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Offline Black Dog

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« Reply #90 on: January 11, 2024, 11:06:49 am »
Classic Blackie and his shiddy progressive cohorts! 

Chow says city is broke but still wants to rename Dundas St.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/chow-says-city-is-broke-but-still-wants-to-rename-dundas-st

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THE TORONTO FUCKIN SUN?!

Meanwhile, Lilley, who is banging Doug Ford's comms director, has this to say about the province's plan to hand over a vast swath of valuable waterfront land to a private developer for a casino, er..."spa":





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« Reply #91 on: January 11, 2024, 11:12:47 am »
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THE TORONTO FUCKIN SUN?!
Whataboutism.
So you're not disputing the fact that she wants to waste $10 million on renaming a f**king street while the city is broke.
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« Reply #92 on: January 11, 2024, 11:21:17 am »
Whataboutism.
So you're not disputing the fact that she wants to waste $10 million on renaming a f**king street while the city is broke.

I agree they shouldn't be spending money on that, but also that amount is also a relatively insignificant part of a $14 billion operating budget. There's bigger fish to fry.

Now: can you explain to me and Mike how Chow is responsible for the $1.5 billion deficit despite only being mayor for about 6 months or why you don't think Toronto should raise property taxes despite it having the lowest rates in the province?

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« Reply #93 on: January 11, 2024, 11:22:52 am »
I agree they shouldn't be spending money on that, but also that amount is also a relatively insignificant part of a $14 billion operating budget. There's bigger fish to fry.

Now: can you explain to me and Mike how Chow is responsible for the $1.5 billion deficit despite only being mayor for about 6 months or why you don't think Toronto should raise property taxes despite it having the lowest rates in the province?
I think that they should raise property taxes by a reasonable amount.  16% is absurd.  It's time to trim the budget, it's obviously significantly bloated.  I'd also demand money from the federal government, as they have been saddled with big expenses thanks to the Trudeau Liberals.
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« Reply #94 on: January 11, 2024, 11:53:24 am »
I think that they should raise property taxes by a reasonable amount.  16% is absurd.  It's time to trim the budget, it's obviously significantly bloated

Again: they've increased property taxes above the rate of inflation exactly once in almost 25 years. Limiting residential property tax increases to the rate of inflation has translated into an overall property tax increase that is actually less than inflation (tax rates for non- residential properties are increased at one third the rate of the residential property tax class). In other words, the city has been losing money on property taxes for years.

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  I'd also demand money from the federal government, as they have been saddled with big expenses thanks to the Trudeau Liberals.

I guess you didn't read the article you posted:

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In her remarks, Carroll also cautioned that if the federal government does not come forward with $250 million in funding for refugee claimants in Toronto's shelter system, the city will "have no choice" but to impose a six per cent "Federal Impacts Levy," raising the total residential tax increase to 16.5 per cent.

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« Reply #95 on: January 12, 2024, 10:35:08 pm »
I think that they should raise property taxes by a reasonable amount.  16% is absurd.  It's time to trim the budget, it's obviously significantly bloated.  I'd also demand money from the federal government, as they have been saddled with big expenses thanks to the Trudeau Liberals.

What’s a reasonable amount though? My property taxes are going up 9% but my mayor isn’t the punching bag du jour for the rabid right so it’s hardly news.