Just remember, Alan, you better hope they are right about revenue. We are talking about yet another type of "user tax", that exempts the wealthy from carrying thier fair share and works as along as people don't start to lay off Pot, as they did cigarettes. This is a diversion. I don't cheer anything that allows the wealthy to avoid paying their fair share, and instead, relies on the weakness of others to ensure governments have sufficient revenues. And one more thing, how do you ACTUALLY KNOW the Libs won't cut taxes even more using this "new revenue" as an excuse? The fact is, you DON'T. Yeah, that's a REALLY modern approach to governance, another sin tax! Great idea.
Well,AC...You're right,I don't know what the Liberals would practice.
But the fact is marijuana legalization would save millions in police,courts and jail fees and generate millions more in new revenue.
This is a bad idea?
To my knowledge,services are cut over and over again because the government cannot find new revenue and will be damned to raise taxes.
How do you suppose the government pay for services without raising taxes or calling in all the corporate taxes?
Sin tax on LEGAL marijuana? Excellent idea!
"How do you suppose the government pay for services without raising taxes or calling in all the corporate taxes?"
You're purposelly distorting my words.
What I said is why need to tax the wealthy. This proposal simply allows the wealthy to continue to not pay their fair share. THAT is the real issue. Le Dauphin doesn't think he or his pals should pay tax and he's COUNTING on sin taxes to carry the load. That is a 19th century idea. We are fighting the same wars all over again, as if progressive taxation is a bad thing. What's next, tariffs?
The issue is that the wealthy have had a free ride since 1980 and it is time for them to pay the bill for their free run at the expense of others. This is a feint by the Libs; its another way to help the elites actually carry their share of the load. OK, fine. Lets have the discussion. My guess is if we have a truly honest discussion about what is going on here, that Canadians will see this for what it is, and hand Le Dauphin a good swife in his proveribal you know what.