Economic Slight of Hand - Do They Really Think Anyone Believes Them?

Hello everyone

As a concerned taxpayer I feel it is important to have you all understand what the new HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) or "blended tax" means to Ontarians.

It amazes me that this announcement has slipped by without a ripple, and yet when I tell people about the impact to them they are all shocked.

The intended purpose is to blend the GST and the PST into one tax.. This will cut down the paperwork burden for Ontario businesses and, in theory, lessen staff by merging both departments. This could be a noble attempt to cut costs. There is just one problem. Rather than just blending the products and services that now charge both taxes, the provincial government has decided that it will apply this new tax to almost all goods and services that you do not pay PST on now!

You are about to become the victim of the largest tax hike in our history.

How will this affect you? Let's start with just a few things that are to be charged the extra 8% and see if it will affect you or your family.

Gasoline -- Home heating fuel -- Water -- Hydro -- Vet Care for Pets -- Used cars -- Internet -- Newspapers -- Hair Cuts -- Government and city services -- Interner -- Home TV -- Apartments -- Condos -- Christmas Trees -- Home Purchase -- Landscaping -- Secuirity -- Cell Phone User Fees -- The Ontario Hydro Fees -- Taxi Fares -- Bus Fares -- Trains Fares -- Plane Fares -- Snow Removal -- Maintenance -- Newspapers -- Magazines -- Kid's Sports & Organization Fees -- Gym Fees -- Hair Cuts -- Repairs of ALL Types -- Propane -- Natural Gas -- Wood -- Lawyers -- Accountants -- Therapists -- Designers -- Home Renovations -- Camping -- Tailors -- Dry Cleaners -- Lessons -- Lawn Care .... And the list goes on and on and on ....

Real Estate Fees - if you think 5 or 6% is bad, just watch the market decline further when people now pay PST + GST

**** LOOK OUT TIMMIES**** Yes !!!!! Even Your TimBits and Donuts will COST 8% MORE.... AHHH So What????  Believe it or not.... that would equal more that  $ 60 dollars EXTRA a year for a 1 cup / 1 Donut / Day

Tim's fan....

Any service you now use for your home or business such as repairs, professional services of any kind,

construction materials etc.

These are just a few.

See this article about how the $1000.00 BRIBE they are offering per family will not even cover ½ of the increased cost to that average family.

$ 300.00 / year for a single person with income under $ 80,000, which according to Stats Can, is 82% of us.

So let's play some hypothetical math games....

IF YOU Earn $ 2000 / month ....IF YOU are spending $ 1600 on living expenses and
$ 300 on food (very low conservative estimate) .... they are offering you $ 300 (divided into payments in 2010-2011) likely 3 x $ 100 ...

Imagine now that the $ 1600 you are currently spending has HST  -  Added --- that would TAKE $ 128/ month MORE from your earnings .... so you would have to take that from your grocery fund for example.... leaving you ONLY $ 172 / Month to EAT. ($ 5.55 / Day) ***** Join Us ***** Get Your " NO HST " Decal MAKE Your Demands Known....



Let's Add This Up, and like I said, it is a bare bones estimate....  $ 128 HST EXTRA TAXES MONTHLY = $ 1536 / Year MORE that you have to spend ... Just to get by.

So according to these tyrants.... they want you to sit down, shut up, vote them back in, and swallow the fact that in their mathematical lunacy  they give you $ 300 over 2 years .... you are OUT OF POCKET $ 3072.00 ( $ 1536 x 2 years) and that will help stimulate the economy and make Ontario a Happier & More Inviting Place....

If anyone thinks that the government's deal is a good one, for anyone except the government "Dalton's Money Machine" .... I will give you $ 1.00  and you can give me  $10.00

in return.... Any Time Any Place !!!!


This tax hits Ontarians hard, but ESPECIALLY the low income ones! You will have an 8% increase in everyday living expenses, and yet you will not see Your benefits or salaries rise.

www.digitaljournal.com/article/269917

Actually almost everything currently without PST in your life - except children's clothing, prescriptions, diapers, and feminine hygiene products - will now cost you 8% more. Oh and here is a kicker. The fuel tax will slide up with the increasing cost of that fuel.

Our premier is counting on taxpayers to do what they always do when a new tax is added. Nothing! It is very important that you start to research and discuss this with your friends and family. It is not too late to stop this if you are willing to do something as send an email to the premier asking him either to a) stop the tax grab all together or b) do what was originally intended and blend the tax on the products that now have both taxes and not to extend the new tax to everything else. If you just sit there remember you lose the right to complain about taxes ever again. Get UP and start telling everyone about this injustice and we can stop this today. Don't think your email will not count. When most MP's get more than 1000 emails, they consider it a catastrophe!

Send your objection to:

www.premier.gov.on.ca/feedback/feedback.asp

And Carbon Copy to you LOCAL member.


If you do nothing, you lose your right to complain. We assume you support the tax. Send an email or shut up and pay.