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Originally Posted by Soundy
I honestly believe a lot of The Restaurant Industry's woes with the HST are self-inflected.
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Originally Posted by Roach
I don't think it's fair to blame the problems with the restaurant industry solely on HST.
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The restaurant industry expanded as much if not more than the real estate industry, creating a bubble that was bound to be popped by a recession. People eat out when they have extra money to do so, and right now money is tighter even without the HST - the HST and drinking laws just serve as good scapegoats for an industry due for a correction.