The Conservative Party plan to reduce the GST is brilliant politics.
By taking an anti-GST stand the Tories are essentially forcing the Liberals to defend one of the most hated taxes in the country – a tax they themselves vowed to scrap back in 1993.
And the more, the Liberals defend the GST the more they will remind people of past broken promises.
Mind you, some economic eggheads say cutting the GST is bad fiscal policy.
Well, I’m no economist, but one thing I do know is that lower taxes are better than higher taxes.
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- Gerry Nicholls
- Gerry Nicholls is a communications consultant and writer who has been called a “political warrior” a “brilliant strategist” and one of the “canniest political observers in Canada.” He has worked as a consultant in both the United States and Canada and was formerly a senior officer in the National Citizens Coalition. A regular columnist with the Ottawa Hill Times, his work has also appeared in the Globe and Mail, the National Post and in the Sun Media chain; and he has appeared on countless TV and radio public affairs programs. He is the author of the book, Loyal to the Core, Harper, Me and the NCC.
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- Dubbed Debate
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1 comment:
Both are good policies, but I prefer the income tax cut to GST reduction as income tax cut will affect those who save and invest whereas GST only affects those who spend their money.
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