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[Novabonker]

Whhoooops - double post.

[alwaysfishn]

LOL -You miss the painfully obvious- the consumer will travel across the border to avoid a 13% premium on purchases. Any business in that sector is being tossed to the wolves.

Wow! You got me on that one.....  

Maybe you can explain how that changes anything from the 7% PST and 5% GST that the same consumer pays today and how that will suddenly toss businesses to the wolves?    

[Novabonker]

Only these things?
Your HST imposes 7% tax on many services/goods not taxed by the old PST, including: Accounting, Entertainments Admission (Hockey, concert, movies) Fees, Airline/private bus/rail/taxi/limo fares, Appliance repair & maintenance, Architects, Attractions / Events, Basic Cable TV, Bicycles, Campgrounds, Catering, Chinese medicine, Coffee shops, Compost, Computer servicing, Condo management fees, Consulting services, Dietary supplements, Dry cleaning, Energy equipment, Fast food & Beverages, Fire extinguishers, First aid kits, Fishing charters, Funeral services, Golf fees, Hair cuts, Facility Rentals, Health equipment, Helmets, tickets, Home appraisals/inspections/ maintenance/renovations’/ Reroofing labour, Insulation, Investment Counselling fees, Life jackets, Magazines/newspapers, Marketing services, Massage therapy, Membership fees, (Boat) Moorage, Moving Costs, Naturopathy, New Homes (some rebates applicable), Non-prescription medications, Painting, Parking, Photography, Real estate fees, Reflexology, Wedding (Canopy, Tuxedo etc.) rentals/Planner, Restaurant meals, RV park fees, Safety equipment (Not all safety and Energy Equipment is affected), School supplies, Skiing, Smoke detectors, Solar power, Some groceries, Spa/fitness services, Storage lockers, Telephone (Basic landline) Veterinarian, Vitamins, Wedding, Property Rentals/Strata fees (since increased maintenance/other costs will increase rent/strata fees)

[alwaysfishn]

Only these things?
Your HST imposes 7% tax on many services/goods not taxed by the old PST, including: Accounting, Entertainments Admission (Hockey, concert, movies) Fees, Airline/private bus/rail/taxi/limo fares, Appliance repair & maintenance, Architects, Attractions / Events, Basic Cable TV, Bicycles, Campgrounds, Catering, Chinese medicine, Coffee shops, Compost, Computer servicing, Condo management fees, Consulting services, Dietary supplements, Dry cleaning, Energy equipment, Fast food & Beverages, Fire extinguishers, First aid kits, Fishing charters, Funeral services, Golf fees, Hair cuts, Facility Rentals, Health equipment, Helmets, tickets, Home appraisals/inspections/ maintenance/renovations’/ Reroofing labour, Insulation, Investment Counselling fees, Life jackets, Magazines/newspapers, Marketing services, Massage therapy, Membership fees, (Boat) Moorage, Moving Costs, Naturopathy, New Homes (some rebates applicable), Non-prescription medications, Painting, Parking, Photography, Real estate fees, Reflexology, Wedding (Canopy, Tuxedo etc.) rentals/Planner, Restaurant meals, RV park fees, Safety equipment (Not all safety and Energy Equipment is affected), School supplies, Skiing, Smoke detectors, Solar power, Some groceries, Spa/fitness services, Storage lockers, Telephone (Basic landline) Veterinarian, Vitamins, Wedding, Property Rentals/Strata fees (since increased maintenance/other costs will increase rent/strata fees)

Yup, BC is going to pack up and move to Alberta...   

[alwaysfishn]

In this post you throw out the "13% premium on purchases" implying it's on everything.....

LOL -You miss the painfully obvious- the consumer will travel across the border to avoid a 13% premium on purchases. Any business in that sector is being tossed to the wolves.

Then in the next post....

Your HST imposes 7% tax on many services/goods not taxed by the old PST, including: .......

I'm just trying to keep the discussion real! 

[CameronT120]

Since when does 7 + 5 = 13?  Is that the new populist math?

[yamadirt 426]

The new tax also applies to kids clothes. If your kid wears big shoes and large clothing it is now taxed !!  So if you want to save some money don't buy much food (taxed) for your kids as this will grow them large . When they start to wear adult size clothes while still a juvenile you will be taxed on that. woohoo !! Douchers

[CameronT120]

Which food is being taxed?  As I understand it, basic groceries are exempt.

[chris gadsden]

Which food is being taxed?  As I understand it, basic groceries are exempt.

Write to the Finance Minister Hansen and see if he will tell you.

[yamadirt 426]

Which food is being taxed?  As I understand it, basic groceries are exempt.

hahaha as if you understand it 

[Novabonker]

Write to the Finance Minister Hansen and see if he will tell you.

Too busy dreaming up excuses for poor government.

[CameronT120]

hahaha as if you understand it 

I think I do.  If you go to the Canada Revenue website and read their memoranda on taxable food items, you too can see what is and isn't going to be taxed.  To put it in a nut shell that you can understand, if you don't pay GST on it now, you won't pay HST on it.  Next time you go grocery shopping, look at your receipt and see what items you are charge GST on.  You'll see that it is the processed junk foods like candy, chips, sodas, etc.  Those will continue to be charged tax when the HST is introduced.  You wont pay HST on your basic groceries, such as dairy, meats, vegetables, etc.  One could argue that the healthier your diet, the less you'll pay in taxes.  Not a bad thing as far as I'm concerned.

[alwaysfishn]

 One could argue that the healthier your diet, the less you'll pay in taxes.  

I like that!  In fact most fast food and restaurant food will fall in that category!

Another reason the HST is good! Fights obesity, Fights cavities, Fights diabetes, Promotes healthy living.
In the long run it will lower the health care costs in BC.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it Mr. Vanderzalm!    

[chris gadsden]

Why Campbell's HST Is Bad for the Planet
Fossil fuels are exempted, making the carbon tax a joke. Here's a better idea.
By Guy Dauncey
http://goto.thetyee.ca/t?ctl=1664549:01C07E6214D807F95FB9758A179CA20A8F7D795DAFB9E650&
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

[Novabonker]

http://thecanadian.org/k2/item/116-rafe-vander-zalm