Tipping

2012/01/19

The restaurant industry will face tougher economic times by setting their interact machines with an automatic 15% tipping fee.
This is not to say that the employees are not worth this, however the tip should be a consumers decision not the employer.
Eating out becomes a very expensive proposition for an average family.
Consider the bill will be approxmately 30% higher than the menue price, a considerable mark up. 15% tip and 12%hst.
Remember the Liberals are not set to remove the HST until 2013 over a year from now.

BC Place

2011/11/26

Our liberal government spent $560 millions on a new roof for BC Place. After spending all this money the roof leaks. Just in time for the Grey Cup.
What a waste of money, considering the government wouldn't give the Bleodel conservatory one million for much needed repairs.
It's time for the government to go.

Marijuana

Nov.25,2011

The mayors of Vancouver have finally come out of the closet and are in favour of legalizing marijuane.
What a novel idea, it's about time. Legalize it, control it and tax it, no sweeter words have ever been said.
Yet our attorney general says it's not even on the back burner. How ignorant.
I urge that all who are in favour to write their MLA and the attorney general and TELL them to put it on the agenda.
Lets once again show them who is boss, just as we did with the HST.

The BC legislature, the laziest in the country, (they only sat 24 times last session), today returned tot the house.
One of the standout items was the creation of a new holiday in February, called family day.
As we all know a leagl holiday costs the economy millions of dollars in lost productivity, not to mention the cost of the celebration paid for by our tax dollars.
These tax dollars could be used on social programs to help the poor and seniors.
The first holiday is slated to start in 2013, it is no coincidence that the next provincial election is due in 2013.
The reason given by the premier is that industry is hurting and needs time to adjust to this holiday.
What a bunch of "crock" The HST which was voted out could be removed immediatly, however it was delayed until 2013.
All the premier is doing is padding the coffers for election goodies.
I guess the new MO is kill the economy and get re-elected at all costs.

Ever see and hear the commercial "must drink more milk", well for me it's must remember to bring camera on walks.
Since we moved back to the BC rain forest, the jewel of the North we have come accross deers and does in abundance.
Yet again on our morning walk we came face to face with a buck, no more than 20 feet away.
"must bring camera"

The results of the HST referendum are finally in. The people of BC decided to reject the HST.

As the New Democratic Party says it is a victory for the people.

The government in power says that now they will need to cut back services in order to pay back the $1.6 billion to the federal government received as an advance on this tax structure.

There is only one word for this "BULL".

The government rackes in billions of dollars with their casino and lottery operations.

And why should the "little" people pay. This tax was brought in for big business and they have been lining their pockects for the las t two years.

In my view it's big business that should be taxed at a higher rate to recoup this, after all their claim of creating new jobs never materialized.

US in economic turmoil

The US credit rating has been downgraded by Standard and Poors.

The markets reacted to this.

I am appalled by Obama's and the US arrogance and saying they will not let this deter them and they will "overcome"

Wake up Mr. President you are not an island on your own, your power is diminishing and the US will collapse.

The US cannot go on imposing their will on other countries, many a dynasty has collapsed because of their arrogance, learn from history before it is to late.