Only 6% of BC taxpayers fit in the high income category so the amount that they pay is negligible. The vast majority are in the middle class, the people hit hardest by the tax because they do not qualify for the HST rebates. And as a percentage of their earned income they pay far less in HST than any other group.
The top 15% of taxpayers pay 40% of the HST, that's not negligible. You're just making stuff up.
The theory is of course that the tax savings for business will be passed along to consumers so the retail price of the product purchased will be lower. This was the same theory when the GST was applied in 1991 but that did not happen and will not be the case here either.
Actually, it has happened it the Atlantic provinces. Again, just because you aren't aware of the studies or choose not to look at them, does not mean they don't exist.
With the increases on basic services that most people will use such as phone, cable, internet, MacDonalds, take out pizzas cigarettes, adult sized childrens clothing etc. they pay far more as a percentage of their income than they did previously and though the HST rebates help somewhat its in the vicinity of $200 per year which will not offset the damage done by the increase in costs from imposition of the tax.
The HST rebates cover the increases in taxes paid for people under $10,000 such that they come out ahead. For people under $20,000, they need the income tax cuts that came in with the HST ($183 I believe) to for further offset; but they also come out ahead.
VAT application does not occur in isolation to other economic events such as the rise and fall of the dollar, commodity prices, competitive actions by other countries, so estimates can be made of the effects but they cannot be quantified. EG the government forecast is for the HST to be responsible for creating 140,000 new jobs by 2020 but a lot can happen economically during the next decade to influence what the actual numbers may be. And of course its in the governments interest to make the imposition of this tax as digestible as possible so these figures are more than likely padded. I mean its not like the Libs would ever lie about anything but....
Of course it difficult to make projections; but, again, just because you are not able to account for conflicting factors doesn't mean it can't be done. And this is coming from independent sources. The fact that you're making this about the Liberals indicates that, like Cockthropple, you're missing the point.
No its not baseless. Those who are against the tax will tell you directly that its because its affecting them personally eg poor Cock Throppled.
Of course it's baseless. It's also contradictory and holding a double standard; go read your statement again.
Lots of those on here, yourself included who support the tax seem to be implying that its not because they themselves benefit, its for the good of the province and the population as a whole and IMHO thats a steaming pile of camel dung. This place is anonymous so I dont know what your actual job or position is but judging from your orgasmic support of this tax Im certain that you must jack off to pictures of Kevin Falcon every night before bed time.
Aww, muffin. Once again, the ad hominem continues as the fall back tactic for those who cannot argue their position on merit and logic. Which is funny because it ok for Cockthropple to “orgasmically” attack HST; but not ok for defenders to do likewise. And, evidently, masturbating to images of politicians is a purely pro-HST phenomenon. Interesting.
But hey if this tax will bring all the benefits that you purport it will and even low income earners come out ahead, it makes one wonder why it wasnt forefront in the Libs last election campaign. Surely they should have been able to sell all these vast benefits to the BC voters. And also makes one wonder why in their pro HST referendum campaign, they decided instead to go with misleading ads sounding peculiarly like public service announcements making it sound like an even choice between 10% tax or 12% ignoring the wider range of items taxed and that the drop would occur over three years if at all.
Irrelevant. Who cares how the Liberals choose to campaign. The discussion on how “10% on everything” compares to “12% on a few things” as already been covered. If you're not willing to take the initiative to do your own homework on the issue, then that's your problem.
