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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
Do you ever bother to read my entire posts? Yes a lot of people would struggle to make certain changes, but a lot of people wouldn't, and those people who can make the changes could help the others by helping out the local economy, while helping themselves in the process. Those who are struggling likely have some things they could change to make things easier, downsizing to a more fuel efficient vehicle is very doable in a lot of cases.
I wasn't advocating people just up and buy a new home, but for the record my new home was purchased for less than what I sold my old house for, and the early indications are that I will save significantly more than $500/year.
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I find it hilarious that you can nail the problem we are all arguing in your own replies without even seeing it.
Honestly, iggy, you seem to believe that this tax will hit the rich the hardest, because they will possibly choose to pay for more efficient things. Except, even as some level of your subconscious realizes, it is the poor and the middle class that will bear the brunt of this. The poor can't afford a single thing you suggest they do. They can only hope that whatever subsidies Notley and Trudeau offer will make up the extra tax burden they face. For the middle class, the choice has pretty much come down to trading a new furnace in exchange for degrading the quality of life for themselves and their children.
The rich, meanwhile, eat the costs with the least difficulty and with the greatest ability to maintain that standard of living that you seem to find so evil.
All praise the
progressive cause!