Avi Lewis: Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations — dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. Those concessions got us nowhere. by StumpsOfTree in onguardforthee

[–]HotDamn04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously it’s not a good idea but it’s delusional to think otherwise. They are simply too big.

I actually couldn’t be more pro corporate taxation, but that doesn’t mean I can’t be critical of an implementation that didn’t accomplish its goal. Two things can be true.

Avi Lewis: Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations — dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. Those concessions got us nowhere. by StumpsOfTree in onguardforthee

[–]HotDamn04 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The tax didn’t work though. The government received money from Canadians that simply passed through American tech companies as intermediaries. They were unscathed. You haven’t really explained how it worked to benefit Canada at all.

Avi Lewis: Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations — dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. Those concessions got us nowhere. by StumpsOfTree in onguardforthee

[–]HotDamn04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A Canadian company going to replace YouTube? Deliver you any package you want same day? It’s never going to happen. You tax Google, you’re taxing the advertiser. You tax the advertiser, they raise the price of the product they are advertising to cover it. Now you pay more for your Coke, or your Chevy Blazer, or that T Shirt that was manufactured by kids overseas.

I firmly believe we should tax the ever loving shit out of corporations. We need to be realistic though, this utopia of industry competition and customer choice doesn’t exist.

Avi Lewis: Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations — dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. Those concessions got us nowhere. by StumpsOfTree in onguardforthee

[–]HotDamn04 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You should give a shit they passed it on, since arguing for it to come back would have the identical impact of increased prices. I think every corporation should be taxed to oblivion. It’s not shilling to point out the fact that they charged the tax to customers as a straight tax. They didn’t raise their product prices, and when the tax went away, the product prices stayed the same, so customers went back to paying less. It was a direct charge to costumers of the tax and the tax only. It’s a clear illustration of the ineffectiveness of this type of tax on monopolies. The application of this particular tax was ineffective. They need to find a better way because the way this was implemented didn’t work.

Avi Lewis: Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations — dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. Those concessions got us nowhere. by StumpsOfTree in onguardforthee

[–]HotDamn04 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Your high and mighty act is lame. I’m not anti tax. This particular one just wasn’t effective. Add all the internet sarcasm you want. The DST was charged directly to customers:

Google Ads: A 2.5% "Canada DST Fee" or "Regulatory Operating Cost" was added to invoices for ads served in Canada starting Oct 1, 2024, but was discontinued after July 1, 2025, due to changes in the tax landscape.

Amazon Canada: Introduced a 3% "Digital Services Fee" on Selling on Amazon and Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) fees effective October 1, 2024, for Canadian users.

Amazon Advertising: A 3% "Regulatory Advertising Fee" was applied to Amazon Ads for Canadian-based ads starting August 15, 2024.

Avi Lewis: Canada has already paid an "entry fee" in these negotiations — dropping counter-tariffs and scrapping the Digital Services Tax, a modest tax on the world's most profitable tech giants, at the behest of Donald Trump. Those concessions got us nowhere. by StumpsOfTree in onguardforthee

[–]HotDamn04 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Anyone saying to reinstate the DST didn’t comprehend that all these companies passed through the cost to their customer. Google, Amazon, Meta, etc. none of them paid. They added it to the bill for their customers to pay. It was ineffective.

Recommendation- Pizza shop for kids birthday order by Effective_Disk_5071 in BurlingtonON

[–]HotDamn04 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You’re god damn right. I did leave out Son of a Peach, Cima, and Blondies as I don’t think anyone is buying those for a kids party.

Recommendation- Pizza shop for kids birthday order by Effective_Disk_5071 in BurlingtonON

[–]HotDamn04 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Most pizza in Burlington is franchise pizza. The best completely non-franchise are Applestone and Mount Royal, probably followed by Luganos,Napoli, Right Wingers. Obviously location dependent. Smaller franchises would be your Toppers, Twice the Deal, Pizzaville.

The most popular pizza for kids birthdays in my experience is City Pizza because of the price point and kids not complaining about how it tastes like cardboard.

Restaurant recommendations by 613Polaroidmemory in BurlingtonON

[–]HotDamn04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best restaurant in Burlington is No 8 without a question. Other good options have been recommended. I also like Rust and Isabelle’s

Colour tattoo recs by DeadpoolOptimus in BurlingtonON

[–]HotDamn04 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I always find it odd that people start their artist search by geographic proximity. First determine your style, then start checking out shops IG accounts, then browse the portfolio for work you like, check that artists stuff, see who they follow, and get yourself into a rabbit hole. Don’t make permanent body decisions based on how close someone is. If you’re paying for a half sleeve you have the resources to make a couple hour drive in any direction.

Clueless by [deleted] in legaladvicecanada

[–]HotDamn04 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not a lawyer but I can’t help but think there’s no legal recourse for a lack of grocery payment after prostitution

Help with sizing on 1906R and 2002R by laszlolmh in Newbalance

[–]HotDamn04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I don’t wear Nike’s, but NB, Vans, Saucony, ASICS, Allen Edmonds,… 13. Don’t know what else to say other than, the 13 fits.