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CrieDeCoeur t1_je39vnw wrote

Reply to comment by horseydeucey in TIL that after a flood killed thousands and devastated the economy, California legislators and State employees worked unpaid for a year and a half. by WhatsAMisanthrope

In Canada they enacted a sales tax for the first time during WWII as a temporary measure to help pay for the war effort. Guess what? We still got the fucking sales tax.

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MooseTed t1_je3gcyr wrote

We have toll road in my state that was supposed to stop when the original build was paid for. The bill was paid off in 1993. Still got tolls...

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GreasyPeter t1_je57rqj wrote

This is extremely common and yet when old school conservatives warn about this type of thing everyone tells them they're off their rockers. I don't agree with a lot of what conservatives say, but this clearly is one slippery slope that gets greased regularly.

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Matthew_C1314 t1_je57clw wrote

Texas? If not, then we got the same problems. They built toll roads that are the only direct connections between a few minor cities. Supposed to stop once paid for, got paid off 15 years ago. But I still pay $6 to drive 9 miles with traffic.

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ivowtothee t1_je3k4ra wrote

Pretty sure it was income tax (even more $$) and it was for ww1

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TheRaphMan t1_je5rnhn wrote

In Quebec our taxes are supposed to go towards fixing our roads.

it doesn't fucking show

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DroolingIguana t1_je5bdfe wrote

We didn't get a federal sales tax in Canada until 1991.

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CrieDeCoeur t1_je5qch6 wrote

I meant Ontario provincial tax. There was no sales taxes at all prior

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E1520 t1_je636kj wrote

Most countries do. VAT, salestax, moms.

It's the same thing and started as temporary.

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Captain-Griffen t1_je66lxe wrote

It's a VAT. No one uses straight sales tax other than the USA because they're stupid. No, they aren't the same thing.

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