It’s a straightforward lesson that the political class refuses to acknowledge – a tax increase always has an impact. And it’s never just one increase – there’s a lot of them from BC’s new health tax, to carbon taxes, to property taxes to higher Canada Pension Plan Premiums.

With the federal election less than 120 days away the issue of US money interfering in Canadian elections should be front and centre – not because of allegations – but because of boasts by groups financed with US money.

Our graduating high school students can tell us all about what they’ve been told to think about the social justice agenda but with few exceptions, they don’t have a clue about even the basics of the work world that awaits them.

So how much would they have to pay you to play nice with China’s totalitarian government and ignore the human rights abuses along with the fact that two innocent Canadians are rotting in a Chinese jail in pursuit of their global agenda.

After paying income tax, sales tax, gas taxes and a host of other taxes with what’s left over some people chose to buy a home. Be warned – big government advocates want a chunk of that too.