The Off Topic Topic

[crazy canuck]

Vancouver now has the highest gas prices in North America 1.32 per litre.  Apparently 50 cents of that is taxation.

Having nice schools, clean air and drinkable water sucks, doesn't it?

I don't mind paying for those things.  But, like sales taxes, gas taxes are not the best way to fund such things as they are regressive taxes which impair economic activity.

[Jacob]

Vancouver now has the highest gas prices in North America 1.32 per litre.  Apparently 50 cents of that is taxation.

Having nice schools, clean air and drinkable water sucks, doesn't it?

I don't mind paying for those things.  But, like sales taxes, gas taxes are not the best way to fund such things as they are regressive taxes which impair economic activity.

Where'd you get the revenue from instead? And would you reduce the Local tax, the Provincial tax, or both?

[Josquius]

Taxation on petrol sounds pretty progressive to me. Takes cars off the roads. I hope they're spending the money on trains....

[Admiral Yi]

Taxation on petrol sounds pretty progressive to me. Takes cars off the roads. I hope they're spending the money on trains....

Progressive in this context refers to people w/ higher incomes paying more.

[CountDeMoney]

regressive taxes which impair economic activity.

[Syt]

It turns out that Die Zeit (German news site) has an Off Topic Topic themselves - an article without topic for readers to comment about whatever as long as they observe the site etiquette. 448 comments since April last year. Amateurs.

[Grey Fox]

Vancouver now has the highest gas prices in North America 1.32 per litre.  Apparently 50 cents of that is taxation.

Beating Montreal & it's collusion. Now that's impressive.

[crazy canuck]

regressive taxes which impair economic activity.

I am not sure what your complaint is.  High gas taxes take a proportionately bigger bite out of low and middle class disposable income and therefore affects their spending decisions.  Less disposable income necessarily means less spending which equals less economic activity.  High income earners don't really notice the extra cost and it doesn't affect their spending.

Where'd you get the revenue from instead? And would you reduce the Local tax, the Provincial tax, or both?

If I was king for a day I would keep the carbon tax and the transit tax components and I would eliminate the remaining Provincial and Federal tax components.

[CountDeMoney]

regressive taxes which impair economic activity.

I am not sure what your complaint is.  High gas taxes take a proportionately bigger bite out of low and middle class disposable income and therefore affects their spending decisions.  Less disposable income necessarily means less spending which equals less economic activity.  High income earners don't really notice the extra cost and it doesn't affect their spending.

My complaint was peering into the future, and finding another 6 page Languish argument on regressive versus progressive taxation.   

[crazy canuck]

regressive taxes which impair economic activity.

I am not sure what your complaint is.  High gas taxes take a proportionately bigger bite out of low and middle class disposable income and therefore affects their spending decisions.  Less disposable income necessarily means less spending which equals less economic activity.  High income earners don't really notice the extra cost and it doesn't affect their spending.

My complaint was peering into the future, and finding another 6 page Languish argument on regressive versus progressive taxation.   

[garbon]

I have my first day of work tomorrow!

[Liep]

What do you do?

[Eddie Teach]

Tell everybody you support Manchester United.

[Ed Anger]

I can no longer eat Peanut Butter cups. They make me sick as a dog now.

End of an era

It is. 

[Ideologue]

I can no longer eat Peanut Butter cups. They make me sick as a dog now.

Have you considered ritual suicide?  I would.

Actually, I think it's possible I have pre-diabetes.  I'm going to go get some bloodwork done.  It would certainly be the cherry on my sundae.  That I can't eat.