Don't let them brainwash you with your own money

Re: Do your homework on HST MR News June 14/2011 


Mr. Verwoerd I am glad you appreciate the time, work, effort and money that has gone into fighting this bad poorly thought out, badly implemented tax shift. 


I am afraid the only accomplishments we have really made are all in your head and you can attribute that to, as much as $20 million dollars in government and corporate propaganda. 


Next year I will still pay over a thousand dollars HST on the registered therapeutic massage that I use to control my Fibromyalgia condition. Next year I will not be spending the $800 dollars or 140 percent HST increase on the labour to do those home renovations, been there done that this year, but unfortunately our roof does need replacing and that will be an extra 140 percent on the labour to instal that roof which with all the other items and services I pay that extra 7 percent I will no doubt be up around that $2,000 dollar mark of extra taxes, same as the last 11 months. 


Every home owner will replace a roof or have to renovate at some time unless you are rich enough to buy a new house every few years and you do not even want to go there as it could cost you an extra $50,000.00 dollars or more all thanks to the HST. 


The alleged HST reductions are nothing more than birds in the bush, and as far as the reductions being law it is also against the law to run a deficit in BC and with the fiscal responsibility this government has shown it is highly unlikely this province will be running a balanced budget any time soon, and in that case which law are the Fiberals or whatever government is in power in 2013-2014 likely  to respect, balanced budget or reduce the HST. 


This is all moot in any case a 1 or 2 percent tax increase is a big deal at the best of times, but a 140 percent tax increase or even 100 percent tax increase on hundreds of everyday critical goods and services is the stuff revolutions are made off. 
Nothing has changed it is still a poorly thought out unjust tax, the only thing changing is your perception of this tax grab, do not let them brainwash you with your own money, this tax has already hurt many of the citizens of BC and it will continue to put many people in the street as their ability to borrow money runs out and drives them into insolvency.         


BC already has one of the highest rates of mortgages in arrears and has the highest consumer insolvency rate in Canada. 


Maybe instead of just giving in to the propaganda and spin you should get in touch with Corisa Bell and offer to help put an end to this financial injustice. 


The DBRS believes the province of BC has the flexibility to manage either outcome without significantly altering its fiscal outlook.  


Wayne Clark