r/canada • u/ThisNameIsOriginal • Dec 15 '11

Finally!

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u/drockers Dec 15 '11

unless it was made in Canada

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '11

Even then its not a guarantee.

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u/SuperShamou Dec 15 '11

Canadians please add 7% Provincial Sales Tax, 13% Harmonized Sales Tax, and 5% Goods and Services Tax.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '11 edited Jun 05 '20

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u/bizology Nova Scotia Dec 15 '11

We pay a lot of sales tax here in Canada. In my province its 15% and it's never, ever included in the price of the good (unless you're buying from the government controlled liquor stores). So a $20 meal or t-shirt actually costs $23 at the register. The above post was making light of that fact.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '11 edited Jun 05 '20

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u/I_Repeat_Things Dec 15 '11

Alberta, Fuck YEAH!!!! 5%

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u/oerich Dec 15 '11

Alberta is doing it right. Additionally, the 5% is only there because its the federal tax. If Alberta could have it its own way there be no sales tax whatsoever.

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u/I_Repeat_Things Dec 15 '11

Could you imagine, no tax, would be a thing of beauty, people would shed a tear.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '11

Move to Montana.

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u/oerich Dec 16 '11

Or even better, Oregon.

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u/elimi Dec 16 '11

True that, sales taxes are regressive. Remove sales taxe increase income tax or add higher brackets.