Topic: Tax on Wii Points?

[IceCold]

Oh I forgot, it's only 5% now in Alberta.

And the healthcare system doesn't suck, but I'm not going to get into an argument on that. I'll just say that I'd gladly pay more taxes for what we get in return.

[Caliban]

Oh I forgot, it's only 5% now in Alberta.

Wow. I didn't know Alberta lowered it's taxes from the already low taxes they had compared to other provinces *sigh*.

[Guitar Smasher]

Oh I forgot, it's only 5% now in Alberta.

Wow. I didn't know Alberta lowered it's taxes from the already low taxes they had compared to other provinces *sigh*.

Alberta doesn't have any provincial tax I believe.  That would just be the federal GST.

[Plugabugz]

Where's Ian? He can attest to the sales taxes up in British Columbia Canada. 14%.

It's "only" 12% now.  The federal government lowered the GST to 5% while the PST (Provincial Sales Tax) remains at 7%.

And the sad thing is I'm really happy that it's gone down to 12%.  You know you're overtaxed when the sales tax goes down and it's still higher than American states where the sales tax is considered high.

It's been 17.5% for as long as i remember.

[Ian Sane]

I'll just say that I'd gladly pay more taxes for what we get in return.

If the rest of Canada only had to pay GST I'd be fine with it too.  The fact that Alberta can get their sh!t together without PST and BC for some reason can't drives me nuts.  Odds are we don't HAVE to be as taxed as we are, it's just standard government incompetence.

Getting a chunk of your money taken from the taxman is just part of living in any sort of civilization.  The problem is when said taxman wastes your money and then decides he's going to take MORE from you as a result and you're powerless to stop him.  And the sad thing is that happens to everyone.

[Sundoulos]

Getting a chunk of your money taken from the taxman is just part of living in any sort of civilization.  The problem is when said taxman wastes your money and then decides he's going to take MORE from you as a result and you're powerless to stop him.  And the sad thing is that happens to everyone.

Voltaire put it this way: "In general the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of citizens to give to the other."

I live in Alabama, and I've had to pay taxes on VC purchases since day 1.

[vudu]

The problem is when said taxman wastes your money and then decides he's going to take MORE from you as a result and you're powerless to stop him. 

You are trying to complain to me about having elected officials waste your tax dollars?  The United States wrote the book on this.  Do you have any idea how many trillions of dollars have been wasted in the past 5.5 years?

[Ian Sane]

You are trying to complain to me about having elected officials waste your tax dollars?  The United States wrote the book on this.  Do you have any idea how many trillions of dollars have been wasted in the past 5.5 years?

This is going to turn into some sort of reverse fanboy war.  "My country's government is the most incompetent!"  "No, mine is!"  "Your mom's the most incompetent."  "OMG!! pics pls!11"

Then some guy from like Chad or something will post and we'll all look like spoiled whiners.

[Ceric]

They are all equally incompetent and there is no Sudden Death matches in Government.

[animecyberrat]

Well I never have had to pay any tax on Wii points when I was in NV, but now I am in Idaho and I haven't even tried to buy any Wii points since moving. Our sales tax is only 6.5% so I won't complain either way.

[DAaaMan64]

Well I never have had to pay any tax on Wii points when I was in NV, but now I am in Idaho and I haven't even tried to buy any Wii points since moving. Our sales tax is only 6.5% so I won't complain either way.

You only pay it on food too don't you?

[animecyberrat]

There is not sales tax on Groceries in NV, nor is there Income tax or even Property Tax, just several gaming taxes. Idaho everything has a tax, every thing.