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by stan_rogers
4695 days ago
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The MST wasn't just on products manufactured in the country and didn't have much to do with either international or domestic competitiveness; moving to the GST merely lowered taxes on luxury goods at the expense of raising them on what would be considered necessaries in contract law. By waiting a month to buy the (all foreign-made components) stereo God would have had if he could afford it (I had the audiophile bug bad back then) until the system transitioned, I saved over $5000. Meanwhile, folks buying cheap, basic clothing, cleaning supplies, toilet paper and low-end fast food (all of which were exempt from the MST) were making up the difference. |
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