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Originally Posted by Calgary '89
No government can raise it and survive? The very next majority government implemented the Carbon Tax with a ton of voter support.
Harper was many things Canadians don't want to associate with but he was also tidy on his overall numbers.
Trudeau wasn't left a financial mess to deal with but now for the 2nd time in millions of peoples lives a Trudeau will leave their successor a financial disaster that'll take years and years to handle. Let's not forget why the GST was implemented in the first place.
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The GST was implemented because sales taxes are a highly reliable way to generate government revenue. And Harper being a smart guy who understood Canada’s looming demographic headwinds, cutting the GST was irresponsible pandering.
If we don’t want our public health care system to collapse altogether, at some point we’re going to have to restore the GST to at least 7 per cent. Probably higher. The Nordic countries that Canadians like to compare themselves with for their social welfare (and expect the same level of public services) have 20-25 per cent VATS.