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What do you think about the HST being rejected?

The majority of voters opposed the HST in last month's provincewide referendum. The mail-in vote saw 54.73 per cent reject the HST with 45.27 per cent voting to keep it in place. In Delta South, 53.54 per cent voted to keep it.
Delta Optimist

The majority of voters opposed the HST in last month's provincewide referendum. The mail-in vote saw 54.73 per cent reject the HST with 45.27 per cent voting to keep it in place. In Delta South, 53.54 per cent voted to keep it. The government said it would drop the harmonized sales tax by March 31, 2013.

The Optimist asked:

Lou Beke I think we shot ourselves in the foot.

Casey Mynott It's fantastic because democracy works.

Melissa VanDiermen I'm indifferent on it because there are opinions to both sides and probably pros and cons to both sides and not everybody's going to be pleased either way.

Anita Cleary It's wonderful. It was an unfair tax. I disliked the way it was brought in. I think it's great. It's a great day for democracy.

Brandon Munroe I like the HST. My dad's a small business owner in Richmond, so I thought it was good. My dad explained to me it is a good thing, especially for small business.