Tax cuts not the only way to help Canadians as gas prices rise: economists

…”Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote a letter to Carney on Tuesday calling on the Liberals to suspend the federal fuel excise tax and the GST on gas and diesel, and to permanently eliminate the clean fuel standard and industrial carbon tax.

He estimates those measures would save an average family of four $1,200 between now and the end of the year.

“This would not only help drivers,” Poilievre said. “Lower diesel prices would reduce the cost of shipping food, homebuilding materials and other essential goods across the country, lowering costs throughout the economy.”…

WHILE I AGREE ON PRINCIPLE THAT BY REDUCING TAXES AT THE GAS PUMPS LOOKS GREAT ON PAPER AND IN THEORY…

MARKET FORCES S CLEAR ON CAPITALIST MARKETS AND PRICES…

DEMAND DRIVES PRICES

WAR MONGERS DON’T CARE

PROFIT IS THE ONLY NAME OF THE GAME AT ALL EXPENSES

GREED TO PROFIT AT ALL COSTS WITH TOTAL DISREGARD FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE GOING ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES …

MAKES REDUCING TAXES AT THE PUMP A VICIOUS CYCLE OF NO-WIN…

BEST TO RETURN MONEY BACK DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS AND WALLETS / PURSES AS A WAY TO HELP CONSUMERS DECIDE ON THEIR OWN WHERE, HOW AND WHEN AND WHY THEY SHOULD SPEND THEIR MONEY IF ALL THAT MOTIVES FUEL AND GAS PRICES IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON SIGNS…

REDUCING TAXES AT THE PUMP IS NOT THE WAY TO GO UNFORTUNATELY…

THE ENERGY SECTOR PLAYS TOO MANY MIND GAMES WITH PEOPLE…

AND

HAVE BEEN SINCE THE 1970’S

TIME TO WAKE UP WITH WHAT IS GOING ON…

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