Former and present Conservatives speak out

Stephen Harper's ex-speechwriter blasts income splitting as "socialism for the wealthy"

It seems Stephen Harper can't even get people who used to work for him to get behind income splitting.

The late Finance Minister Jim Flaherty expressed his concerns last year, saying the scheme needed a rethink because "there are some people who benefit and lots of people who don't in that world of income splitting."

We also heard from the conservative-minded C.D. Howe Institute, who criticized income splitting for shutting out "single parents — those in greatest need of such help — and little or none for lower-earning couples with children."

Now former Harper speech writer Michael Taube has taken to the Toronto Sun to speak out against the scheme:

"When you really think about income splitting, it’s the equivalent of state-run socialism for the wealthy. A few of us will shift income to get a tax credit directly from the government, paid for by taxpayers."

Taube added that the criticism is "coming a from a right-wing conservative, folks. Think about that."
Taube lists three main criticisms of Harper's income splitting scheme:

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