Keep the HST referendum question simple: Expert referendum, HST, Expert, question, Keep

tiffiant

There are cheap and efficient ways to do it
John Ackermann/Adam Forsythe Sep 14, 2010 07:11:46 AM

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The Harmonized Sales Tax is going to a referendum and now the experts are weighing in on how the question should be asked.  If the question is complicated, you can bet the Liberals will take flak for it.  

Much like they did in their 2002 referendum on First Nations treaty rights or like the Parti Quebecois did during its 1995 sovereignty vote.

SFU Public Policy analyst Doug McArthur also recommends a mail-in initiative over an in-person ballot.  "Generally, it makes it easier for people to vote.  It encourages participation and you always worry about low levels of turn-out.  It's cheaper and it's becoming a much more common way of doing votes."   

He adds the question would be more efficient and would get the best response if it was just a simple yes or no.

http://www.news1130.com/news/loc ... stion-simple-expert

news

im very eager to see everyone in bc get screwed even more..this is very exciting

daimo

just keep it.

ask the Liberals to lower it from 12% to 11 or even 10.

as long as my EOD balance in the bank is the same, I don't care.

lo_pak

回復 4# daimo

I agree, 10% is fair enough. This way there should be way less nonsenses coming up before the next election.

daimo

回復 5# lo_pak

They probably have to do it anyway. It's too embarrassing and costly for them to remove it. They only way for them to survive, if there is a chance, for the next election is to lower the HST.  

or else what happened to the NDP will happen to them.

It's good to give them pressure, but if you tell me to spend 30 million for making a point ... I'm not so sure.

somewhereintime

I think the NDP is going to win the By-Election,
and, we are going to get hit by 15% HST if not higher,
most of the enterpreneurs going to move to Calgary, just like 1990,
the average real estate crumble, except for the mansions $8 Millions and up,
unions  established  in all small businesses,
so BC become the heaven of  the Homeless and super-rich Mainlanders.I hope you would  point fingers at me New Year Eve 2011 and  prove
that I'm all wrong

lo_pak

回復 7# somewhereintime

Do I have another choice instead of NDP? If the Liberal is lowering the HST, I would rather giving them another chance... Those years under NDP is a nightmare...

somewhereintime

回復 8# lo_pak

Don't forget to thank the superhero Bill Vander Zalm,
his most corrupted Socred government that gave the
NDP a landslide victory, and 10 years of doomed days
in BC

daimo

seriously, no NDP please ...