"KenSpenser" wrote in message
news:72soh2t78uagf8ek41bbhh17dpkv6v9k8l@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:39:54 GMT, sechumlib wrote:
> >On 2006-09-28 10:26:06 -0400, pltrgyst said:
> >> On 28 Sep 2006 06:13:18 -0700, "garciyalater@..."
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> oh please......if you are so cheap you wont go somewhere if you cant
> >>> get your tax dollars back or if the dollar is weaker against their
> >>> currency, stay home...
> >>
> >> Yo, Chuck, dummy -- most people, unless they're very wealthy, consider
the
> >> overall cost of a vacation before booking. The factors you cite are
part of the
> >> overall cost. not an independent political factor.
> >
> >Do they nickel-&-dime every item in their consideration of the overall
cost?
> >
> >We travel to Canada frequently. If Canada eliminates the tax rebate, we
> >won't like it much. But we're not going to boycott the country because
> >of this essentially nickel-&-dime item.
>
> To a tourist, intending to spend many thousands of dollars, the GST&PST,
at
> 14-15% is NOT INSIGNIFICANT!!
>
> Particularly when gasoline costs 50% more than in the USA, groceries cost
much
> more, and even prices in Walmart and Costco are up to double the US prices
for
> similar goods!!
Scrapping the tax rebate is an excellent idea. There is no good reason why
Canadians
should be forced to pay extremely high taxes and foreigners do not have to
pay taxes.
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