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Originally Posted by Wormius
There is nothing wrong with it, and no other provinces are particularly hurting because of their provincial sales taxes. The lack of one here is really contributing nothing and is neither attracting or repelling anyone. Has anyone, in the history of forever, stated they came or stayed in Alberta specifically because of the lack of PST? The dent it makes on an individual is minor. There is nothing wrong with implementing it.
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I have no idea how much difference it would make as a whole, but the number of green plates flowing into Med Hat or blue plates into Lethbridge/Calgary/Okotoks on weekends indicates that a bunch of money is being spent here because there's no PST. Still likely a good way to go, but the lack of a sales tax does have some benefit to Alberta.