Tag: <span>taxes</span>

Citizenship Reconsidered: Five Essential Responsibilities in a Functioning Democracy

Sadly the founders of America didn’t think to make a Bill of Responsibilities when they were writing the Bill of Rights. Perhaps they thought they were self evident. Or perhaps they didn’t want to dictate what people should do. In my opinion there are certain things that individuals owe to …

Something rotten in the state of Newmarket

My taxes have gone up again this year.  Which isn’t too surprising there are only two guarantees in life: death and taxes. What really grinds my gears though is when that money isn’t spent appropriately.  Take a look at the salaries various mayors I got from this Toronto Star article. …