Hello Michael

 -=> Quoting Michael Grant to Peter Coggon <=-

 MG> Hello PETER.

 MG> 01 Jan 06 18:08, you wrote to GEORGE POPE:
 GP>> Before the PCs say squat about GST I think they need to apologize
 GP>> for bringing it in in the FIRST place!
 
 MG> Problem is (and what no politicians are willing to tell you), if the
 MG> GST was scrapped, it would be a return to the old manufacturing sales
 MG> tax that ran about 15% and was an administrative nightmare.

  The removal of it has been promised by them all.   It started at less
then 5% and went to 15% over the years, with each party promising to
remove it.

   Okay I know it was a manufacturing sales tax worked into the final
price, but things have not changed.   It is not the result of better
wages etc, that when applied just don't make the arguement for GST
fly.   Corporate Bay street companys wanted the GST placed on buyers.
They seen oh well it works in the USA and wanted it here.  There
was no different price...just GST added.

Now GST is added to everything!   No I doubt a manufacturing tax would
fly again with service being added...and is in no way anything to do
with manufacturing but is labour.

 MG> We as
 MG> consumers wouldn't save anything, and we would likely end up paying
 MG> more in the end than we do now with the GST; it'd just be hidden like
 MG> it was before so that we wouldn't see it. 

When I go to some places where I am not making a puchase of anything I still
pay a GST.  Your arguement would not fly as mentioned before in this
GST tax on labour.

Oh well....I hope I have something better to do January 23rd...

ttfn

Peter


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