Dear Editor:
Re: Trouble with the HST, Letters to the Editor, The Record, July 1.
Dave Lundy's rambling rant against the HST is an excellent example of how honest debate about the new tax is being drowned out by NDP political games.
Instead of actually addressing the merits of the HST, Mr. Lundy wastes most of his ink bashing Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals.
Contrary to NDP doctrine, free enterprise drives our economy. And for businesses to invest in their people and facilities, they need governments to reduce copious red-tape and modernize the infuriating sales tax system we had.
The HST decision was not about "raising taxes"
as Mr. Lundy claims, it was about making our economy more competitive and productive. The word "harmonized" is the salient and sensible word in HST. And a 10 per cent HST is clearly better than a 12 per cent combined PST/GST, for consumers and business.
However, I would like to thank Mr. Lundy for acknowledging that, "Upon entering office in 2001, the B.C. Liberals cut everyone's personal income tax rate by 25 per cent."
This admission proves the B.C. Liberals are committed to lowering the tax burden for British Columbians.
The HST makes doing business easier, which is good for everyone in B.C.
And as Mr. Lundy's shameless fawning over his illustrious NDP demonstrates, the NDP's rage against the HST has nothing to do with tax policy. It's 100 per cent about their faint hopes of getting into power. It's time to vote "No" and move on.
David Brett, New Westminster
