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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
You would think that a PST, while more predictable, would have a much greater impact on people and businesses as it would directly affect all purchases and services.
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kinda like the Carbon tax, except that the PST is more predictable and can be applied more selectively.
When the feds moved away from the secretive MST which nobody knew how much was getting taxed to a predictable and open GST it just made things easier for businesses.
Plus consumers knew exactly and openly how much they were paying on purchases. There won't be a carbon tax line on receipts for consumer goods it will be a passed cost. I could also pinpoint exactly what goods weren't GST applicable.
The carbon tax is completely global in that everything that needs to be lit, heated, or driven is going to be taxed, and then passed on to the consumer.