XPost: ont.politics, ab.politics, bc.politics   
   From: not@home.anymore   
      
   Canuck57 wrote:   
      
   > On 30/06/2010 2:28 PM, alea@iacta.est wrote:   
   >> "Canuck57"  wrote in message   
   >> news:mCwWn.4966$RC5.3386@newsfe08.iad...   
   >>> True.  If the F350 at say $60,000 gets delivered to the reserve   
   >>> resident no HST.  If they live in town and not on the reserve,   
   >>> they will pay $9,000 more like you and I. Similarily with income   
   >>> tax.  If the reserve has a gas/cig store, heaper there too if   
   >>> you have a status card.  Being status living on the reserve   
   >>> saves a bundle of taxes.   
   >>   
   >> You forget one thing - or maybe you didn't know it . . . . .   
   >> Almost every native who lives OFF reserve carries a card that   
   >> shows he lives on a reserve.  You won't be finding any   
   >> OFF-reserve natives buying fuel at a native gas station because   
   >> they are being sentimental.  They're carrying Indian status   
   >> cards.   
   >   
   > I know, have a friend in this situation.  Lives off reserve and   
   > she goes there for gas and cigs all the time.  Has status card.   
   > Even joked with her if I could get a status card if we got   
   > married.   
   >   
   >> They buy a vehicle; their residence address is an address OFF   
   >> reserve; they show their status card; they're exempt of taxes.   
   >   
   > Not sure of that, but will take your word for it.  Do know if it   
   > is delivered to the reserve, no taxes.  But in reality, that would   
   > be easy to beat.   
      
   You are right about the delivery requirements.   
      
   >> Want proof of this bullshit and scam of the taxpayers of Canada?   
   >> Just go into any reserve office on status renewal date - usually   
   >> same time as non-natives pay their property taxes - and you'll   
   >> see scores of natives 'renewing' their status cards before   
   >> proceeding home to a residence OFF reserve.   
   >>   
   >> Don't forget to pay your property taxes - before July 2nd.   
   >   
   > Mine are already paid.  Always do it early so if they screw up I   
   > can get it fixed easier.  Don't get enough meaningful interest to   
   > wait to the last minute.   
   >   
   > I wonder if you can become status?  Should see...   
      
   I believe you need to be 50% but it could be less.  My sister is   
   married to a native fellow and she has no status but my nephew does.   
      
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