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Politics : Canadian Political Free-for-All
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To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (11968)7/9/2007 11:22:02 AM
From: seventh_son   of 37724
 
If you live in Alberta, you will likely also be gouged when purchasing many services, particularly anything related to home renovations. A friend recently reported to me that he asked for a quote to put sod on his lawn (after he had already levelled the yard) and was told that it would cost $14,000. He did it himself -- total cost $2,000 for the topsoil and sod, and one day of labour on his part. So basically, he was being asked to pay $12,000 for one day of labour after the material costs were factored in. The guys doing this sort of work, many do it under the table, pay no tax, and then go back to somewhere else in Canada later and spend the money there. Meanwhile the honest taxpayers in Alberta being gouged right and left in the overheated economy see much of their taxes funnelled by Ottawa into the Maritimes and Quebec even while they suffer from lack of schools, hospitals, and the roads necessary to keep up with the growth.
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