Posts by Michael Goldberg

Michael Goldberg

About Michael Goldberg

Michael Goldberg is a research associate with the CCPA-BC.

Numerically Challenged

Feb 20, 2009
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The BC budget just doesn’t add up once you look at some of the details. Since the 2009 economy is shrinking, how can revenues from personal income tax be greater in 2009 than 2008, when the yearly economy was still growing? A more for less approach seems to be endemic with the premier. When commenting… View Article

Love Those Deficits

Feb 6, 2009
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As noted by Vaughn Palmer in the Vancouver Sun, it seems that all the political parties will benefit from Premier Campbell’s recent conversion to deficit budgets. While deficits are the obvious outcome of a rapidly decreasing economy, little is mentioned about the long-term effects that successive waves of tax reductions will have on building BC’s… View Article