Authors say flat tax on companies who release carbon emissions and overexploit natural resources could largely fund a basic income program, while boosting Canada’s GDP by $541 billion The tar sands upgrader plant at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alta. A new study proposes taxing companies that pollute and overexploit natural resources could fund the US$41.6 trillion cost of basic income across the world. The study found it would boost global GDP by $US163 trillion. Listen to this article 00:10:41
Providing a universal basic income to Canadians could help boost the country’s gross domestic product by $541 […]
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