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HST Candid Discussion
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| Codine Vandal User Info... | OK so the last thread went off into other topics let's keep this one here. i've been thinking about this and i think you people need to realize what is gonna happen. if you make $800(give or take),with this tax harmonized,you'll be paying 12%of that to taxes.which over a year is about $1500 . Therefore, you now have just worked for free for a month just paying taxes.is anyone's wage gonna go up if this happens?highly unlikely.think your GST cheque will be bigger?WRONG. Every single item you purchase will cost you more with the exception of weed.it's not taxed. This new HST idea will only hurt low income families and cripple already poverty stricken people. I don't feel like giving away 1500 dollars a year to the government in taxes. P.S.That 1500 dollars is just the new 7% you would be paying, not the 5% you're already paying on most foods and things. - Tue, 11 Aug 2009 1:24pm | ||
| smartypantz User Info... | You realize those taxes are what pay for our healthcare system - among soooooo many other things. We have it easy compared to Europe where some items are taxed 19%. But then - they have even better social systems than us. And yeah, there's less taxes in the states - but then they get f*cked even if they do have health "insurance". - Sat, 22 Aug 2009 2:31am | ||
| trevor corey User Info... | we are powerless peasants drink your beer, smoke your weed, watch you sports and just deal with it. - Sat, 22 Aug 2009 2:34am | ||
| Kyle User Info... | Looks like Bill Vander Zalm wants to force a referendum on the HST: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Vander+Zalm+seeks+vote/1907667/story.html - Sat, 22 Aug 2009 9:42am | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | There should have been one in the first place. That's the sign of a well functioning democracy, eh? It looks like he will probably succeed. - Sat, 22 Aug 2009 2:12pm | ||
| Codine Vandal User Info... | i would love a vote on it so it can be squashed and the liberals start singing a different tune. - Sat, 22 Aug 2009 4:15pm | ||
| Grimlord the stonedinater User Info... | All I have to say is....... "Armageddon" And didn't T/C say we are fucking rich here and who cares.Or something of that nature. - Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:50am | ||
| Grimlord the stonedinater User Info... | May be you are......Here is something that Codine Vandal and I actually agree on. Hello hell......Is it cold down there.......? - Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:52am | ||
| steve User Info... | http://www.bcrea.bc.ca/hst/speakout.htm for an easy way to have your voice heard. pre-written letters to auto send to MLA's, Gordo, etc... cool.. wanna buy a house? - Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:06pm | ||
| Codine Vandal User Info... | uh that's only for perspective home buyers. we shuld all be showing Mr. Vander Zalm support in getting this to a referendum - Tue, 25 Aug 2009 2:11pm | ||
| shboom User Info... | IMHO, here's what makes more sense... Yes we all have to pay taxes, that's a given...but what about: 1. Round all prices up or down to the nearest $.00, $.05, or $.10 ...this includes at the gas pumps...enough of this $1.02.9 shit...call it what it is...a buck three!! 2. Merge the pst & gst into one HST if you feel you must, but make it 10%. Isn't 10% of $145.00 easier to figure out than 12% of $144.97 ??? Means easier accounting, means more understanding of the bottom line, means prices might come down, which means those savings can be passed on to the consumer...."Yeah like that's ever gonna happen!!" But it's okay to have your dreams...at least they can't take those away from you....unless of course they figure out some way to tax them. - Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:36pm Edited: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:38pm | ||
| trevor corey User Info... | Bill Vander Zalm speaketh with forked tongue - Wed, 26 Aug 2009 8:09pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | We have a better chance at getting results if we use a snake to battle snakes. - Thu, 27 Aug 2009 7:45pm | ||
| TheWolf User Info... | Nobody go the Rally against the BC H$T Today? Oh well I hope you can negotiate a 5% raise from your employers before JULY 2010.... http://www.bands4aid.com/ - Sat, 19 Sep 2009 2:53pm | ||
| KRIEG User Info... | Right... cuz this rally would have undoubtedly brought an end to the HST, had anyone here bothered to show up for it. Fight the power, jarhead! - Sat, 19 Sep 2009 4:14pm Edited: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 4:14pm | ||
| Mike S User Info... | I thought old Bill Vander Zalm had a stroke years ago.. that windmill he built in Richmond is fenced off and falling down in a parking lot full of weeds now. Drove by it a few times this summer as we recorded an album near that place. Anyhow, as far as HST is concerned, yah it sucks and it will drive away business investment as well as force alot more small buinesses to work under the table.. and with the mood of the people over this, those paying the small businesses to do the work will likely be onboard for clandestine cash dealings rather than shell out to the man. - Sat, 19 Sep 2009 4:37pm | ||
| Mr. Hell User Info... | Oh, the damage it will cause will be comical. - Sat, 19 Sep 2009 5:03pm | ||
| TheWolf User Info... | Four on duty police officers... for a peaceful rally of a few hundred people. OF course maybe they were anti H$T...Should they not be instead patrolling the neighbor hoods ... I thought we lived in BRITISH COLUMBIA not COLUMBIA... - Sat, 19 Sep 2009 5:18pm | ||
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