Since the vast majority of most of BC only has one home, of course, it'd be a popular tax. And effective apparently.
Like I said, new taxes are only popular for those who don't pay them>
Cutting PST is an incredibly stupid idea, both economically and politically, but I'm totally cool with it because if this is the best they can come up with, it plays great for the NDP.
Anyone who cares about PST (businesses or higher earners who are still making big purchases) was pretty much likely to vote Liberal anyway.
I don't know if it is a good idea either but the fact is, sales taxes take a larger chunk of lower incomes than they do higher incomes.