Should there be some sort of limit on yard sales?

Free country?
Just nab the perpetual sellers.

I thought we lived in a free country? We are taxed to death, no wonder there are perpetual yard salers. Everything we do nowadays has some sort of tax grab attached to it, so if people have to or want to resort to making some extra money this way, then they supposedly have a RIGHT to! I don't see anything wrong with it unless someone is making a complete junk-yard out of thier property. My municipality recently adopted an "official plan" under the guise of maintaining some control over developement of our community, but when you now have to pay for a permit to plant a tree, do any landscaping, or improvements to your property, well, it's very obvious that the main reason is to be able to raise your property taxes (provincial tax grab), as well as get the municipality some bucks in the process for the permits. Even tho we were given an exemption for our septic system because we are more than 300 feet from the road, we still pay $50 monthly on our municipal taxes for sewer. How ridiculous is that?

Wow...really? What's next...tax the air we breathe? Welcome to Quebec... No wonder people are leaving in droves. Can't wait to be able to leave myself. I have had enough stupidity for a lifetime.

Just another example of the "Let them eat cake" attitude of the powers that be. We can all starve and go to h... for all they care. They just want any way possible to tax and fee the poor. If there is really a big problem then target the perpetrators, not everyone.

for the most part yeah..dumb to limit it... however i dont' think i would be all that happy if my next door neighbor was having a yard sale every weekend....

Okay, we all hate our government looking to grab more tax. But I hate paying taxes so the government can turn around and give it to other people who are cheating our system. I think it is a good idea to limit the number of yard sales each household can have. I personally would not appreciate my street being overcrowded with yard sale shoppers every weekend. And getting back to taxes - there are some scammers who actually do use yard sales as a way to run a business while cheating the government, (and all of us tax-paying citizens) out of the income tax they should be paying. I would suspect that, while collecting all of this unclaimed income, some of them might also be collecting welfare, unemployment insurance, or disability, which means that not only are they NOT paying tax on the income they earn, they are collecting from the taxes we work hard to pay.

I'm guessing the next politician who comes in and promises to get rid of that crazy law is the one who is going to win by a landslide.

Hey why not limit everything thats what they want to do control every aspect everybodys life and rights this is canada land of the free not nazi germany or the red curtain these rotten pigs can't be aload to do this afterall whats next smoking outside ????????????????? clean air tax on smokers.

I heard that Vancouver is going to make all public parks and beaches smoke free. Meanwhile they want to lealize Marijuana.....does anything governments do these days make sense? I truly believe we are living under a dictatorship not a democracy!

what next ax kijiji too

what next tax kijiji

My god so what if a person is on welfare! some peopole need to sell their childrens outgrown clothing and toys in order to buy new and make ends meet,besides we buy this stuff its ours so why cant we sell it?.The idea of yard sales on victoria and labour day doesnt make sense every one goes to the cottage. This is afree country providing you dont make yardsales a career.Twice ayear makes no sense at all what people dont recycle ends up as landfill.

OK, I can see not wanting someone to have a yard sale every week - I've seen a few houses that do this and the yard is a perpetual junky mess.

But, why not say that anyone having a yard sale can do it twice a year - at their own discretion. I love going to garage sales, but I don't want to run a marathon to visit them all in one day.

Logic?

I believe that no matter what the rules are , there will be people that will break them . Governments will always use any means possible to gain more control over people . That's what they do ! It's really not about money , just control . Governments are definitely out of control !! Both my grandfathers fought in the world wars , and I don't believe they did it so that political tyrants could gain more power by slowly taking away our rights , one by one . In one day , one car will produce more harmful emissions than all the cigarettes I smoke in a year ! To try to stop me from smoking outside is definitely an abuse of power ! Alcohol causes alot more harm than cigarettes or marajuana , but I don't see anyone trying to curb the ignorant habits of college students everywhere when they get drunk , obnoxious , and destroy both public and private property , every weekend ! And for the record , I don't appreciate the comments about people on disability ! I was born with birth defects due to improper testing and control of dangerous drugs given to pregnant women for morning sickness !! Then , at age 5 , had my right foot amputated to try to fix it ! That has kept me from earning a living wage , because I am considered a high risk for WSIB . Even when I did work , I never got paid the same as you would , because deep down , nobody believes that a disabled person is worth as much as an able-bodied worker !!

Idoits in power...proven time and time again

I don't really see what the fuss is about - in Edmonton, AB we have had the following rule in place for years - you're allowed 2 garages sales a year (timing of your choice), for a maximum of 3 consecutive days per sale. There has been a $20 permit fee on and off, I think it's off right now. The nice thing is, if your neighbour holds a sale each weekend all summer or runs a garage sale for 2 weeks straight like my neighbour did, frequently trapping us in our back alley, we had recourse to file a complaint and get a bylaw officer out to deal with the problem.
From the other side of things, commerce is regulated, especially when it comes to second hand goods. Someone who hosts frequent sales is either a hoarder, thief or running a non-licensed business from their property. In the latter case, they are probably not paying the appropriate taxes, thus putting more burden on the rest of us, not to mention the nuisance to the neighbourhood.
If you want to run a sale each weekend, rent a stall at a local farmers market if you're legit.

As to the "government control" conspiracy theorists - please check your meds and/or get some, it's really not that big of a deal.

Hey Lulu now we know why your called 2 cents!, someday you may need social assistance see how much you have to live on.Well then maybe you should keap your 2 cents!

I think it's draconian to try and stop garage/yard sales. do we really need to have this level of opression? i can understand if there is a garage sale every week at a specific residence, the neighbours would have reason to be unhappy. Commercail garage sales make it a business and that is clearly not acceptable.
I know where i live we have 'garage sale zombies', they are addicts that will park on neighbours lawns, block driveways. they ignore "no early birds' and freely tresspass. they could care less about anyone else. just so long as they get their precious second hand stuff.
As long as i am legitimately just clearing out old stuff i no longer need, and it's on my own property, then the town hall can stuff it.I'll have one 4 times a year if i want. and my neighbour i hope will do the same as long as it's legit.

YARD SALE THE PRODUCT IS BOUGHT TAX IS PAID WHEN NEW
SO WE MUST PAY AGAIN WHAT IS GOING ON ?
DO YOU ALL LOVE PAYING TAXS LIMITING YOUR FREEDOOM TO DO WHAT YOU WANT WITH WHAT IS YOURS ? some of you do I see
is it not enough they tax you to work ,eat,personal nessesity?
tax was made for corporations not we the people but a lot of idiots and tyrants will think that its the people and the fact is the people should not pay tax thats why we once had a constitution to abide by for our own good, guess what? they made the changes corporations not we the people
so wake up and join the human race no tax period

its all about disolving our rights and freedooms to submit to the agenda of the very rich who control us the end is near sheep

there should be a limit on STUPID for asking such a fkin stupid question,, if u don"t like yardsales, go see a movie or read a book dumbass!!!!!!!!!

What is the world coming to??? Really, over a yard sale?

Next breaking news update: Toilet Paper, should consumers have to pay when using the washroom?

should we limit the amount of toilet paper sheets in our public restrooms? It is costing the businesses thousands of dollars a year as customers are using 3 - 5 sheets of onion ply. This just in......the corporations and governments are thinking of charging 25 cents per sheet, as this is cutting from their profits year after year.

The way you wipe your ass may change, should consumers pay to use toilet paper as the big corporations look to go green?

Good to know our government has time on their hands and money to burn!

i have hemoroids where can i sell them ps is it taxable or is it deductible from my ass sets lololol what a bunch of shyt