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WesternWildRose

Joined: 9/15/2008
Msg: 75
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HST! Posted: 9/10/2009 8:07:27 PM
Medicare is costly.... we need to find the funds for programs that take care of our citizens.... education is costly... infrastructure is costly.... we need to pay taxes to pay for these services....these necessities. That said...there was a report on the news yesterday about Children in Poverty who are not getting the adequate levels of healthy food. My question is why is there a tax on basics such as food that are meant to keep us healthy an alert and functioning in our work and school? Junk food is cheap it turns out... where in the study only like a low 20something percent of children were getting their daily requirement of meat protein, fresh vegetables, fruits and milk. I am not talking about taking the tax of all foods...ie luxury items and alcohol... I am talking about basics....and not necessarily fancy schmancy organic delicacies. seems if we want to cut cost on medicare and maintain a healthy population we should be giving a break to citizens so they can eat healthy. just my two cents. Spend the HST monies wisely...and fairly.

Moanie

Joined: 4/16/2008
Msg: 76

HST! Posted: 9/11/2009 12:19:31 AM
I agree wholeheartedly with WWR. We need to shelter the basics from tax . A rebate at the end of the year, is not part of a living allowance. And would really just be something to 'toot' politically as an increase. Many elderly live in very precarious economic situations, as do single income parents, low-income working parents, and their children of course! It is not acceptable for our government, or for us to agree to a new 'harmonized' tax system that does not protect these things, and these people. I am not a business person, just the average person, so that is all I have to offer here

Balled Eagle

Joined: 2/12/2009
Msg: 77
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HST! Posted: 10/6/2009 6:38:45 PM
If you are already considering buying something for which you now only pay GST you might want to try and buy it now before the HST comes into effect. For example purchases of bicycles and accessories are currently taxed only GST (no PST). I looked at the government's list of what will be exempt from the HST here: http://www.gov.bc.ca/hst/rebates_exemptions.html I did not find bicycles listed there, so would expect the HST to apply to them.

MWI

Joined: 9/13/2009
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HST! Posted: 10/7/2009 12:16:21 AM
In my opinion, the only good thing that will come out of HST is that there will only be one tax to calculate, which may in turn eventually lead us to "pay the advertised price" like what Australia has. (In Australia prices must be advertised inclusive of VAT.) Then it will be much easier to see who is adding on hidden fees and comparing services will be much easier. I've seen a few "NO HST" signs in some restaurant windows, but other than that I don't really see any outrage. The NDP hopping on the bandwagon is to be expected, but I don't really expect them to undo it any more than I expect Gordo to.

PiggyT

Joined: 9/14/2009
Msg: 79

HST! Posted: 10/7/2009 7:05:32 AM
Anyone who watched the news last night might have seen the piece on the reports coming out of Ontario where HST already exists. Basically, the reports show that this new tax system has extremely impacted tourism in that Province. Considering that you now have to pay all that extra tax on almost all of the things that are encompassed in "tourism", the costs have increased substantially! (if memory serves it was a 45% decrease in tourism that Ontario experienced). To me it is all about timing. Our Government couldn't have picked a WORSE time imho to introduce this. We are in the middle (yes middle... this isn't going to end anytime soon) of a fuking recession, and these dolts want to increase our cost of living. Personally, I am sick of the fact we sit here and do nothing about how our elected officials screw us over. This tax is bunk. No one can convince me otherwise.

Eclectic Elf

Joined: 12/2/2005
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HST! Posted: 10/7/2009 12:01:07 PM
Anyone who watched the news last night might have seen the piece on the reports coming out of Ontario where HST already exists just a small point of clarification... Source: http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=3acd4a79-9152-4c18-bf71-8dc58326ab52 From the article: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak, a trade and tax lawyer at Lang Michener in Toronto, said the move to harmonize the taxes starting in July, 2010, is nothing more than a "cash grab" by the McGuinty government. one of the reasons the bc liberals are pushing for our july startup, is so that they match ontario at the same time and we dont , as they suggest end up on the short end of the stick and remain competitive. the atlantic provinces have had HST since 1997 (from the above national post link) ~~ ee

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