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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Kathleen Lahey: Help for hogs, not caregivers (in the Toronto Star)

Kathleen Lahey teaches tax law at Queen’s University’s Faculty of Law and is author of Women, Substantive Equality, and Fiscal Policy.

"Somehow, when compared with the $24 million the Harper budget allocated to the health of “young hogs,” it seems really heartless to offer just $40 million to help working taxpayers care for the people they love.

"And it seems especially heartless to offer it in the form of non-refundable tax credits — the one form of government spending that budget planners know full well will never reach those who need it the most."

Full article: Help for hogs, not caregivers.

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