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HST and economics: two minus one equals three?

28 June 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Pointless legislation, Provincial folly
I'm obviously a dunce when it comes to mathematics, much less economics. To me, the simple equation two minus one would equal one. Dalton McGuinty's government, apparently, has a new math, and in their calculation two minus one equals three. My schooling was obviously inadequate.

McGuinty's Liberals are boasting how more taxes will...

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Toxic HST launched by province this week

07 May 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, Provincial folly, Pointless legislation
The much-dreaded Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) snuck into our Ontario lives like a nasty thief in the night, this week. Unsuspecting home buyers who expected the HST to kick in July 1, met with a nasty, expensive surprise. Home purchases had another 8% tacked on, as of Saturday, May 1.

So did delayed closing costs, gym memberships, landscaping and...

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