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[Victoria Watcher]

[Nparker]

Or trusting Jagmeet Singh to not be such a *****.

[Nparker]

From the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just threatened Canadians with a grocery tax.

 

You need to act now to force Trudeau to rescind his grocery tax threat.

 

Trudeau held a press conference yesterday (Thursday, Sep. 15). Here’s what he said:

 

“[We] will be calling on the heads of large grocers to come to Ottawa with a plan to address the rising cost of food. We expect to hear from them by Thanksgiving on what their plan is to stabilize prices. And let me be very clear: if their plan doesn’t provide real relief for the middle class and people working hard to join it, then we will take further action, and we are not ruling anything out, including tax measures.” 

 

What do you think Trudeau means when he threatens “tax measures”? I think you know. It means Trudeau wants to impose a grocery tax.

 

The New Democrats have already called for a grocery tax. You can’t let Trudeau give in to the NDP and hammer you with a grocery tax.

 

You need to act ASAP. Please email Trudeau and tell him to immediately back down from a grocery tax. Here’s Trudeau’s email: justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca

 

Another tax won’t make your groceries more affordable. It will make them more expensive. Trudeau should be making life more affordable by scrapping his carbon taxes, not threatening you with a grocery tax.

[lanforod]

The tax part has me baffled. I can't think of a way to structure a tax on grocery stores what would not have the impact of raising food prices.

[Ismo07]

The tax part has me baffled. I can't think of a way to structure a tax on grocery stores what would not have the impact of raising food prices.

 

Right?  Like they pay another tax on their revenues, wouldn't they charge more to cover that?  

[Nparker]

The tax part has me baffled. I can't think of a way to structure a tax on grocery stores what would not have the impact of raising food prices.

Clearly you don't understand how socialism works. Increasing taxes always results in greater affordability. 

[dasmo]

The tax part has me baffled. I can't think of a way to structure a tax on grocery stores what would not have the impact of raising food prices.

Discrimination is Diversity
Higher prices are more Affordable
Freedom is Slavery

[dasmo]

My favourite part about his announcement was the paid actors behind him clapping.

Edited by dasmo, 15 September 2023 - 08:32 AM.

[lanforod]

Clearly you don't understand how socialism works. Increasing taxes always results in greater affordability. 

 

Well sure, it does, but not for the same service. Raising taxes on high income earners to fund social programs for low income earners does result in greater affordability for those programs/low income earners. To some extent, I think most of us are okay with that. Its the scale of taxation and what is funded that becomes problematic, and perception of value etc. etc.

 

Threatening the providers of groceries with taxation if they don't lower grocery costs... makes no sense.

[Matt R.]

Extraordinarily out of touch. Uvic drops 24k on a crosswalk paint colour consultant and this clown can’t figure out that more tax makes things more expensive. What’s happening?

It takes three years for the feds to rubber stamp an approved PR application but grocery stores need a concrete plan in three weeks?

[vortoozo]

The tax part has me baffled. I can't think of a way to structure a tax on grocery stores what would not have the impact of raising food prices.

 

Tax share buy backs so that they're no longer attractive.

[lanforod]

Tax share buy backs so that they're no longer attractive.

 

They'll just pivot to dividends instead.

[Nparker]

...Threatening the providers of groceries with taxation if they don't lower grocery costs... makes no sense.

It makes sense if you're an idiot like Justin Trudeau.

[dasmo]

Extraordinarily out of touch. Uvic drops 24k on a crosswalk paint colour consultant and this clown can’t figure out that more tax makes things more expensive. What’s happening?

It takes three years for the feds to rubber stamp an approved PR application but grocery stores need a concrete plan in three weeks?

OBEY

[spanky123]

Tax share buy backs so that they're no longer attractive.

 

You realize that share buybacks put money back into the hands of shareholders like the CPP, OMERS, BCI, etc right?

 

I would think that the last thing companies would do if they could no longer repurchase shares would be to give the money to employees. Hard to get that money back during a recession or other downturn.

 

I would be supportive of investment in productivity as Canada lags to the OECD in that measure but then again that would mean fewer employees over time.

[spanky123]

It makes sense if you're an idiot like Justin Trudeau.

 

Well if Walmart, Costco and Loblaw's are ripping off consumers then what about Country Grocer, Quality Foods and Red Barn? They must really be given it to us as they charge even more than the others.

[spanky123]

Extraordinarily out of touch. Uvic drops 24k on a crosswalk paint colour consultant and this clown can’t figure out that more tax makes things more expensive. What’s happening?

It takes three years for the feds to rubber stamp an approved PR application but grocery stores need a concrete plan in three weeks?

 

I wonder if the consultant charged $24K because the limit for awarding a contract without tender is $25K?

[dasmo]

How about…. White. $24k please.

[Victoria Watcher]

Government calls for meeting with CEOs of Canada's biggest grocery chains to talk food prices

 

CEOs of Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro, Costco and Walmart invited to Monday meeting

https://www.cbc.ca/n...rices-1.6967978

 

 

 

 

Clown world.

[dasmo]

Maybe they will come up with something as effective as the online news act. Better start stockpiling food….