🚀 go-pugleaf

Wow That Was A Great Argument So!
Lets close all the stores except 2 days a week
the money the merchants save will be so great
smaller light bills- as suggested
smaller heating bills- as suggested
less staff salaries - as pointed out
higher productivity from employees who work that two days.
I suggest you sent your great ideas to the Merchants Association
HELL -Wait one day may be better saving even more.


"G. Wayne Hines" <w.d.hines@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:HU4cdQdxQ4gO-pn2-C6Vc6xDschv9@localhost...
> In an earlier episode, "G&C Boudreau" <gerardb@ns.sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> > Need more money for health care? Seems to me that Sunday shopping would
> > bring in more tax revenue.
>
> Not as much as you might think. There would be a bit more HST
> from the store owners who would have to pay more for lights and
> heat by having their stores open on Sunday. There might be a bit
> more revenue from income tax because some store owners would
> have to hire more staff. Most would cover Sunday by cutting
> staff hours during the week, and/or working the Sunday shifts
> themselves.
>
> In general, people would not spend more money just because they
> could shop on Sunday. Some would change their shopping habits,
> and would shop on Sunday, but not during the week.
>
> >
> > Those who do not want Sunday shopping, would not be affected if it were
> > allowed. Just because you can do it, does not mean you have to. It is a
> > choice. Which is all we are asking for.
>
> That's not quite true. Many people who don't want Sunday
> shopping are retail employees and the shop owners. While the
> employees may be protected from being forced to work on Sunday
> by provincial labour legislation, store owners don't have that
> luxury. Most of them will be forced to open on Sunday because
> the big-box stores will be open, unless their stores are so
> specialized they can set their own hours.
>
> gwh
>
> --
> #    G. Wayne Hines       Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
> #
> #                  w.d.hines@ns.sympatico.ca
> #
> #  Windows: A rich man's poor excuse for an operating system
> #