@csgordon @volkris @Clackable @stopgopfox @Mastopoet @GreenFire
When the GST was introduced in Canada, it was used as justification to increase prices because it increased administrative expenses for corporations.
Just as the covid supply chain issues and port delays were used to justify price gouging.
It precipitated a recession in Canada as consumer demand fell off a cliff.
@Npars01 @csgordon@zirk.us @Clackable@tldr.nettime.org @stopgopfox@libretooth.gr @Mastopoet @GreenFire
And the FairTax folks are extremely critical of the Canadian tax as they emphasize the substantial differences between their tax and the Canadian policy.
The FairTax folks agree with your characterization of Canada's plan, which is why they emphatically don't go that direction!
