Quote Originally Posted by Zer0-2k11 View Post
lol. yeah dude i think the reason why HST was introduced was to fucked over the natives (i'm quarter) with indian status tax exempt cards.
I think the general idea behind it was that it makes accounting easier on the government end and streamlines the tax process. The fact that the lower- to middle-class ends up paying disproportionately more taxes just ends up being a happy coincidence for people who want to blame the government for everything.