rendo on 01 September 2007
| steven787 said: To be fair your taxes on electronic goods (which are paid in wholesale, so you don't even see them) are much higher. US prices add taxes after the retail price, and they are much, much lower. Ah, the advantages of having no medical coverage, free university system, true social welfare programs, etc. |
Canada throws on taxes after retail too. In Canada, as I said, PS3 6gig retails at $549.99 + taxes (14% btw, a bit more so in Quebec) and the Wii is $279.99 + taxes.
What irritates me is that Quebec taxes a tax. First you have the retail price, let's say $100 flat. Anywhere else in Canada it'll come to $114.00 with taxes of 14%. In Quebec they put on the PST which is 8% so it comes to $108.00 then they TAX that amount with the GST, which is 6% so $114.48. An extra .48 cents on the dollar adds up in the end.
