Phase 1 — Foundations (weeks 1–2)

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Section two declares the tax shall bite
Every resident from dawn to night
While section three divides the corporate maze
Between Canadian firms and foreign ways
Section four defines what residence means
Geography matters more than it seems

[Chorus]
Two-three-four-five-six-nine-fifteen-eighteen
Build the scaffold, frame the scene
Savage tells us benefits flow as income streams
Two-four-eight defines what everything means
Read the Act, dissect each line
Tax philosophy by design

[Verse 2]
Section five brings non-residents into scope
Limited liability, limited hope
Six and nine lay out the calculation dance
Income minus deductions, give tax a chance
Fifteen governs benefits from employment
Savage ruled they're taxable deployment

[Chorus]
Two-three-four-five-six-nine-fifteen-eighteen
Build the scaffold, frame the scene
Savage tells us benefits flow as income streams
Two-four-eight defines what everything means
Read the Act, dissect each line
Tax philosophy by design

[Verse 3]
Eighteen captures capital gains that gleam
Half included in the income stream
Haig back in twenty-one proposed the test
Consumption plus savings growth expressed
Two-forty-eight holds definitions vast
Dictionary of tax terms unsurpassed

[Bridge]
What is income, what should it be
Economic gain versus legal decree
Savage broadened benefit's embrace
While theory seeks a cleaner base
Accretion model, comprehensive view
Against selective inclusions that lawmakers pursue

[Chorus]
Two-three-four-five-six-nine-fifteen-eighteen
Build the scaffold, frame the scene
Savage tells us benefits flow as income streams
Two-four-eight defines what everything means
Read the Act, dissect each line
Tax philosophy by design

[Outro]
Foundations laid in statutory prose
Where theory meets reality, nobody knows
Income's meaning shifts between the lines
Philosophy versus revenue designs

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