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Re: Transit Levy on BC-Hydro Bills

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From: John Paul Morrison
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1992 06:10
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In article <schuck.720981803@sfu.ca> Bruce_Schuck@sfu.ca writes:
>jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
>
>>Because it's an underhanded way to slip in an indirect charge, and 99% of
>>people don't complain?
>
>>things should be fee-for-service, pay for what you get, and get what you pay 
>>for. 
>
>I agree 100% and I hope they introduce Toll roads for all the people
>driving cars and polluting the air.
>

but only on roads that our gasoline and other taxes haven't already paid
for.

>I also hope they up the tuition to the full cost of an education at
>places like UBC. That means a 500% increase.
>

Yes, it would be nice to know how much an education really costs. 
Currently we pay a low, subsidized tuition but after graduation
the taxes I'll  pay will outstrip the value of our education and health system.

So yes, I'll take higher up-front tuition fees if that means my
tax rate goes down to about 15 to 25% when I am working.

>-- 
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>"We've got to get bigger guns" -- Dick Durkin                  schuck@sfu.ca
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From: jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison)
Subject: Re: Transit Levy on BC-Hydro Bills
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Organization: University of BC, Electrical Engineering
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