Another tax grab. HST has passed. So now everything will be charged a flat 13%. Keep in mind that's after tax dollars. Gas, already too high, will go up another 8%. Books, groceries, everything that previously didn't have provincial tax applied will go up.

Arggghh....

Won't be implemented til July, but once in place, you know it will never leave.

Duane

Yes Duane, but since you reside in Ottawa, you actually will be able to see your tax dollars at work.

BAH!  This sucks.. but it's not surprising

I wish we'd just go Euro-style and lump the taxes into the sales price... paying tax is part of life, but I'd rather not see the amount.

Look at it this way.... now they won't have to increase the tax on smokes or booze.  at least not for a few months after the HST comes into effect anyway.

meh, whatta ya gonna do, move to Alberta where there is no sales tax.

As they say the only thing certain in life is Death and taxes.  

Taxes only go up, don't act so surprised

Come to Quebec... you won't find it so bad after all in Ontario.

Quoted from Sparky

Come to Quebec... you won't find it so bad after all in Ontario.

Is it because of all the French people?  

Quoted from jonny_eh

Taxes only go up, don't act so surprised

Eventually there has to be action by the people for that exact reason. We have come to accept that taxes will continue to go up, but that simply isn't right. I start with 100% of my income, then I pay income tax, property tax, tax, tax, tax, tax. There has to be a limit.

What really pisses me off is the waste I have seen. I have been working with Government (on and off) since I graduated. That's over 15 years ago and I have seen some incredible waste. They aren't held accountable, go through cash like water and then pass the buck on to the public.

And God forbid a public servant should have cash left at year end! If they do, their budget will be decreased for the next year. BUT in the Government, your rank is judged by the size of your budget (NOT what you have accomplished with it), so everyone spends, spends, spends until it is all gone. Then the following year, they claim they need more $$$.

Duane

My service business will take another 8 % hit (it's already down 30%). My MP emailed me personally this afternoon (I'm a bit of a village idiot, or at least as notorious as one politically) and was trying to convince me how wonderful it was. I think the Liberals shot themselves in the foot, and it ain't gonna get any better under the cons. Thank god they don't have a leader to speak of right now...

About the only good news is they are going to take some of the wind out of the sails of that dumbf*ck move to deregulate the energy industry ... Finally!

My wife works in the health care sector, She is in management....  They are current;y dealing with a whole bunch of crisis situations, and trying to cut services to run without a defecit... So some upper level Douchebag decided to take all the managers into a 3 day meeting to do some vision excersises to help envision the coming 5 and ten year periods.... even though they are unsure of how to survive the next 90 days!!!!