HST Hike!

[MattRoxx]

Article in the Sun recommends Legalize Marijuana the better way to fund transit.

Although I don't think our current mayor is the one to move forward on this idea.

 

[Ref]

I think they should cut public sector & politician pay / benefits 10-15% across the board, lower the HST and personal income taxes and completely eliminate corp taxes
Watch the economy roar ahead and unemployment shrink

I would like to see a 10 - 15 year plan on eliminating the municipal level of government.

 

[trax]

Article in the Sun recommends Legalize Marijuana the better way to fund transit.

Although I don't think our current mayor is the one to move forward on this idea.

Based on current news, he'd probably legalize crack first.......and not the kind of crack generally discussed on TERB

 

[exploration]

i am against this tax hike. Seriously, do a study and determine exactly how much ppl will be using this new public transportation daily? not the once a year guy. The demographics in Toronto is vastly different in other parts of the world that has a true profitable and sustainable public transit system. I for one NEVER use public transportation... solely because I live in the suburbs and a car gets me from pt A to pt B much much faster.

Seriously, if you guys are naive to think that this is the end of it, you need to wake up. Once this plan builds the thing, the government is going to realize that it'll need more to keep it running. Lets put $$ onto road development where the majority of ppl are.

 

[elmo]

If it meant a sustainable and effective public transit system I'd accept an increase in taxes.

Do you honestly believe this to be the case considering the Libs and Metrolinx are the ones behind it?

 

[larry]

i'm pretty sure the Big Move answers a question that was never asked. and after 50 billion is squandered building more shepperd-lines, who will pay the continuing subsidies? i know according to some here, we're not paying enough taxes. don't worry. once the gov't burns thru 50billion, they'll come back for more.

 

[larry]

If $450 per year is going to force you to sell your car and downsize your house what are you doing on this Escort Review Board? Window shopping?

our short term memory conveniently puts aside all the other increases in the pipeline. $450 a year is nothing. if you guarantee i'll never pay another penny in taxes and everything in the city will run well forever, go for it. but we all know inside that after toronto couldn't find $20K for the local zoos, couldn't find 1/2 billion to fix the water infrastructure and the 1/2 billion for the gardiner is so unattainable we better tear it down. leaving aside the waterfront and pan-am village costs. and if we have another G8/G20 conference, that'll be another billion. yes, long term, we will all lose everything. the only people who will be ok are the welfare bums and renters. home owners are stuck.

 

[basketcase]

Do you honestly believe this to be the case considering the Libs and Metrolinx are the ones behind it?

Do you have a better suggestion for how it will get done?