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[geForce]

Can we stop calling the people who voted against HST as "stupid' and "morons"? There are legitimate reasons for not wanting the HST too.

Of the 55% that voted against HST - of course there are the ones who are stupid or are morons, but not all of them.
Plus, of the 45% who voted FOR HST - how many of them only voted that way solely based on the promise of it being lowered to 10%? Isn't that voting based on political agendas and handouts too?

I think we can talk this out without resorting to offending anyone in the forums.

Me personally, I have good valid reasons for voting either way. It was a hard decision for me and I honestly don't see anyone as a moron for voting either way.

I would call people morons for making an uninformed vote, or not voting at all... but not for someone who made an informed vote either way. And from what I have found, I cannot find any way of telling whether or not someone was informed before voting, so we can't make general statements like calling them morons.

[Duncan]

lol.. i guess we know who voted to against the HST... haha.. jkjk

yea, well, not everyone's a moron i agree. everyone's affected differently by hst vs gst/pst. If you work in real estate or the restaurant business, you have plenty of legitimate reasons to vote hst down. It really depends on how this affects you.

BUT, i do think there are probably a ton of misinformed people voting to drop the hst. Most people i've heard from are just pissed at the way hst was "forced" onto us and other people are pissed that they can't save $3.50 in tax on a $50 dinner bill when the hst drop to 10% would've saved them $20 on a $1000 tv... so those people yes, i think are morons... others who voted down the hst because they have legit reasons, i don't have anythign against them.

[geForce]

Not that I think anyone needs to share what they voted, but I actually voted No.

I'm against the HST, but getting rid of it at this point doesn't make sense.

[jeSteR]

It makes sense for Daffy especially seeing as how it directly impacts her clientele and her business. 5% vs 10-12% is enough to affect potential cliets.

[nature boy]

i'm not happy with the way the vote turned out but i'm with gordon, calling people who don't agree with you a moron is actually pretty condescending and self-centered.

you can be frustrated, but thinking that you're smarter than them is arrogant. and i'm not just basing this off this thread, i saw a lot of comments on facebook that made me shake my head. there was a vote, people voted. deal with it or move away.