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   From: 40%®Çonned@cda.ca   
      
   That's what the BC Liberal's bribe of a one-time cheque amounts to on average   
   for a working   
   couple.  Could be that you'd be trading much, much more if you buy any   
   big-ticket items.   
      
   You should also know:   
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   "Under the HST, a two-income family, with both members earning $50,000, EACH   
   pays over $1,000   
   more than under the PST and GST combined.   
      
   This does not include the increase to big-ticket items, like renovations or a   
   new roof.   
   Countless other items such as prepared food, nutritional supplements,   
   telephone and cable   
   services, also cost more.   
      
   The BC Liberal government has claimed that HST rebates assist low-income   
   families.  But HST   
   rebates are not 'free money' for low income people.  The rebate is designed   
   to  'compensate'   
   for the extra costs of the HST.   
      
   Under the HST, low-income families pay more for haircuts, school supplies,   
   bicycles, fees for   
   children's sports programs and much more.   
      
   A family earning the BC median family income of $67,890 would NOT qualify for   
   the HST rebate."   
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