Colloquium, October 17, 2024, 2-4pm – Fellows & External Fellows Only – in-person only
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October 17 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Colloquium, October 17, 2024, 2-4pm – Fellows & External Fellows Only – in-person only
Topic: “The issues about introducing a universal basic income in Canada. How to pay for it and how to administer it.”
Organized by: Trevor Lloyd.
Readings and a video:
Additional material:
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“Sub-sections from Thomas Piketty, Capital in the 21st Century (Harvard U. P., 2014) “The Explosion of Executive Salaries: the Role of Taxation,” p.508; “Rethinking the Question of the Top Marginal Rate,” p.512; “What is the Purpose of a Tax on Capital,” p.524 and ”Capital Taxation in Historical Perspective,” p.530
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“Anthony A. Atkinson, Inequality: What Can be Done (Harvard U. P., 2015). See “Proposals to Reduce the Extent of Inequality,” p.237
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“The October issue of Maclean’s has an article “The Windfall Generation,” which proposes resurrecting the Inheritance Tax.”
Lunch before the colloquium
The lunch is 12:30pm at Cafe La Gaffe, 24 Baldwin St, Toronto, ON M5T 1L1.
The colloquium is at 2pm at the Senior College Centre, 256 McCaul Street in suite 412. The entrance to the floor is locked so Giuliana will unlock it and prop it open. Only those registered will be at the Centre.
The link to register is https://forms.office.com/r/ynL0NF2hfu
