From: johnl@999queen.west 
  
 On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 03:30:06 -0330, "Terry"  
 wrote: 
  
 > 
 >"looie"  wrote in message 
 >news:n2uht1d64mreu31hppp8e2qbvdtuk9ldaq@4ax.com... 
 >> Let the lies begin! Remember those "photo-op" shots of  Stephen Harper 
 >> standing in front of an edlectronics "warehouse" store display of 
 >> multiple TV's all showing 5%, referring to Harper's PROMISE to lower 
 >> the GST by 2%? Gee, suddenly now it's only 1%. 
 >. 
 >No Looie: Not lies, you weren't listening carefully! 
  
 Funny how the fine print always gets ya, eh! 
  
 >And are jumping to an incorrect conclusion. 
 >What Harper said, and I heard it several times in different 
 >venues/broadcasts, was; 
 >"We will reduce the GST, by one per cent immediately, to six percent and 
 >then by another one per cent (and at this point I can't remember the exact 
 >words, but something along lines of) during our mandate or over the next 
 >five years".  See note below. 
 >He did NOT promise to reduce it by TWO per cent all at one time. 
  
 I saw Harper, on TV, standing in front of a display of multiple TV's 
 (probably at a Future Shop?) which all were displaying "5%". 
 Since the current tax is 7%, who wouldn't conclude that it is going to 
 drop by 2%? 
 This is just the usual trickery of buying voters with their own money, 
 and it is usually clawed right back. 
  
 >It'll be interesting to see if those in opposition allow him to do so? 
 >Be just like the opposition parties to obstruct and then claim  the Cons. 
 >didn't do what they promised! 
  
 They didn't stop Mulroney from from giving Seniors a paltry pension 
 increase to buy their votes, and then claw it back in increased fees 
 and rents. 
 A 1% drop in GST is hardly going to put much money in the average 
 pocket. The guy buying a new Mercedes will have a significant chunk of 
 cash, but the minimum wage earner will be lucky if the savings buys 
 another box or two of Krap Dinner. 
  However, it IS going to produce a 1/7th drop in government gst 
 revenue. Will they cut services, or jack up other fees to recoup it 
 from us? Just the same old shell game to buy votes. 
 Given the likely lifespan of the Harper government, we'll never see 
 the additional 1% cut. Pie in the sky. 
 >Note; left hand side of page 9 of the Conservative Platform; which is 
 >available at < www.conservative.ca/media  ......  > where you can read it 
 >for yourself. 
 > 
 > 
  
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