Tax Cuts Kill The TTC
As expected the rejection of the proposed tax increase means service cuts (in other words a TAX INCREASE). While the Mayor’s office delayed it’s stupid office reno (a good thing) the rejection of the property tax increase has another victim. The TTC.
Yup, it’s true your tax dollars actually pay for some services you might actually use or need. If you are a rider of the TTC guess what. You are losing out big time. Good-bye Sheppard line.
Talk about a waste of taxpayer money. A subway line that cost 1 BILLION to set up and has run about 5 years will be scrapped next year.
Yes taxes suck, only if government spending (at all levels) is not mismanaged. I mean SERVICES are what our taxes should be paying for. If tax dollars are spent on services the city needs there really isn’t a problem… is there??? Oh well, I suppose now we can expect yet another hike in fares too.
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I doubt Sheppard will be closed, if only because the developers selling condos up there are selling on the basis of it being open. These are war drums - the question is who’s going to heed them, Queen’s Park or City Council’s mushy middle?
Wow, I’m shocked that they will be closing the line. I have never used it, mind you I don’t live anywhere near it. Toronto’s subway system is paultry compared to other cities like it. It is a disgrace to our city that they would close a subway line!
But typical Rachel. They talked about mothballing the Sheppard line even before it opened. Mark, you’re so right. These are war drums, and we gotta drum right back before they eviscerate services as a way to get their tax hikes.