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Created page with "Interesting reel from Mario Zelaya about an interesting idea from Pierre Poilievre who has pledged to introduce a “Taxpayer Protection Act” mandating that any new tax or tax increase must be approved by a national referendum—not just passed by politicians. His campaign frames this as taxpayer protection, requiring new spending to be offset by cuts elsewhere. <blockquote> This is actually genius. I wish this was done 25 years ago. #taxhike #pierrepoilievre #conser..." |
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Interesting reel from Mario Zelaya about | Interesting reel from Mario Zelaya about Pierre Poilievre’s pledge to introduce a **Taxpayer Protection Act** that would require any new tax or tax increase to be approved by a national referendum—not just by politicians. His framing: taxpayers should have a direct say, and any new spending should be offset by cuts elsewhere. | ||
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This is actually genius. I wish this was done 25 years ago. #taxhike #pierrepoilievre #conservatives #canada</blockquote> | This is actually genius. I wish this was done 25 years ago. #taxhike #pierrepoilievre #conservatives #canada | ||
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It reminds me of Warren Buffett’s half-joking idea to “end the deficit in five minutes” by disqualifying lawmakers from re-election if the federal deficit exceeds 3% of GDP. Even if taken as satire, ideas like these highlight creative ways to add checks and balances to fiscal policy. | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* https://www.facebook.com/reel/1260617632047977 | * https://www.facebook.com/reel/1260617632047977 | ||
* https://globalnews.ca/news/11144062/poilievre-would-axe-one-of-parliaments-primary-purposes | |||
* https://thelogic.co/news/special-report/pierre-poilievre-conservative-platform | |||
[[Category:2025 Articles]] | [[Category:2025 Articles]] | ||
[[Category:Politics]] | [[Category:Politics]] | ||
Revision as of 2025-08-23T15:09:06
Interesting reel from Mario Zelaya about Pierre Poilievre’s pledge to introduce a **Taxpayer Protection Act** that would require any new tax or tax increase to be approved by a national referendum—not just by politicians. His framing: taxpayers should have a direct say, and any new spending should be offset by cuts elsewhere.
This is actually genius. I wish this was done 25 years ago. #taxhike #pierrepoilievre #conservatives #canada
It reminds me of Warren Buffett’s half-joking idea to “end the deficit in five minutes” by disqualifying lawmakers from re-election if the federal deficit exceeds 3% of GDP. Even if taken as satire, ideas like these highlight creative ways to add checks and balances to fiscal policy.