Canada’s productivity was higher during periods when capital gains taxes were higher The recent furor over the federal government’s capital gains tax increase has shone a light on the fact that, since 2000, the wealthiest Canadians have enjoyed a tax holiday on half of their income made through selling investments like stock and property while
Taxing Capital Gains Doesn’t Hurt Productivity, But Inequality Certainly Does
Canada’s productivity was higher during periods when capital gains taxes were higher The recent furor over the federal government’s capital gains tax increase has shone a light on the fact that, since 2000, the wealthiest Canadians have enjoyed a tax holiday on half of their income made through selling investments like stock and property while