Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!watmath!watdragon!violet!afscian From: afscian@violet.waterloo.edu (Anthony Scian) Newsgroups: can.general Subject: Re: That F'n Fed. Sales Tax is Gonna *HURT*!! Message-ID: <15884@watdragon.waterloo.edu> Date: 13 Aug 89 16:22:16 GMT References: Sender: daemon@watdragon.waterloo.edu Reply-To: afscian@violet.waterloo.edu (Anthony Scian) Distribution: can Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 19 In article kim@watsup.waterloo.edu (T. Kim Nguyen) writes: >I just heard about the federal sales tax which goes into effect >January 1991. 9% on just about everything you can think of, and >more... houses, cars, guitar lessons, haircuts, books (egads, >textbooks!?!), ... what else!?? I can't believe the gall of the govt, >to tax someone 9% on a 6-figure price for a house! There are rebates for homes under $400 000. Does anybody know any specifics regarding the sales tax rebates? Do we have to save every sales receipt to get the most rebate we can? >Other tax hikes that p*** me off: the fed. sales tax on phone bills, >a ridiculously high 10% to start off with, now 11%. Gasoline taxes. Phone less. Drive less. >Alcohol taxes. Drink less. Anthony //// Anthony Scian afscian@violet.uwaterloo.ca afscian@violet.waterloo.edu //// "I can't believe the news today, I can't close my eyes and make it go away" -U2