Keith Beardsley: British Columbia tax revolt carries warning for Ottawa
June 15, 2010 – 12:00 pm
Who would have thought that the HST agreements reached between the federal government and British Columbia and Ontario would have stirred up so much trouble?
Skilful manipulation by provincial opposition parties has certainly stoked the anger, but there is a warning here for all levels of government- raise taxes at your peril.
Voters are simply fed up. They are tired of seeing their hard earned tax dollars squandered (think G8 and G20) and they are tired of being lied to (think McGuinty’s promise that the HST would be revenue neutral and Campbell saying they had no plans to introduce the HST).
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Skilful manipulation by provincial opposition parties has certainly stoked the anger, but there is a warning here for all levels of government- raise taxes at your peril.
Voters are simply fed up. They are tired of seeing their hard earned tax dollars squandered (think G8 and G20) and they are tired of being lied to (think McGuinty’s promise that the HST would be revenue neutral and Campbell saying they had no plans to introduce the HST).
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