JonB2004 said:Today, Canada Day, is when the Conservative government's 1% reduction to the GST comes into effect. The GST is now at 6%.
Now this is my question. Does anyone think they are going to notice a difference?
LittleRunningGag said:Sure they will, and all day I will have to watch people inspect their receipts to make sure that they saved that one percent. Morons. :roll:
Simpleton said:LittleRunningGag said:Sure they will, and all day I will have to watch people inspect their receipts to make sure that they saved that one percent. Morons. :roll:
Hey, I'm one of those morons that just saved $0.07 on a pack of cigarettes. I don't know about you, but I'm one happy moron today! :lol:
Kreskin said:Simpleton said:LittleRunningGag said:Sure they will, and all day I will have to watch people inspect their receipts to make sure that they saved that one percent. Morons. :roll:
Hey, I'm one of those morons that just saved $0.07 on a pack of cigarettes. I don't know about you, but I'm one happy moron today! :lol:
At 5 packs a day that adds up quick.
LittleRunningGag said:Sorry, I'm just predicting my day at work. I guarantee that every single person on their way out will be examining and (attempting to) doing the math on just how much they saved.
But I'm bitter about humanity that way. Retail does that to you. :lol:
Colpy said:First of all, the cut was the Conservatives fulfilling a campaign promise.......a new and exciting concept, wouldn't you agree?
Secondly, there is to be a second cut of one percent, thus eliminating abot 30% of the GST tax.
Thirdly, the lowest-income 25 percent of Canadians don't even pay income tax, so the .5% increase in income taxes means ABSOLUTELY nothing to them, while we all pay GST.
gc said:Colpy said:First of all, the cut was the Conservatives fulfilling a campaign promise.......a new and exciting concept, wouldn't you agree?
Secondly, there is to be a second cut of one percent, thus eliminating abot 30% of the GST tax.
Thirdly, the lowest-income 25 percent of Canadians don't even pay income tax, so the .5% increase in income taxes means ABSOLUTELY nothing to them, while we all pay GST.
Not everybody pays GST! I hate when stephen harper goes on TV and says EVERYONE pays GST and EVERYONE will benefit. Not true! Those low-income people get a GST rebate...sure they may have to wait until the end of the year to get it, but they do get that money back. I make enough money to pay income taxes, but since all of my money goes to tuition/rent/food, I won't save much from the GST cut. I guess I'll save together all those extra pennies so I can use them to pay my income tax.
BitWhys said:bunch of tinkerputt nonsense that may as well have been handed straight to the banks and probably should have been since at least that way it would have called markers.