Canadians opt for government spending, taxing the wealthy

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October 21, 2015 - 12:00 AM

If it means reinvigorating the country, Canadians are all for investing in their country. Thus the landslide election Monday for Justin Trudeau.
Trudeau ran on a platform of raising taxes on the wealthy and investing in massive government programs to get our neighbor to the north on a track of more jobs and better income distribution.
The people were all for it — those liberals.
Down here, insisting the wealthy pay more in taxes is a tough sell.
In Kansas, the thinking is that if you give the wealthy a break, they’ll spend more in your state. Of course,…

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