A Sexy Threesome?

How sexy a threesome is this…

There were three of them…together…touching…I saw them when I opened my mail box. The lady was a hyphenated Conservative, the other two were men, the Liberal was a no-name brand and the other was an unknown from the NDP. The NDP letter came in an envelope which made me think of the added costs in tax dollars and the environment…never mind the pretensions.

The three major political parties sent me letters that arrived the same day! Imagine my glee as I skipped back to my home with these epistles in hand, celebrities writing me…alright perhaps you also received these mailings or something similar?

The Liberal pamphlet had an image of the Parliament buildings on it with a shiny HUGE chain obscuring it with an equally impressive padlock. The words “Democracy locked out” were emblazoned upon the bottom of the front page. The big issue was Prime Minister Stephen Harper proroguing Parliament…the actual term is not used in the letter (but is implied) probably because most people would be confused thinking it had something to so with pierogies.

For those that think government is the answer to every problem we have and can’t cut down enough trees to print the required magnitude of money to spend on issues that perhaps people could handle themselves if left with a bit more of their own hard earned money in their deflated wallets this is an issue. Personally I am rather pleased when government is not inventing new ways to spend my money. Its cheaper to send them on vacation to the Caribbean like the Senate…

The Conservative letter had images of two $50 bills folded into arrows…the arrow pointing down had the words “Lower taxes” on it and the side with the arrow pointing up said “More savings”. The next page tells us “Lower Taxes. Good for you. Good for Canada.”

For those of us that don’t think the government is capable-of or should have the roll-of trying to solve every challenge that rolls our way this makes the point. I have spent some time trying to think of a witty comment to cut the fancy folded $50’s into shreds for the sake of equal opportunity but alas I have failed. Could it be $100’s?

I left the enveloped NDP letter till last…they are always the best…you always leave the punch line till last…They have four $20’s on the front page! With the caption “Tired of costly bills? Get ready to pay more” (underline theirs).

On the inside there is a woman holding her face like she is having a migraine (the usual position of most that listen to the NDP). She has a nice snazzy short haircut; I am not sure how she afforded it. The point of this letter is that the “Harper-Ignatieff HST” is evil. They have combined the Conservative Prime Minister with the Liberal leader because they have worked mutually to support the HST…the NDP hates the HST…

On Canada Day July the first the HST will start in British Columbia, Premier Gordon Campbell has taken a lot of heat over it. It reminds me of when Prime Minister Mulroney brought in the GST. Many were outraged, disaster was foretold…and it was a brilliant move. Sorry I said it…but it is true….the down side is very limited the upside is quite positive...including transparency in taxation (another nice thing about the GST). It may even help people spend more wisely (doubt it) and as it should cause savings for most businesses they may be passed along one way or another to consumers.

The NDP is screeching that corporations should be taxed not “working people” (translation: union workers that agree with the NDP). Here comes the migraine…you see if you raise corporate taxes what happens? Who actually pays corporate taxes? The consumers that buy their products and/or services…the same people that will pay the HST. Companies pass along costs to their customers…who else is going to pay their bills (unless you are a lousy North American auto manufacturer)…

However, many companies will save money that could be used for growth (including employment) and could use the money to increase competitive advantage against those that choose to not share their savings with their customers. If you really think that corporations are going to get fat off this tax then by their stock.

How sexy is this threesome?