XPost: bc.politics, van.general, vic.general   
   From: Canuck57@nospam.com   
      
   On 09/04/2010 8:42 AM, Robert MacKenzie wrote:   
   > "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?   
      
   Better work harder, need to pay the HST too.   
      
   > Seems to be a bit of slagging of those who work very hard. Not everyone who   
   > is rich spends money on champagne and yachts.   
      
   Especially in Canada.   
      
   > VanderZalm is technically fighting a federal law. The HST is administred by   
   > the federal government who will take over sales tax from BC.   
      
   Federal law enables the province to do it.  Nothing from stopping the   
   province not to do it.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   In the end, not sure it maters how you vote, you are just tax-sheep.   
   Unless voters vote radically for a change, government will find new ways   
   to tax your incrementally like the sheep we are.   
      
   Know that the Boston Tea Party and Magnata Carta happened for a whole   
   lot less taxes than we pay today.   
      
   --   
   Liberal-statism is an addiction to other peoples money.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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