Nuanced. 107. Kris Sims: How Taxes Are Causing Financial Stress!
Aaron and Kris Sims delve into the topic of taxation, exploring its effects, advantages, and obstacles. During their conversation, they delve into municipal, provincial, and federal taxes. Kris, who is affiliated with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, sheds light on certain taxes that adversely affect impoverished individuals, farmers, and entrepreneurs. Specifically, she highlights the Carbon Tax, Provincial Sales Tax, and Government Sales Tax (GST) and their ramifications.
Kris Sims, a small-town British Columbia native, has been working and paying taxes since age 12, taking on jobs in horse stables, fast food joints, and gas stations. After attending BCIT's journalism school, she worked in radio on Vancouver Island and as a legislative assistant on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. She then joined News Talk Radio 580 CFRA as a producer, reporter, and anchor, ultimately becoming a journalist for the CTV Parliamentary Bureau. Sims was a founding reporter for Sun News Network, covering issues of personal liberty, big government, and the rights of small town and rural Canadians until the network shut down. She later served as a director of communications on Parliament Hill and as a senior producer for Evan Solomon at CFRA Radio. Sims is passionate about advocating for taxpayers' rights and has deep family roots in Alberta's rodeo country. When not busy with her work, she enjoys reading Ayn Rand with her husband and two children on a riverbank.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
3:09 Philosophy of Taxes
6:39 Origin of Taxes
11:14 Kris's Passion for Taxes
19:44 Municipal, Provincial & Federal Taxes
30:08 Political Parties & Taxes
37:07 Why Balance the Budgets?
44:06 Tax the Rich?
48:45 Canadian Taxpayers Federation
54:28 Standing Up For Taxpayer Rights
59:23 Tim's Take