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Bill Longstaff
Bill Longstaff is a Calgary writer and activist. His books include No Free Lunch and Other Myths, Confessions of a Matriarchist: Rebuilding Society on Feminine Principles and the definitive work on Canadian self-governance, Democracy Undone: The Practice and the Promise of Self-governance in Canada. He blogs at blongstaff.blogspot.com.
Recent Parkland Post stories
The “Business Tax”
Behind your purchases lurk hidden ‘taxes’ that support far more than production costs
Hidden in the price of everything we buy are all the expenses that business incurs, including the expense of rewarding its friends and favourites. Through this hidden “tax,” we support the Chamber of Commerce, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, and a host of other business associations, lobby groups and public relations firms.top of page