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Archive for February 1st, 2010

In response to brother Daniel: an editorial by Keith Rankin

Feb 1st, 2010 | By Collective | Category: Uncategorized

To:
peacockpoverty@yahoo.ca

I read your interview with Daniel Dufressne who founded some of the street poverty organizations.
Like him, I certainly had the beatings as a child. They were daily – and EVERY day, without exception. My old mother was as “solid as a rock — and nuttier than any fruitcake”. “Gonna get the belt”; hell, I was [...]



odspfireside Re: How will the HST affect us?

Feb 1st, 2010 | By Collective | Category: Campaigns (incl.) Grassroots, Health, Life

> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:41:04 -0500
> To: odspfireside@googlegroups.com
> From: a.novotny@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [odspfireside: 25680 ] Re: How will the HST affect us?
>
> > As for an extra $260 per year via rebates,
>
> Doing a bit of math, with GST at $0.05, one could purchase $5200 of
> HST taxed items before having to [...]



The Hidden Steal Tax (HST)

Feb 1st, 2010 | By Collective | Category: Campaigns (incl.) Grassroots, Health, Life

Tim Rourke

submissions@peacockpoverty.org

The Hidden Steal Tax
The most interesting thing about  the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) controversy  is the egg laid by the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives. The previous month another  CCPA writer  asked if  Canada was capable yet of having an  adult conversation about taxes. We  are still not sure about Canada but the [...]