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‘Thumbs Down’ to your ‘Thumbs Down’ Dear Peter Ihave to give a “Thumbs Down’ to the “Thumbs Down” you gave to the HST in the February issue of Focus on Scu- gog. You labelled the addition of the 8% PST to some items currently not subject to the tax a “money grab”. You've “Focussed” (pardon the pun) only on the nega- tive aspects, while ignoring the positive aspects of these tax changes. For instance, you neglected to mention the $1000 in transition payments going to millions of families, the perma- nent cut in Ontario’s income tax rate, and the sales tax credits going to low-income Ontarians that comes with the HST. Sounds like we'll be grabbing a lot of money ourselves! Then there are the cost savings associated with reduced paperwork and PST paid on inputs, which economists and tax experts say will help businesses create nearly 600,000 new jobs over the next 10 years. I think that deserves a “Thumbs Up”. Aeneas Lane Port Perry Gala organizers thrilled with support Dear Editor: The GS Mission Team representing both the Uni- tied Churches of Greenbank and Seagrave would like to thank everyone for their support at our Guatemala Gala last month. We had a wonderful turnout - just over 300 people attended. We are all completely blown away by the enthusiasm and support from the community toward our upcoming mission to remote Guatemala to work with the charitable organization ‘Loving Arms’. The gala raised more than $16,600 toward our efforts to help the indiginous peoples of Guatemala become self sustaining. We would like to extend our thanks to our church families in Greenbank and Seagrave for their ongoing support, to the Scugog community for their generos- ity, to the local media who see the importance of what we are doing and to Focus on Scugog for helping us promote our team and our mission. Many thanks, many blessings, Juli Conard-Myers Greenbank ONE MORE SERVICE CASH BACK FOR GOLD lana'ss. “aL: © goldsmithing 4 FOCUS - MARCH 2010