It is also a behavior modification and intelligence test. You are looking to either punish boaters above all other hobbies or to see who is smart enough to have enough money for a new boat yet dumb enough to not find a way around the tax.
Joe From: Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 2:46 PM To: Stus-List <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> Cc: Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Canadian Luxury Tax When the US imposed the luxury tax in the 90's or whenever, it put 17,000 boat builders in the unemployment line. Luxury car salespersons also suffered. Legislators and bureaucrats are woefully ignorant of the law of unintended consequences. Did it result in increased tax collections? Not really. As it only applied to new yachts bought in the US, rich folks simply bought yachts in Europe and brought them home, as I recall. Other anecdotal laws we seem to forget: the U shaped curve (governs efficiencies of volume), the 95% rule (it's easy to pick up the first 95% of that pound of sugar you spilled). And there's always the law above them all, Murphy's Law. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 1:33 PM Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: OK, I know I should just get back to work, but this is a very thought provoking Bill about to take place, and it is like watching a slow motion train wreck. The American Version of the 90’s may not have been what completely killed C&C, but it certainly guaranteed it. What do they say, “Those who do not remember the mistakes of the past are condemned to repeat them in the future” ?! It’s been about a generation, long enough to forget, I guess. And Canada has a lot to lose. https://marinefabricatormag.com/2021/12/20/analysis-shows-canadas-proposed-luxury-tax-will-have-heavy-impact-on-marine-industry/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-06-13-9102220626-story.html Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie, PA Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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