RIPPLE - Personal Income Taxation
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Taxation and fiscal federalism
RIPPLE - Expenditure Review and Accountability
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RIPPLE - Carbon Pricing and Environmental Levies
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RIPPLE - Provincial-Federal Tax Coordination
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RIPPLE - Consumption Taxes and GST
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RIPPLE - Payroll Taxes and Social Insurance
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RIPPLE - Tax Commissions and Policy Review
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SUMMARY — Taxation Model: No PST + No State Income Tax = ?
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Alberta's unique tax landscape, which lacks a provincial sales tax (PST), and Texas's absence of a state income tax have sparked interest in South Alberta. The idea of combining these models to create an optimal taxation system for the region is gaining traction, particularly with proposals to use oil royalties to subsidize the elimination of income tax.
Calgary Budget Analysis 2025: $290M in Reallocation Opportunities Identified Through Cross-City Comparison
Summary: Calgary's $4.6 Billion Operating Budget Under the Microscope
Using CanuckDUCK's RIPPLE causal policy graph and cross-city comparison data from Statistics Canada, CMHC, and municipal open data portals, we conducted an independent analysis of the City of Calgary's 2025 operating budget against peer Canadian cities: Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Winnipeg.
The Property Tax to Trust Collapse Chain: How Municipal Fiscal Pressure Erodes Institutional Trust
The Property Tax → Trust Collapse Chain
How Municipal Fiscal Pressure Erodes Institutional Trust Through Housing
Data source: StatsCan 10-10-0020, Alberta FIR, RIPPLE causal graph simulation
RIPPLE finding: public_trust_index -101.4% driven by social_housing_waitlist_national
Date: April 2026
The Chain
The RIPPLE causal graph contains a documented transmission pathway that connects municipal fiscal decisions to institutional trust collapse. The chain fires through housing: