Referendum on Tax Hikes

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 idea to “end the deficit in five minutes” by disqualifying lawmakers from re-election if the federal deficit exceeds 3% of GDP. Even if originally offered tongue-in-cheek, proposals like these spark creative thinking about how to build stronger checks and balances into fiscal policy.

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See also

• 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