Revenue Canada, Please and Thanks

From: Izzy Sommers, MD, retired

7-140 Elmview Street, West

Welland, ON L3C 4K7, Canada

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May 5, Cinco da Mayo everywhere else

To: Mr. Peter Kormos

Member of Parliament

Queen’s Park, Toronto

New Democratic Party

RE: Make it simple, please, Revenue Canada

Dear Peter,

Every year at this time, I am reminded that filling out and filing the income tax forms is a pain in the neck. I am also reminded that I once lived in a country where filing was a single sheet of paper that asked my income and then calculated 15% tax owed so long as I wasn’t a student or I wasn’t making under 20K a year. William F. Buckley, the erstwhile host of PBS’s Firing Line and long time syndicated columnist in the USA, did all the calculations: If everyone contributed 15%, no matter what their income was, so long as it was above 20K, then everyone would pay his fair share. Moreover, the entire department in the government responsible for collection and records would be totally unnecessary and could be gotten rid of with a government saving far beyond billions of dollars. In the long run, Revenue Canada would be richer by billions since even millionaires would now be paying taxes and not paying lawyers to not pay taxes. It’s a simple idea that many countries have adopted with great success with enough extra money to provide free college education and free health care to everyone.

It’s a simple idea who’s time has come!

Thanks for listening.

Sincerely,

Izzy Sommers, MD retired

Welland, Canada

CC: Mr. Peter Kluz

Mr. Peter Protz

Mrs. Esther Dockman

Editor, Welland Tribune

Mr. Douglas Thomas