XPost: bc.politics, van.general, vic.general   
   From: Canuck57@nospam.com   
      
   On 14/04/2010 1:52 PM, cognomen@domus.ca wrote:   
   >>   wrote:   
   >>> 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.   
   >   
   >   
   > "Roedy Green"  wrote   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > You haven't been watching.  The HST (Hated Sales Tax) will now be pegged to   
   the PST and   
   > introduced on items not before taxed by the PST.   
   >   
   > This is Harper's way of increasing the GST in provinces who will now be   
   collecting more   
   > for HIS federal government .   
   > Look at it this way:  You don't pay PST or GST on a meal in a restaurant   
   right now.  After   
   > the HST, you'll be paying both on that meal.  Still gonna tip the waiter   
   another 15% after   
   > that?   
      
   Are you really that stupid?  HST was started by federal Liberals at the   
   request of Liberal provincial governments.  BC Liberals WANT this as it   
   is more money for greedy Liberal government.   
      
   Harpo is just doing what BC Liberals want.  Mind you, Harpo/Iggy/Laytoon   
   like Ottawa bloat so it fits their agenda too.   
      
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > You never cease to amaze.  "The rich" always have investments and tricks   
   that write off   
   > any taxes they may 'have to' pay during the year.  All meals by "the rich"   
   are going to be   
   > tax deductible because they are always 'entertaining clients or business   
   associates' with   
   > those meals.  Think that will fly with someone who's flipping burgers at   
   McDonalds or   
   > driving a truck?   
      
   Government in the last 30 years has changed, to enslave the people.  The   
   people even vote for it, making bigger government for the rich, then   
   bitch because they are getting screwed.   
      
   Because at the end of the day your average Canadian voter is just a dumb   
   assed sheeples.   
      
   --   
   The Liberal way, take no responsibility.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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