MaxLTV

The irony is he paid less sales tax on it then I'll pay on my wife's Cayenne later this year.

beetleything

Never understood how they keep charging tax on a 2nd hand car - when the tax was paid on it when it was bought new...... it's the gift that just keep giving - to the government anyway....

Damon88

Well said R8V. NDP is going to sink us into a recession...were screwed...ugh

Nate Tempest

Some reasons that come to mind—it's convenient to tax cars, since you have to register them. (Couldn't tax, say, watches this way—people would just buy them in Alberta or elsewhere.) Also cars are expensive, so it brings in enough revenue to be worth the effort. These apply to other vehicles like boats too, as well as real estate. Finally, a very small percentage of the population are buying $100k+ cars, so you **** off relatively few voters. (And the ones wealthy enough to hurt you in other ways aren't bothered by a paying a few thousand more for their cars.)

.2PDK

Don't underestimate the Liberals, I suspect the federal budget will keep Canada firmly uncompetitive...

canuck964

Well as a resident of BC I now have a mildly socialist provincial government (well until the next budget when the "real" NDP will rear its ugly head) and a far left socialist Federal government.

I have yet to get a reasonable (to me anyways) answer as to why any citizen should have pay a marginal tax of over 50% as income taxes.

In other words why should the government get to keep more than I do on my work?

When combined with property taxes and consumption taxes (PST and GST) anyone in the highest marginal bracket is taxed at over 60% of their income.

How is that even healthy for an economy?

I know sorry this is completely off topic and political so no response to this commentary please.

creaturecat

i like to think of it as more of an ego tax.
stand on the corner of 2nd and Burrard, for 15 minutes
observe.

.2PDK

It's not healthy for the economy.

It's healthy for liberal vote counts.

ronnie993tt

If you want low taxes, great health care and pipelines ya gotta move to the USA.

beetleything

Yeah BUT those "ego's" can afford it no problem........ Ferrari impounded oh no worries i'll just use the lambo instead etc etc....

.2PDK

Sounds like paradise.

Any concerns one should watch out for?

MaxLTV

As long as it's not California. There taxes are the same as in BC (and higher on capital gains) and you get nothing for that, plus everyone openly hates anyone even marginally more successful. Vandalized cars or any other "luxuries" are a painfully common thing. There is no perfect place - if a place becomes too nice, someone in power tries to benefit from that, turning it to crap.

creaturecat

haha ........ meanwhile in today's news ....... note the "N" - probably on his way to high school classes ......

PCA1983

Wow! I had no idea some Canadian provinces were on the march to that level of taxes! I'd be poor if retired in Vancouver.

Just for comparison, here in my Suburban Orlando Florida county, sales tax on any auto is 6.25%. 93 octane premium gasoline is $2.90/gallon (about $.75/L), there is no state income tax, and real estate taxes are low (typically around 1% of actual home value/year). Home prices are still reasonable, typically $160 to $200/sq ft for new homes and less for late model used homes, and the tech sector here is growing with lots of job openings in engineering and IT. Auto insurance? My 2015 991.1 C2S is insured to the max $500k with $500 deductibles and $100k uninsured motorist, and costs about $950/year. Those are some of the reasons we retired here.

Knight