tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post8778971475910260915..comments2024-03-28T15:19:25.844-06:00Comments on She Who Seeks: Alberta Sales Tax BLASPHEMYDebra She Who Seekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-18569691840428004452015-03-26T19:11:48.294-06:002015-03-26T19:11:48.294-06:00Bingo. Bingo. DB Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484034493143850659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-9209502273202935632015-03-26T18:47:09.078-06:002015-03-26T18:47:09.078-06:00I never knew that, interesting. Do you have good ...I never knew that, interesting. Do you have good BBQ, like I'm told they have in Texas? I've never been, but I hear the meat is killer good. The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-44392179255340765452015-03-26T15:25:55.230-06:002015-03-26T15:25:55.230-06:00The way things are going with 'oil prices'...The way things are going with 'oil prices' it will be inevitable that Albertans will join the rest of us here in Canada. <br />Times they are a'changin.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-38774297645591002432015-03-26T09:26:22.063-06:002015-03-26T09:26:22.063-06:00I can see the logic..:)
I'm with you about Col...I can see the logic..:)<br />I'm with you about Colin Firth..This N Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14660035693962636210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-73926964614670383512015-03-26T06:17:51.014-06:002015-03-26T06:17:51.014-06:00Well oops, maybe I shouldn't have mentioned Co...Well oops, maybe I shouldn't have mentioned Colin Firth, now you got some 'splainin' to do. Debra. hah heh. Okay and about the sales tax. i was just wondering if we were going to have to send sandwiches and bottled water out to you 'too proud' Albertans, that's all. Didn't know how many loaves of bread to pick up this week. But I want you to know when the big relief effort leaves Ontario for Alberta there will be one big old tuna sandwich marked 'Debra'! :)<br />The Dancing Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-13070251692025830492015-03-25T16:56:57.680-06:002015-03-25T16:56:57.680-06:00They talked about raising the gas tax in SC by lik...They talked about raising the gas tax in SC by like 3 cents a gallon to fix crumbling roads. <br /><br />Conservatives/Republicans flipped out. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-12979152965100829212015-03-25T15:58:07.979-06:002015-03-25T15:58:07.979-06:00In Oregon, we have every tax except a sales tax. A...In Oregon, we have every tax except a sales tax. And, yes, it's political suicide to suggest one. ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477806052578880686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-68259160199263023702015-03-25T14:10:11.740-06:002015-03-25T14:10:11.740-06:00T hell with sales tax...I wanna hear about Colin F...T hell with sales tax...I wanna hear about Colin Firth!!! hahahaturquoisemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893008689507282266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-74451022628427600862015-03-25T13:43:18.679-06:002015-03-25T13:43:18.679-06:00Same reason Texas will never have a state income t...Same reason Texas will never have a state income tax. Incidentally, I moved from Taxachusetts to Texas and took a significant pay cut, yet my take home net pay was higher.Dexter Klempererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784907794594595648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-28943948530160710542015-03-25T13:14:20.355-06:002015-03-25T13:14:20.355-06:00Haha! The state next to me has no sales tax so we ...Haha! The state next to me has no sales tax so we just drive up there for large ticket items! My state (Massachusetts) is affectionately called Taxachusetts by its residents.Miss Val's Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200441034267532187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-27828820997651336672015-03-25T12:29:34.145-06:002015-03-25T12:29:34.145-06:00Haha, very true! Though I've always thought th...Haha, very true! Though I've always thought the reason was because a PST is just not regressive enough.Tricky Naghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919495725923542940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-87909716854413159612015-03-25T11:49:35.370-06:002015-03-25T11:49:35.370-06:00My travels throughout Canada did leave me a little...My travels throughout Canada did leave me a little perplexed. I never really "got" Alberta. It was beautiful beyond belief and (almost) all the people were very nice but the whole things with big trucks and not recycling was too much. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-26686840465966178692015-03-25T11:43:45.558-06:002015-03-25T11:43:45.558-06:00I'd rather not be called the texas of the Nort...I'd rather not be called the texas of the North, although I come from a region sometimes called the Bible Belt of the North, which is even worse... And, sadly, accurate.Guillaumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376749604845793465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-74122418093161772282015-03-25T11:27:17.292-06:002015-03-25T11:27:17.292-06:00Aren't taxes supposed to help others.. public ...Aren't taxes supposed to help others.. public services and all that?Dawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426393284664166090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-41901001019160225002015-03-25T11:14:02.842-06:002015-03-25T11:14:02.842-06:00I live near the teeny, tiny little American state ...I live near the teeny, tiny little American state named Delaware. Delaware has no PST, and people from all over go there to shop, because it "saves money." Only trouble is, little Delaware charges a king's ransom to use its 10 FREAKING MILES of INTERSTATE 95. They balance their whole budget on highway tolls. Easy to do when it's the only road between Manhattan and Washington, DC.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-55818808195745772992015-03-25T09:37:38.340-06:002015-03-25T09:37:38.340-06:00Oh Mr. Darcy! Ay Chihuahua! Yes, I fully understan...Oh Mr. Darcy! Ay Chihuahua! Yes, I fully understand your unnatural hankering for Colin Firth. Back then, of coarse, when he was Mr. Darcy. <br /><br />Seriously? Texas of The North? BWAAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAAAA! <br />Leannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313664441343901006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-61361748432029118302015-03-25T09:34:44.835-06:002015-03-25T09:34:44.835-06:00This goof has a way of saying the most stupid thin...This goof has a way of saying the most stupid things right before an election. First he blames us for the economics that came from the gov't policies and then he wants to give a tax that hurts the poor more than anyone else because it's taken at point of purchase. But without any opposition no one will vote anything but conservative.<br />Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-16835820269843214442015-03-25T09:33:58.134-06:002015-03-25T09:33:58.134-06:00as a yellowdog Democrat from West, By Goddess, Tex...as a yellowdog Democrat from West, By Goddess, Texas..you might consider that being called the Texas of Canada..was not meant to be a compliment...the ruling Texas Republicans are dumber than a box of rocks and an embarrassment to us Dems..although we don't have a state tax either..hayellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-554340521913184202015-03-25T07:37:25.311-06:002015-03-25T07:37:25.311-06:00So no matter what, eventually they get you somehow...So no matter what, eventually they get you somehow. But the illusion that you've won lives on!Plowing Through Life (Martha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-68543183782388241842015-03-25T07:17:07.882-06:002015-03-25T07:17:07.882-06:00We ARE the frigging Texas of the North! Without th...We ARE the frigging Texas of the North! Without the heat, that is. Anyway, I'd rather pay a provincial sales tax than what Prentice has suggested now. I'm literally looking at property is Saskatchewan now. Ugh. <br />Incidentally, I went to high school with Jim's youngest sister. She was a year older than me and smart as a whip. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-8078335381236334712015-03-25T06:53:34.699-06:002015-03-25T06:53:34.699-06:00At least y'all stand up to the politicians.......At least y'all stand up to the politicians.....Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15918915129013117664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-44035263714034103512015-03-25T06:46:35.520-06:002015-03-25T06:46:35.520-06:00boo and hiss on taxes boo and hiss on taxes DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-91272164022507976332015-03-25T06:15:44.962-06:002015-03-25T06:15:44.962-06:00So, in other words, "oh look, shiny!" wo...So, in other words, "oh look, shiny!" works as well in the North as it does in the south.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-68250951167992481602015-03-25T05:03:55.500-06:002015-03-25T05:03:55.500-06:00If I were an Albertan, I'd consider "Texa...If I were an Albertan, I'd consider "Texas of the North" an insult. Not that there's anything inherently wrong with Texas and its citizens. I used to live there, and I'm okay...I think. But some of the governance practices are abhorrent and all of the secession talk is obnoxious rhetoric that gets us nowhere. <br />I think I diverted from the thesis of this post. It was interesting to hear how much pride drives rational discourse in Alberta. But I can also see how and why one would want to cling to that individualizing characteristic. <br />Thank you for the civics lesson (is that the right word, "civics"? I don't know, it's early and I'm too lazy to look it up, but not too lazy to needlessly pontificate in my comment!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-36539453781061005182015-03-25T05:01:30.882-06:002015-03-25T05:01:30.882-06:00Colin Firth? Really?? Colin Firth? Really?? LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.com