TORONTONIANS CELEBRATE DECISION NOT TO RAISE TAXES
As council announces a typhoon of service cuts, Torontonians rejoice in the knowledge that they will not be facing tax increases any time soon. Councilors w
ho voted down Mayor David Miller’s proposed tax increases are pleased that they have spared their constituents the hardships of an increased tax burden that would have seriously impacted quality of life in the city. Dodging the dreaded tax bullet will ensure that Toronto will not have to succumb to the same improvements in amenities that other world-class cities have had to endure. With the closing of pools, community centres, and cut-backs in litter collection, children frolic in potholes and sort garbage in parks for summertime fun! Yay Toronto City Council- you guys are the best!!
As council announces a typhoon of service cuts, Torontonians rejoice in the knowledge that they will not be facing tax increases any time soon. Councilors w
ho voted down Mayor David Miller’s proposed tax increases are pleased that they have spared their constituents the hardships of an increased tax burden that would have seriously impacted quality of life in the city. Dodging the dreaded tax bullet will ensure that Toronto will not have to succumb to the same improvements in amenities that other world-class cities have had to endure. With the closing of pools, community centres, and cut-backs in litter collection, children frolic in potholes and sort garbage in parks for summertime fun! Yay Toronto City Council- you guys are the best!!
posted by Emma Jo Aiken-Klar, PhD at 11:36 AM
3 Comments:
I'm behind you 100%! This whole debacle adds substance to the expression 'Money can't buy happiness'. I just hope the summer heat has passed before the garbage begins to pile up. Cheers!
I actually think that they should get rid of all taxes and let people fend for themselves. A bit of Western-style vigilantism would only help toughen up Torontonians. No police? No problem. Burn the garbage. Stoke the fires.
I disagree! Mel Lastman had a better suggestion -- nixing the 9% pay increase council voted for itself, among other things. One of the dangers of doubling property transfer tax is that it will prohibit young middle class families from buying homes in the downtown core, leaving it to the wealthy and the downtrodden, like many American wasteland cities such as Los Angeles. I agree with doubling the driver's licensing charge, but the land transfer tax was a major mistake. Councillors such as Adam Vaughn who claim to be advocates for downtown families voted blithely for the taxes, never indicating on their websites how average families in their midst would handle them. Basically, the land transfer tax will end the idea of a starter home -- if you buy small, you're stuck, which acts to discourage urban families from having more children because they don't have space for them, or to move outside the city. It won't matter how many pools and parks we have downtown if the kids have moved to Oakville.
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