City must get its fair share
Miller prevails at last
Oct. 23
While Mayor David Miller gets his way, the more important issue is: When are Torontonians going to stand up for their rights? With a large surplus being held by both the provincial and federal governments, just how is it that the most populous city in this country is still getting whacked with more taxes?
Where is the logical distribution of monies in this country? Doesn't anyone besides a small group of people see that commuters and workers in Toronto's downtown core are using the benefits of this city on a daily basis and not paying for them?
What happened to the idea of something more palatable and sensible like road tolls?
Miller's quote that "we finally ended the falsehood that you can have a great city for free" is ludicrous. Until these taxes were implemented, nothing was free. We pay taxes on every single thing we use, buy and earn from our jobs: PST, GST, income tax, debt retirement payments on our hydro bills, etc.
This whole outcome is disturbing, if only because a very small boys' club is determining how our tax dollars are being spent. And if there's extra? Who knows what they do with it.
I'm disgusted with Miller, as well as the provincial and federal governments. We need a leader with a backbone who will fight on behalf of the people to get a share of that provincial and federal surplus. And it sure isn't our mayor – the same person who was redecorating his office and closing community centres and skating rinks.
Diane Walton, Toronto
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