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07-07-2009, 02:09 PM
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news link?
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07-07-2009, 02:10 PM
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Lol. $20 says not a liquor store in town puts their prices back.
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07-07-2009, 02:11 PM
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Originally Posted by rayne008
Alberta's premier has rescinded the recent increase in taxes on liquor in Alberta. Ed Stelmach also promised there will be no new taxes, no PST, and no tax increases while he is premier.
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Are those tears of joy?
http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/albe.../10054201.html
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Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach says his government will not introduce a sales tax or increase personal or corporate taxes as long as he’s in power. Stelmach says he’s also rescinding a tax on liquor.
The premier acknowledges the province is facing some tough economic times.
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He says he’s made his position clear to his cabinet and he wants municipalities to know they shouldn’t expect the government to take in any extra money.
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His liquor cabinet?
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07-07-2009, 02:12 PM
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Location: Calgary, AB
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Odd decision to say the least. He has really backed himself into a corner where he will really have to take a chainsaw to expenses to try to eliminate the deficit.
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07-07-2009, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
Are those tears of joy?
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Yes. yes they are.
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07-07-2009, 02:18 PM
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I wonder how many bars and liquor store's prices stay the same.
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07-07-2009, 02:18 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Calgary
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Well now CP needs to be on the lookout for which liquor stores in town actually change their prices.
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07-07-2009, 02:18 PM
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Missed the bus
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The liquor stores better lower their god damn prices. Stupid government.
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07-07-2009, 02:20 PM
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
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I see he doesn't say WHICH tax though... (I assume there's more than one, cause it's the goverment after all).
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07-07-2009, 02:23 PM
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I went into a liquor store about a week ago. They wanted $38 for a 15 pack of Bud.
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07-07-2009, 02:27 PM
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Raise the taxes on smokes to make it up. Maybe more people will quit or not start and long term put less strain on health care.
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07-07-2009, 02:30 PM
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Missed the bus
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So my question is, how do they make liquor stores accountable to this now?
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07-07-2009, 02:37 PM
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So my question is, how do they make liquor stores accountable to this now?
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They don't. We're all at the mercy of Big Bear.
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07-07-2009, 02:38 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Good, was a stupid tax to begin with.
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07-07-2009, 03:26 PM
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Raise the taxes on smokes to make it up. Maybe more people will quit or not start and long term put less strain on health care.
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The health care system would collapse if it wasn't from the taxes you get from smoking.
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07-07-2009, 03:27 PM
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I see he doesn't say WHICH tax though... (I assume there's more than one, cause it's the goverment after all).
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I am going to guess the new, $1.50 on a case of beer tax, that was announced back in May.
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07-07-2009, 03:49 PM
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Not surprisingly, I've seen people smoking Peter Jackson's, John Players and Canadian Classics a lot more since the tax was imposed.
Not everyone is upset with it!
Oh, and as someone already said, I bet you less than half of all liquor stores actually lower their prices back to pre-tax levels.
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07-07-2009, 03:51 PM
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Oh, and as someone already said, I bet you less than half of all liquor stores actually lower their prices back to pre-tax levels.
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With a liquor store on every corner, the ones that don't won't have much business. People are very particular if they think they are overpaying for liqour!
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07-07-2009, 04:00 PM
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One of the Nine
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Liquor Depot is the worst chain of liquor stores. They're always the most expensive. I loosely boycott them. That is, if I knopw there's another liquor store in the vicinity, I'll go there instead of LD. Buncha ball-washing bastids. (10 points to whoever gets that reference)
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