XPost: bc.politics, van.general, vic.general   
   From: rmck@yatestownbc.com   
      
   "Roedy Green"  wrote in message   
   news:ql9tr5lc88frrq7uqiedqljdv7jil2l5rj@4ax.com...   
   > On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 13:45:16 -0700, "cognomen@domus.ca"   
   >  wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said   
   > :   
   >   
   >>   
   >>VICTORIA - A small army of canvassers amassed by former premier Bill   
   >>Vander Zalm hit the   
   >>streets across the province Tuesday, armed with a petition aimed at   
   >>killing B.C.'s   
   >>controversial 12 per cent harmonized sales tax.   
   >   
   > The tax is 5% + 7% = 12% now. The HST will be 12%.  I don't see what   
   > the fuss is about.  All that changes is some fine adjustments in just   
   > what is taxable.   
   >   
   > The one nice thing about sales tax is even rich bastards with clever   
   > tax lawyers still pay it. It is a hard tax to weasel out of.  It taxes   
   > CONSUMPTION -- what you suck out the general pool of goods.  It seems   
   > to me a rich guy who blows his money on champagne and yachts should   
   > pay more tax that a rich guy who lends out his money to others to   
   > create businesses.   
      
   What about a guy who through hard work and donates a part of his earnings to   
   charity and yet still buys a 22' boat to enjoy on weekends?   
      
   Seems to be a bit of slagging of those who work very hard. Not everyone who   
   is rich spends money on champagne and yachts.   
      
   VanderZalm is technically fighting a federal law. The HST is administred by   
   the federal government who will take over sales tax from BC.   
      
   Amazing that the same people that take this guy in now, didn't when he was   
   Premier. Him and Tieleman represent previous political parties   
   that were at political civil war with each other.   
      
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