tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post8016143461933257016..comments2024-01-07T08:41:13.864-05:00Comments on C A I T I - O N L I N E: HST: "There are always rats in these debates," Duncan saidBrent Fullardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08515599756822506137noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-23436840859355285882009-11-19T11:14:42.374-05:002009-11-19T11:14:42.374-05:00Anonymous:
Good suggestion!
I just went to this ...Anonymous:<br /><br />Good suggestion!<br /><br />I just went to this site and fired off a letter of protest on the HST tax, by going to:<br /><br />http://bit.ly/stopthehst<br /><br />It took all of 30 seconds.<br /><br />BrentFilliblusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563618107971013947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-44715141033158327482009-11-19T11:08:46.523-05:002009-11-19T11:08:46.523-05:00Insightful post, but can we change, second sentenc...Insightful post, but can we change, second sentence "two" to "four" rats? We seem to have a colony with 4 individuals named and Mr. Clark's involvement makes 5 "heavy" weights in the colony. (yes still laughing about the other "fat / thin" post from earlier) <br /><br />I was encouraged to receive this from our realtor via email ... we signed the form letter. This one seems to be one of the better anti HST petition campaigns out there. I hope it's cool to share with others. Some indicators of where to expect the underground economy to grow ...<br /><br />Earlier this week, the Government of Ontario formally launched its latest assault on homeowners, purchasers and sellers with the introduction of legislation to harmonize the provincial sales tax and goods and services tax.<br /><br />Homebuyers and sellers will pay 8 per cent more on legal fees, appraisals, real estate commissions, home inspection fees, and moving costs, adding about $1,500 in new taxes to the average residential real estate transaction in Ontario.<br /><br />For homeowners the HST will also add hundreds of dollars in additional tax on utility bills (gas, electricity and home heating fuel), on home renovation labour, the cost of lawn upkeep or landscaping and the cost of snow removal.<br /><br />Please help Ontario REALTORS® fight this tax. In less than 30 seconds you can send an email to your MPP asking them to vote against sales tax harmonization legislation, by clicking here: http://bit.ly/stopthehstAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-86954201450338783092009-11-19T10:45:56.107-05:002009-11-19T10:45:56.107-05:00H:
Hugh: That would be one form of possible remed...H:<br /><br />Hugh: That would be one form of possible remedial action to avert the political consequences of this predicable policy blunder, except it would confirm that Dwight hasn’t got the dwightest idea of where the money is coming from, as I am sure a 1% cut in the PST outweighs the revenue consequences of simply abandoning the HST policy. A policy that should never have seen the light of day......beyond the dining room table of Grano, where the first helping of HST was served up by Ed Clark for Dalton’s insane consumption. <br /><br />BrentFilliblusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563618107971013947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-29395683282816343112009-11-19T10:45:08.894-05:002009-11-19T10:45:08.894-05:00Good morning Brent,If I were Dalton McGuinty (and ...Good morning Brent,If I were Dalton McGuinty (and I'm awfully glad that I am NOT) I would wait until next June to 'announce' that I will be lowering the PST component of the new HST by one or, possibly two percentage points such that the 'combined' rate of HST would be 12% or, 11% so as to assuage the electorate going into a Fall election campaign and blunt the opposiition from Tim Hudak. This would be an (old) Liberal trick to force Hudak to say either that it was 'fiscallyirresponsible' to do so for revenue reasons and thus come across as a tax grabber or, to say that it wasn't enough of a reduction but, where would HE cut spending in order to offset the revenue loss from a greater reduction. The problem with this approach is; that the goddamn McGuinty 'mob' spent every dime that flowed in during the boom (giving NO tax cuts to Ontarians) and now are grappling with an atrocious $25 billion deficit (as a result of out-of-control spending and now, falling tax revenues) from which they can grant no tax relief just when we need it most. Dwight Duncan's inability to know even where the money is going was laid bare in an article in Pravda (aka the Toronto Star) on Saturday, Nov. 7th in which it was revealed that he had appointed a "special advisory panel" of 5 other cabinet ministers and 3 gov't MPPs to help him decide where 'potential savings' could be found. In the same breath he said that 2 ministries (Health and Education) would NOT be included in the review! Between these two ministries, they account for 75% of government spending!!! I mean, W-T-F??? You're absolutely correct that if there are ANY Liberals left in Ontaxio after 2010, it is equivalent to there being ANY Liberals left in Alberta after the imposition of "Red Ed's" NEP back in '81!<br /><br />Cheers,HAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-47968112437564273482009-11-19T10:16:30.301-05:002009-11-19T10:16:30.301-05:00Imagine a group of politicians actually consulting...Imagine a group of politicians actually consulting with members of the real "public".<br /><br />These clowns consult with the same old group of think tank folks & CEO s--oops . almost forgot special interest groups.<br /><br />The real public gets no input whatsoever.<br /><br />All you have to do is look at the senate hearings on income trusts back in 2007--the real public got "squat" in terms of time--what a Joke as it was this particular group who had the most to lose & who would be most affected.<br /><br />What did we get instead , a steady diet of CEO cheeseheads.<br /><br />Where did that leave the little guy , screwed again.<br /><br />The real public always loses.<br /><br />Dr MikeDr Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915911929286615081noreply@blogger.com