February 18, 1957 (22nd Parliament, 5th Session)

Mr. Carter:

And he does not need to be pressured by this house to do anything that is financially possible, having regard to all the demands, all the commitments, and all the priorities that must be given to those demands that are possible within the budget. I think it is much safer to leave it in his hands than to pressure him by passing this resolution. He may just find it possible to reduce the percentage of deductibility, I do not know; but it may not be possible to remove the floor altogether. Let us leave well enough alone; let us leave it to the Minister of Finance.
As far as I am concerned, Mr. Speaker, this resolution will not help 1,700,000 Canadians. It will not help the 1,393,000 Canadians who do not pay taxes, and it will help very few of the other 3 million who are in the $3,000 income bracket, who make up 50 per cent of our taxpayers, because 50 per cent of our 82715-88
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taxpayers are included in the range of $3,000 and under. Were I to vote for this resolution I would be voting for something which would benefit me personally but would benefit hardly any of the people I represent.