gas price ripoff
avoid gas stations in emporia, va. on I95 at route 58. today was $3.57. went a few miles further and found $3.19.
Forum Discussion
Where does a forum poster get the idea that healthcare in Canada is free??? SO far from it! In Canada, a GST (value added tax) is charged on/for goods and services. PLUS, most of the Provinces also have a PST (Provincial sales tax) added also to things/services purchased and it varies by Province. Six Provinces have combined their taxes into an "HST" (Harmonized Sales Tax). Ontario for one adds another 13% tax for alcoholic beverages in restaurants but the first $4 of the meal (food) is tax exempt. For example on alcoholic beverages made/sold in Canada, Canadian Club Whiskey made in Canadaand sold there is 2+ times the price charged if bought in the USA and 3-4 times the price if purchased in other countries such as the Virgin Islands and it even has to be shipped there which adds to their cost.
However, you can't get squat in a meal (food) to eat in Canada for only $4. Most Provinces total taxes added on to anything purchased (already at very high costs in Canada compared to in the USA) is an additional 12% to 15%. Healthcare is NOT FREE in Canada as you pay for it everyday thru virtually every purchase made or service used. Nothing is FREE as the cost must be paid for somehow and that somehow is YOU with nearly every dollar you spend!
Google: Sales taxes in Canada - Wikipedia, it explains it quite well and we often go into Canada ourselves and camp with many Canadians also and have 2 family members living there. One is a recently retired University Professor of Economics. Also have many friends who live in Canada. Says 1,800,000 web pages on the net about sales taxes in Canada that'll to keep you ammused for a VERY long time!
Go into Canada and look at the prices of about anything including fuel etc and you'll understand. That is once you "come to", how expensive that "FREE HEALTHCARE" really is!
However, you can't get squat in a meal (food) to eat in Canada for only $4. Most Provinces total taxes added on to anything purchased (already at very high costs in Canada compared to in the USA) is an additional 12% to 15%. Healthcare is NOT FREE in Canada as you pay for it everyday thru virtually every purchase made or service used. Nothing is FREE as the cost must be paid for somehow and that somehow is YOU with nearly every dollar you spend!
Google: Sales taxes in Canada - Wikipedia, it explains it quite well and we often go into Canada ourselves and camp with many Canadians also and have 2 family members living there. One is a recently retired University Professor of Economics. Also have many friends who live in Canada. Says 1,800,000 web pages on the net about sales taxes in Canada that'll to keep you ammused for a VERY long time!
Go into Canada and look at the prices of about anything including fuel etc and you'll understand. That is once you "come to", how expensive that "FREE HEALTHCARE" really is!
