By Lucas Powers · CBC News

  • pwnna@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Sure groceries are exempt, but there is a limit on how much you can reasonably spend. At the rate housing and asset prices are, there appears no limit on how much your wealth can grow. So instead of using a proxy metric (spending) to tax people with wealth, just go after it directly instead.

    • MarkG_108@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      You’re suggesting a municipal income tax? I doubt that would come to fruition. Again, there is a rebate for those in lower incomes, which I believe addresses your initial concern.

      • pwnna@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        Not sure how you got to that conclusion. I said wealth, not income. Wealth inequality is not the same as income inequality and taxing incoming doesn’t fix wealth inequality. Neither does taxing consumption, as most people tend to horde their wealth in some sort of asset.