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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
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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