To be honest, yes, it made life simpler. Importing goods from the US and the elimination of the old FST replacing it with the GST has made business simpler and easier.
A Harper majority would harm Canada and the world.
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To be honest, yes, it made life simpler. Importing goods from the US and the elimination of the old FST replacing it with the GST has made business simpler and easier.
I couldn't follow how the GST and Free Trade actually hurt your business. I assume that your customers changed their supply chain to other sources. But I don't know if that's actually the case. I'm not sure how the GST regime factored into that either.
but truly this is not a conservative policy more then it is a consumer narrow mindedness. As long as everyone wants to always pay less this will occur. Free trade or not the worlds manuf. base has moved to China, no matter if your conservative Canada/U.S. or socialist Sweden you will still buy china because its cheap. You expect Black and Decker to stay here at 75% higher cost and tell the public to spend that much more because its right..ha!! Aint gonna happen..
I totally agree that this is not substainable, at some point the westwern consumer can not afford any product if they don't have good jobs to pay for them, hoqwever the problem is global and really has little to do with how is in power locally...Do you really think Westinghouse or Black and decker will be back making stuff in Ontario because the NDP are in power?
As much as I hate to admit it the GST or sales tax in general is better than a tax on income Something most economists would agree upon including Steven Harper, until he started pandering for votes.
Free trade is another one I support, this idea that Canada would hemorrhage jobs to the south was nothing more than fear mongering by the left and right wing protectionist. The fact is trade and investment in Canada has led to strong economic growth which is helped along by out trade surplus with the U.S.
There is a deal going on right now to expand this trade policy to the EU which is a good idea considering how forked up the U.S. is at the moment.
Free trade is another one I support, this idea that Canada would hemorrhage jobs to the south was nothing more than fear mongering by the left and right wing protectionist. The fact is trade and investment in Canada has led to strong economic growth which is helped along by out trade surplus with the U.S.
There is a deal going on right now to expand this trade policy to the EU which is a good idea considering how forked up the U.S. is at the moment.
GST caused a huge slump in housing sales, which in turn slowed down construction, which in turn slowed down concrete production. LaFarge Limited (an American company) cut costs by merging their Canadian companies into one company and eliminating contractors. My company was one of many contractors who hauled aggregates from pit to plant. No contract = no income. No income = no business.
Go snort your clorox...
GST was their defence and FREE trade was the law they used to break the contract.
housing market fell apart in the 90's for the same reason it's falling apart in the U.S. right now...overinflated market, fully financed properties with no assets to back them up. GST in 1991 had little to do with any of it...If so why the same results in the U.S.?
Do remember as well that the GST was a replacement tax not a new tax. the old manuf. tax was hidden but applied to most of the same items for construction as the gst. As well it was 10% (higher than the GST) The principal different is that you see the GST added ever time you pay for something.
Do remember as well that the GST was a replacement tax not a new tax. the old manuf. tax was hidden but applied to most of the same items for construction as the gst. As well it was 10% (higher than the GST) The principal different is that you see the GST added ever time you pay for something.
Nice ad hominem, care to respond to what I said this time or do you admit defeat?
You lefties are no different than the cons.:roll:
Harper promises more jobs through oil!....Is this a good future for Canada?.Or a dead end?...What r the alternatives?...There are always options..Don't give into Poison apples masquerading as healthy fruit trees!(lol).(Kinda used the ING direct commercial..for insight)...How about B.P, is that a good direction to go in? ...The Gst was reduced and the returns to gamblers at the casino's went down to make up for it!...lol...A percentage of the casino returns was to go to infrastructure and other such communitee programs...Haven't see a newly paved road for awhile...
Where does all the money go?
Where does all the money go?
Any response to anything you say has to agree with what you want to hear or it can't be true. You're no different than any other wannabe, head-gaming troll.
GST is federal
Lotteries are provincial
not the same governments we are talking about
I see, so unless I agree with you I'm wrong.:roll:
You made a statement and I countered it, is that not what debate is?
Or, is it you can't think of a response and out of anger insulted me instead?
I think we both know the answer to that.
That very well could be. LaFarge North America is headquartered in the USA ... and Free Trade wasn't with France.
Avro, it is impossibe to debate with you because you are famous for your childish taunts and immature insults. I consider you to be a troll and give as good as I'll get. We've locked horns in the past, don't forget.
You won. Here's your trophy ..!.