choice/feed/ 0 Taxing high earners wouldn’t have filled provincial coffers, writes Kevin Milligan http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/a-message-for-the-ndp-profits-are-people-too/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/a-message-for-the-ndp-profits-are-people-too/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:46:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369001 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/a-message-for-the-ndp-profits-are-people-too/feed/ 0 Yours truly, Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/want-to-help-the-poor-dont-waste-your-time-with-the-minimum-wage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/want-to-help-the-poor-dont-waste-your-time-with-the-minimum-wage/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:08:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351663 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/want-to-help-the-poor-dont-waste-your-time-with-the-minimum-wage/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon reviews the evidence on the minimum wage http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/dealing-with-inequality-part-i-the-bottom-99-per-cent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/dealing-with-inequality-part-i-the-bottom-99-per-cent/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:36:42 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/dealing-with-inequality-part-i-the-bottom-99-per-cent/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on why you should love the GST/HST http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/talking-at-cross-purposes-about-income-inequality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/talking-at-cross-purposes-about-income-inequality/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:42:31 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316095 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/talking-at-cross-purposes-about-income-inequality/feed/ 0 Andrew Coyne’s column arguing that income inequality has stopped getting worse drew a sharply-worded... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/what-do-we-know-about-the-one-per-cent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/what-do-we-know-about-the-one-per-cent/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:34:02 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314474 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/what-do-we-know-about-the-one-per-cent/feed/ 0 Little, but enough to debunk a few common misconceptions http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/taking-it-to-the-streets-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/taking-it-to-the-streets-2/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:33:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301782 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/taking-it-to-the-streets-2/feed/ 0 Alex Himelfarb considers democracy, income inequality, consumerism and citizenship. The result: a marketized politics... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/claymation-ed-broadbent-vs-dean-del-mastro/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/claymation-ed-broadbent-vs-dean-del-mastro/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:57:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301643 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/claymation-ed-broadbent-vs-dean-del-mastro/feed/ 0 The Broadbent Institute released a report today on income inequality. Dean Del Mastro is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/taxing-high-earners-is-harder-than-it-looks-quebec-edition/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/taxing-high-earners-is-harder-than-it-looks-quebec-edition/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:52:35 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298357 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/taxing-high-earners-is-harder-than-it-looks-quebec-edition/feed/ 0 Memo to the PQ: there aren't that many Quebecers in the top-income brackets http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/dickens-at-200-still-the-best-weve-got-on-being-poor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/dickens-at-200-still-the-best-weve-got-on-being-poor/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:46:06 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238312 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/dickens-at-200-still-the-best-weve-got-on-being-poor/feed/ 0 His way of forcing the reader to see and smell the squalor of 19th century England is still unmatched in its moral force http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/nash-on-innovation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/nash-on-innovation/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:54:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234219 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/nash-on-innovation/feed/ 0 Late last week, Peggy Nash detailed her innovation policy, including a new Canada Innovation... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/greater-equality-through-taxes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/greater-equality-through-taxes/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:50:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230427 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/greater-equality-through-taxes/feed/ 0 Kevin Milligan and friends consider how to deal with inequality. Brian Topp assumes his... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/oecd-canadas-income-inequality-well-above-average/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/oecd-canadas-income-inequality-well-above-average/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:44:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228515 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/oecd-canadas-income-inequality-well-above-average/feed/ 5 Job market, tax breaks widening the gap http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/can-we-tax-our-way-to-equality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/can-we-tax-our-way-to-equality/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:02:34 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=222370 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/31/can-we-tax-our-way-to-equality/feed/ 62 Why transfers to low-income groups may be a better idea than taxes on the rich http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/rank-your-income-where-do-you-stand-compared-to-the-rest-of-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/rank-your-income-where-do-you-stand-compared-to-the-rest-of-canada/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:59:23 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221182 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/25/rank-your-income-where-do-you-stand-compared-to-the-rest-of-canada/feed/ 92 Our patented calculator tells you how your income stacks up http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/is-jim-flaherty-a-hippie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/is-jim-flaherty-a-hippie/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:50:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220106 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/is-jim-flaherty-a-hippie/feed/ 17 First, the Finance Minister quotes Bobby Kennedy and waxes romantic about public service and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/the-rich-keep-getting-richer-should-we-be-worried/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/the-rich-keep-getting-richer-should-we-be-worried/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 21:41:23 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=190339 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/the-rich-keep-getting-richer-should-we-be-worried/feed/ 132 A new OECD report takes on the widening income gap http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/05/idea-alert-41/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/05/idea-alert-41/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:44:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=165585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/05/idea-alert-41/feed/ 61 Further to the guaranteed income discussion, there is what Brazil has done to great... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/megapundit-the-royal-bananadian-mounted-police/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/megapundit-the-royal-bananadian-mounted-police/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:37:49 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=14135 Must-reads: Ian Mulgrew on the Robert Dziekanski fiasco. Canadian justice... Shameless cops, creepy hockey]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/29/megapundit-the-royal-bananadian-mounted-police/feed/ 4 Must-reads: Ian Mulgrew on the Robert Dziekanski fiasco. Canadian justice... Shameless cops, creepy hockey