......Comrade Miller and have to take some credit for the trough being almost empty so of course they support the new taxes. Most of them won't have to pay them so why not support them. Today it land transfer and vehicle registration.....what will it be tomorrow? Miller Supporters.......
This is a column minus opinion. No punditry – just dispassionate observations of Mayor David Miller's launch yesterday of a campaign for "a fair tax plan for Toronto."
The hall was filled with unionists, community and arts activists whose applause gave the distinct flavour of an election campaign.
Poster boards, flyers and brochures in the mayor's campaign colours, Ikea blue and gold, framed the podium. The trappings of last fall's partisan campaign have merged with the mayor's office and administration.
"We heard from realtors," Miller said in a jab at the Toronto Real Estate Board, which opposes imposing the land transfer tax. "Now we're going to hear from real Torontonians."
Miller's definition of Torontonians is they live below Bloor Street or Wychwood Barns or own a waterfront condo or are an island squatter or are an artiste or hold a union card.............
He announced a website, www.fairtaxes.ca, where citizens can go to vote for the new taxes. He didn't say how he plans to stop bogus citizens – real estate agents, Board of Trade members and other such "unworthies" – from accessing the site to give their unwelcome views on higher taxes.
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