XPost: can.general, ott.general, ont.politics   
   From: Canuck57@nospam.com   
      
   On 05/05/2010 10:54 AM, M I Wakefield wrote:   
   > "E. Barry Bruyea"  wrote in message   
   > news:68s2u5t69odr00cutbq9fhln4fp5luuhr0@4ax.com...   
   >> On Wed, 05 May 2010 12:10:32 GMT, "Sharx35"   
   >> wrote:   
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   >>>   
   >>> "M I Wakefield"  wrote in message   
   >>> news:zf4En.41930$nI2.38952@unlimited.newshosting.com...   
   >>>>   
   >>>> "Canuck57"  wrote in message   
   >>>> news:oU3En.105831$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.   
   >>>   
   >>> The GST is FUCKING BULLSHIT.  The Manufacturer's Sales Tax was MUCH more   
   >>> easily administered and could have easily been tailored to exempt exports.   
   >>> Any imports that were being imported at unfairly lowered prices could and   
   >>> ARE tagged for anti-dumping taxes.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Canadians are swallowing the same crap on the HST as the did on the   
   >> GST.  Revenue Neutral?  Balls.  All one has to do is sit down and do a   
   >> little basic math on their own situation and take it over a three year   
   >> period.  Forget the McGuintybates, they are only temporary.  As to the   
   >> contention it will create half a million jobs over ten years, talk   
   >> about smoke and mirrors.  Organic growth alone, regardless of any   
   >> taxes or non-taxes will create half a million jobs over the next ten   
   >> years, if not even more, especially with our present immigration   
   >> levels.  Ontario has been subject to more tax/fee increases under this   
   >> idiot than at any time in the provinces history and he ain't finished   
   >> yet.   
   >   
   > When the GST was introduced, there was a cut in the Federal Income Tax rate.   
   > Tough to notice if you lived in Ontario, since the Liberal government of the   
   > day increased the Provincial Income Tax rates, and clawed back every penny.   
      
   Amazing how passive people in Ontario are when it comes to getting so   
   screwed.  I guess they must like being tax-slaves.   
      
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