Keep the dream alive.

The dream I'm keeping alive is the demise of the tax grabbing BC Lieberals.

Nice try, but while we are sitting back saying very little about the HST now,Campbell and crew are following through with the paperwork!
Unfortunately,we had them on the run and we backed off....again!
They knew we would, because we always do.
I also understand that this government has already signed a letter of memorandum with their federal acomplices regarding the HST and while it is unlikely we can stop it at this stage,we need to start waking up and putting the heat back on!
I was never a Zalm fan but we need all the help we can get!
Fill your boots Bill!
The HST will be a complete disaster, not only for B.C. but for low-income and seniors in particular.
It will destroy the housing market as well.
It is a desparate money grab for a very broke government.
They blew it all!

Of course it will go through. There was never any doubt, was there?

The federal government is going to give BC $1.6 billion to implement the HST. Money that can be used to cover provincial expenses such as the Olympics, education and medical services. I know that as a BC Taxpayer I want that money. Do you?

It is estimated that 2 or 3 cents of these transactions taxes (both GST and PST) goes toward administration of the tax. Combining the taxes will significantly reduce the amount of money spend in administration.

However blindly railing against government and big business also creates value, so lets spend time doing that!

I agree, it is pretty much a done deal...who is going to stop criminal Campbell fom carrying on doing as he likes, when he likes, and as he has for so long?
I'll be there to fight it as best as I can but how do you fight someone who, at this point, isn't breaking a law and has all the power? and probably no conscience, IMHO...
Big business gains, we the little people lose!
But I believe criminal Campbeel is purely for big business...
I wonder how much of a kick back may be headed for his personal pocket once this goes through? We will never know!

I have read and heard a lot about the hst, but it seem we are all forgetting the 1.6 billion carrot from the feds that is still hanging there, and for a government that is looking for a lot of money to cover the olympic fiasco and their own personal gian,it means a lot.

Too bad theres no vialbe alternative to gordo. And if anyone says NDP they lose any credibility in my books.

Maybe Old Vanderzalm will get the old Social Credit Party to rise from the ashes, and give these dudes a run for their money.

A half dozen Socred seats would split the Liberals, and NDP, and give them the balance of power. This would allow them to put the screws to Mr. Campbell, and his camp followers.

Hey, one can dream cant one.??

The battle of the HST is not over. Even if they pass the legislation. If we can keep this issue going, then at the very least they will make some concessions before the next election, or risk getting their butts kicked.

It's not over in my camp and not on my watch. I will do all I can to reverse this additional tax burden. It has to end and now is as good a time as any to take a stand. No guns left, no bullet proof vests, no freedom of speech, but we can still influence others and we can still think for ourselves.

I will suggest the hardest thing you will ever have to do is think. Please, do some research, make the effort to see how the HST will affect you personally. Then make a decision.

In my opinion Wileycoyote,the NDP were never this bad!

I've never been a Vanderzalm fan, but if he revived the Socreds to take out Gordo and Co., I'd surely switch my vote from NDP to Socred.

This HST BS is going to cost a lot to seniors and low income families. I think its a disgrace in a country as rich as ours, that many seniors have to live so meagerly. These folks helped build this country and now we treat them like garbage.

The only path that seems open is civil disobedience.

If every one refused to apply the tax then the government wouldn't be able to implement it.

Of course there are certain disadvantages...