Freedom Flyer February 1991 Cover

Freedom Flyer 18

the official newsletter of the
Freedom Party of Ontario

February 1991




TAX REVOLT!

THROUGH POLITICAL REFORM

Freedom Party launches
"Ax the Tax" Campaign!

ONTARIO (February 1991) - The past year's preparations and planning for Freedom Party's multifaceted anti-tax campaign have reached the point of action.

Freedom Party's "Ax the Tax" campaign is much more than a tax protest - though our involvement with tax protests is an integral part of that campaign. Aimed at taxes of every level of government, the campaign is geared to simultaneously

  1. educate,

  2. recruit supporters,

  3. lobby the public,

  4. lobby politicians, and most importantly,

  5. create a new political alternative for lower taxes and increased freedom of choice in Ontario.

In the long term, the only solution to high taxes is a political solution. This, above all, will be most difficult challenge facing us; the sad fact is, despite increasing protests against ever-increasing taxes and deficits, most voters are extremely reluctant to give up their state-provided social benefits. State-provided (i.e., socialist) education, health care, and welfare, the three largest and uncontrollable areas of government spending, are still regarded by voters as "sacred cows" and they have been conditioned to believe that they must lose these benefits if they are not state-provided.

Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. With government out of the social service business, voters could still have the many benefits they value (and many more that are not currently available, due to state monopoly) - all without being taxed to death - and all through an affordable means.

Education and public lobbying are the most important ways that we can get these points across to the voters and taxpayers. They must be brought to realize and understand that it is in their long-term best interest to support a fundamental political change. If they wish to avoid the inevitable economic catastrophe that awaits us if our governments continue on the paths they have chosen, they must accept the change willingly. Otherwise, taxes and deficits will just keep rising, and our ability to survive economically will keep falling.

The Tax-Ax, a new specialty newsletter published by Freedom Party, will be one of our vehicles for the necessary education that must take place.

Among other options, Freedom Party's Ax The Tax campaign will advocate the following long-term solutions to our tax woes:

  1. an end to universality in state-run social programs;

  2. a call for the right of taxpayers to direct their social taxes to the private social-aid institution of their choice;

  3. the privatization and selling-off of Crown corporations engaged in business activities;

  4. dramatic cuts in current government spending and waste;

  5. a flat tax rate;

  6. visible taxes;

  7. lower sales and income taxes.
We welcome your support. If you want to know more, or would like to get involved, call or write to our London offices.




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