XPost: bc.politics, can.politics   
   From: Panca@nyet.ca   
      
   On 12/4/2014 3:04 PM, M.I.Wakefield wrote:   
   > "Alan Baker"  wrote in message news:m5qogj$3tp$1@news.datemas.de...   
   >   
   >> On 2014-12-04 21:44:40 +0000, (ಠ_ಠ) said:   
   >   
   >> > On 12/4/2014 11:16 AM, Alan Baker wrote:   
   >> >> It wasn't "foisted on us by Harper".   
   >> >>   
   >> >> It was brought in by a duly elected government of BC.   
   >> >   
   >> > Provincial governments don't 'bring in' federal taxes, you moron.   
   >   
   >> Provincial governments did decide whether or not they want to participate in   
   >> the HST, Karen.   
   >>   
   >> That's the fact.   
   >   
   > And the provinces got to decide if there would be two HST rates - one equal   
   to   
   > the GST, and one equal to the GST plus the PST - and which items would be   
   > charged at what rate.   
      
   Just not in BC.  We have the GST and the PST - but not on the same items as the   
   HST would have been attached to.   
   Stupid . . .  stupid . . . ignorant.   
      
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