Comments on: BC HST to Referendum?

By: PAUL

PAUL — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:18:49 +0000

can you beleive how currupt devisive and contraditory elected officials have gotten so christy an M.L.A. CAN AND HAS OFFICIALY reduced an fedral tax statute from 12% to 10% if you vote no to something that harper bribed our reps with an 2 billion dollar blank cheuque . So now we have to say yes when we mean no to something we dont want did not ask for and had norepresentation in before or after the fact so the money will be used to provide better health cars which we wont get anymore as equalization payments The bribe is going to provide 15000 high paying jobs and in 10 years were going to pay back 20 billion dollars Taxation without representation was the wedge and the sword for the war of 1812 People have to be aoountable and taking money from people with a lie is theft and even if the no,s get a yes this form of governance is going to choke the legal system with law suites and black marketing If the yes vote wins the next goverment should use the 2 billion dollars to startup an hybred car manufacturing plant and start utilizing to 20000 tons of copper the Britannia mine is dumping into an open pit land fill. This yes win will not change anything in goverment as long as the pubic sevice stands behind an self created law that holds officials not accountable for what they do while serving as elected representitives this is what has to change before anythingelse.

By: francine

francine — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:01:39 +0000

I am moving to BC and when I heard they added HST I was really disappointed. In New Brunswick, where you pay taxes through the nose and it’s still a poor province with the lowest wages…no jobs…no doctors…no nothing…. it changed nothing !!! The only thing is that the fat cats get more money. They added it in Quebec as well…Quebec is the most in debt province and guess how much coruption there is…the real mafia. Don’t let it happen to BC !!! Fight…cause I am moving up there (lol).

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:09:38 +0000

I can’t believe this is happening. Enough of the “Fiberals”. I hope anyone didn’t think for one second that this wasn’t going to go to a referendum in September of 2011. By this time they will have the coffers full of the money that they have been collecting for about a year and a half. I can’t believe the additional cost and strain this HST has already put on our family budget. Everyone get out there and vote and if you are not a registered voter, please register ASAP.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:28:03 +0000

I’m going to register to vote just for the HST. Down with this tax, I eat out every day.

By: Cliff Moffat

Cliff Moffat — Thu, 27 May 2010 04:22:26 +0000

If our “fearless leader” Gordo is so sure that the HST is so beneficial for the BC economy and “us BC`ers”,why doesn`t he let it go to a referendum,then if it is successful,he would have the devine blessing of the voters? Something smells bad in this kitchen!!!

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 12 May 2010 06:04:47 +0000

I don’t have to charge my customers now for my services> I will lose business from people who think this extra 7% is just enough to make them try and do it themself or just do without.

By: B Mann

B Mann — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:57:48 +0000

To Rose-Anne, everything you buy for your business, paper, pens, staples, office furniture, computers, etc. all are currently taxable to you at 7% pst. You do not get it back, it is your expense. So you have to charge your customers more to make it back. With the HST you will claim it as input tax credits so it is not a cost to you. Your business expenses will imediately decrease. You can now decrease what you charge your customers and still make the same amount of money for your business. If you react quicker than your competitors you can maybe increase how much business you do. Plus you only have to file one form inseated of two, so you can spend more time dealing with your customers.

By: Rose-Anne

Rose-Anne — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:36:57 +0000

To K Martinson, giving more money to our government to misspend is not the answer.

To Fred Johnston, most small businesses do their own tax remittances of Gst and Pst so they will Not be realizing this tremendous savings you speak of.

I own a small business and as of July 1st there will not be any savings for me to pass on to my customers, I used to charge 5% for my service now it has to be increased to 12% come July.

By: lyall downey

lyall downey — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:26:07 +0000

where do i go to sign the petition agaist the hst.ie loation

By: lyall downey

lyall downey — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:25:30 +0000

I LIVE IN abbotsford where do i go to sign the petition against the hst