#134 Taxpayers getting gouged at the pumps

Episode 134 August 17, 2023 00:52:31
#134 Taxpayers getting gouged at the pumps
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast
#134 Taxpayers getting gouged at the pumps

Aug 17 2023 | 00:52:31

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Show Notes

Canadians are paying about 55 cents per litre of gas every time we fuel up. That means you’re
paying about $35 in taxes when fueling up a big sedan. And that big tax bill is only getting
bigger as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cranks up his two carbon taxes.

READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/media/Gas-Tax-Honesty-Report-2023.pdf

Taxpayer funded media and government censorship

“How are these people supposed to hold the government accountable when the government is
signing their paycheque?” Ryan Thorpe, CTF’s Investigative Journalist, said. “Journalists should
not only avoid real conflicts of interest, they should also avoid even the perception of one.”
Taxpayers are forced to pay more than $1 billion every year to fund the CBC. The feds also
bailed out the corporate press to the tune of $595 million. More bad news: the feds are pushing
through laws that could limit your ability to hold the government accountable online.

SIGN THE PETITION HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/defund-the-cbc-and-end-
media-bailout

Bureaucrats discover dumbest ways to spend tax dollars

Stress balls, charcuterie boards, candles and climate change card games: the Canadian
Taxpayers Federation does a deep dive into all the ways the federal government spends your
money on branding merchandise.

READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/stress-balls,-charcuterie-boards-
and-climate-change-card-games-inside-the-feds’-branded-merch-shopping-spree

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