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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
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.
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The same would apply with a PST as far as passing on costs are concerned. And you know which goods are being directly taxed under the carbon tax. PST or carbon tax, no business is going to be telling you exactly how much they are indirectly raising their prices by for either.
Edit: you've been beating this drum for a while now, while I agree there will be some indirect increases, I think you should really take time to consider exactly how big of an impact it will actually be when you consider the breakdowns for most businesses. You had made the claim earlier that your phone and cable bills would be increasing because of this tax, explain how. My plans would only go up in the case of a PST being implemented, the carbon tax may have an effect on someone getting a brand new plan, but for someone on a defined service plan the carbon tax will have zero effect.