Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Ignorance May be Costly
Canada Day will bring more than just patriotic festivities. It will also bring the NHL's free agency blitz (although this year I expect it to not be all that exciting).
And it will bring the HST.
Yeah I know, most people are up in arms about a new tax being introduced. Most items will be unaffected, but about 15-20% of goods & services will see a tax increase. Any new tax usually makes people upset (and maybe I should be too) but in all honesty, I'm usually surprised when I leave a cash register and one of the PST or GST isn't charged.
Yup, the HST fuss has left me rather indifferent. I'm actually the government's dream constituent that way: what should make me want to vote the current party out of office is being met by a shrug of the shoulders.
I guess I'm just used to seeing things go up in price all the time. When was the last time you got a break on anything? I know some things have gone down in price because of the recent recessions, but we all know that's just short lived. Inevitably everything will cost more as time goes on.
So what I'm trying to say is...my life will go on at a slight increase in cost.
And it will bring the HST.
Yeah I know, most people are up in arms about a new tax being introduced. Most items will be unaffected, but about 15-20% of goods & services will see a tax increase. Any new tax usually makes people upset (and maybe I should be too) but in all honesty, I'm usually surprised when I leave a cash register and one of the PST or GST isn't charged.
Yup, the HST fuss has left me rather indifferent. I'm actually the government's dream constituent that way: what should make me want to vote the current party out of office is being met by a shrug of the shoulders.
I guess I'm just used to seeing things go up in price all the time. When was the last time you got a break on anything? I know some things have gone down in price because of the recent recessions, but we all know that's just short lived. Inevitably everything will cost more as time goes on.
So what I'm trying to say is...my life will go on at a slight increase in cost.
# posted by SBP : 10:57 PM
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