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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Well, considering we're talking about a hypothetical, doesn't it make sense to consider other precedents?
It seems like your 10K/year scenario is predicated on the idea that everything taxable will be taxed, and there is evidence to suggest that could very likely not be the case.
BC isn't the only province where food and gas are exempt from PST. Saskatchewan and Manitoba say hi. Quebec and Ontario don't charge on most food, and quite honestly I didn't bother checking the others. Basic groceries are zero-rated anyways, so you can't tax them period.
You don't think the long list of exemptions in every single province with a PST or HST impacts your position at all? I don't see a scenario where Alberta would buck the trend and tax like crazy. You're $850 per month on non-exempt goods is far more than the average Albertan would spend.
But yeah, in your scenario where Alberta taxes more goods than every other province in Canada, yes, the PST would be worse than the Carbon Tax. Show me a precedent for why you think that would happen.
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BC also charges 6.67c carbon tax on fuel and doesn't charge PST in order to maintain the revenue neutrality of their carbon tax system. It is exempt in Sask and Man but no in every other Province. I don't think his $850 number is right, but I do think that a 5% PST in Alberta would cost a lot more than the carbon tax will.
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