Accidental Deliberations: On fair taxation
The message of Andrea Horwath's party against the new harmonized sales
tax, which took effect on Canada Day, has not been quite as simplistic
as that of Tim Hudak's Conservatives. But it's often been more
convincing.
For one thing, the NDP isn't conflicted by federal
cousins who partnered with Dalton McGuinty's Liberals to implement the
new tax. Instead, it’s tied to the only party in Ottawa that firmly
opposed the policy.
For another, the NDP's position actually
makes sense. The Tories have claimed the HST is a “tax grab,” which it’s
really not. The NDP more accurately argues, at least sometimes, that
it's a shifting of the tax burden from businesses to individuals. And
that's something that, alone among the parties, it can very strongly and
credibly oppose.
...
The message of Andrea Horwath's party against the new harmonized sales
tax, which took effect on Canada Day, has not been quite as simplistic
as that of Tim Hudak's Conservatives. But it's often been more
convincing.
For one thing, the NDP isn't conflicted by federal
cousins who partnered with Dalton McGuinty's Liberals to implement the
new tax. Instead, it’s tied to the only party in Ottawa that firmly
opposed the policy.
For another, the NDP's position actually
makes sense. The Tories have claimed the HST is a “tax grab,” which it’s
really not. The NDP more accurately argues, at least sometimes, that
it's a shifting of the tax burden from businesses to individuals. And
that's something that, alone among the parties, it can very strongly and
credibly oppose.
...
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