XPost: can.general, can.politics, ott.general   
   From: Canuck57@nospam.com   
      
   On 04/05/2010 7:56 PM, M I Wakefield wrote:   
   > "Canuck57"  wrote in message   
   > news:oU3En.105831$u62.10251@newsfe10.iad...   
   >> On 04/05/2010 11:13 AM, M I Wakefield wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> 1966 would have been a fairer baseline, since that was the year the CPP   
   >>> was   
   >>> introduced.   
   >>   
   >> AND while they talk of income tax going up, how many new taxes do we pay   
   >> today that didn't even exist back in the 60's.  GST is just one example   
   >> but there are litterally many dozens of hidden taxes that have been added   
   >> or gone up not included.   
   >>   
   >> That is why we need to control out governemtns spending, we need to move   
   >> it to a referundum and remove this budgetary power from corrupt pandering   
   >> politicians.   
   >   
   > The GST replaced the Manufacturer's Sales Tax, which was levied at the   
   > factory gate, and despite the name, discouraged manufacturing and encouraged   
   > imports.   
      
   And they still can't compete even though imports also have duties applied.   
      
   So much BS goes on on why manufacturing in Canada does not work, none   
   even come close to addressing the issues as no one wants to see the truth.   
      
   Take currency exchange.  Say your product is 25% labour and 75 raw   
   materials.  Would you rather pay $ US/CAD for a unit of copper, or pay   
   $1.30 CAD for the same unit of copper?   
      
   So much BS, so little truth.   
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