XPost: van.general, can.politics   
   From: Some@Guy.com   
      
   alea@iacta.est wrote:   
      
   > Asinine Gordon Campbell government just lost millions of dollars to   
   > the United States.   The U.S. has added an incentive to counter the   
   > hated coming HST in BC - no U.S. tax on goods bought in Washington   
   > by British Columbians.   
      
   It is nothing new.   
      
   Washington state had a law on the books for years - anyone from a   
   low-tax jurisdiction (ie - less than 3% tax rate) is exempt from paying   
   WA state sales tax.   
      
   Canadians from all provinces except BC and Ont already could take   
   advantage of that.   
      
   When the HST kicks in, BC and Ont will qualify.   
      
   But the reality is that with it's "Fortress America" (tm) mentality,   
   it's never been as hostile and unfriendly a time for a Canadian to cross   
   the border to shop in the USA.  When you first have to prove to some   
   border agent that you're not a terrorist, it becomes more nerve-wracking   
   then it's worth for a lot of people.   
      
   > Ken Oplinger, President and CEO of the Bellingham/Whatcom   
   > Chamber of Commerce & Industry, says the tax break will   
   > remove $1 to $2-million from Whatcom County's tax base this   
   > year alone.   
      
   > "The sales tax paid by Canadians here is being used for our   
   > tax base – now all this money will no longer be used for   
   > services we need, like roads and public safety," Oplinger told   
   > ctvbc.ca in a phone interview Wednesday morning.   
      
   Tough shit Ken.  You should be thanking your fucking lucky stars that   
   there are Canadians that will cross your god-forsaken border and put up   
   with your Natzi US border "protection" agents to come and shop in your   
   stores and keep your retailers solvent.   
      
   > "The bottom line is that in our economy that's already   
   > hard hit with a municipal government that is already   
   > cutting services is going to look at another round."   
      
   That's what you get when your federal gov't launches an illgal "war" 7   
   years ago and it's costs over these years are bankrupting you as a   
   nation.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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