Toronto is a big city. Big cities have large and unique infrastructure and social welfare costs that smaller towns do not. Either those costs are paid for through higher taxes or something else (schools, police, garbage pickup, fire departments, general maintenance - take your pick) must be cut.

This is not to say that a Toronto-only sales tax is definitely the best solution, but it may be. No one likes taxes, but everyone gripes when their potholes aren't fixed, when garbage pickup moves to every other week, or when cops take two days to show up for a break-in because their resources are stretched elsewhere. You can't have it both ways.

Toronto needs to cut their damn spending as well!

it would help if people actually went out and voted. I think less than half the people who can vote, actually show up to vote.

You are right about more people needing to vote but I think the bigger problem is that politicians at all levels of government are only concerned with the short term and getting re-elected. No one thinks long term and no one puts there neck out for fear of not being elected again. The system is fucked.

For example, in Toronto, once you have 10 years you cannot be let go if your job is no longer required. The burden is on the City to find something else for you to do. This is insanity. Either the politicans (and they won't) or the public need to stand up against this type of bullshit. The public showed some rage during the recent strike, but it wasn't enough and Millershit fucked things up again in the end anyways.

^^ I don't give a rats ass about what happens to Toronto due to their mismanagment from their union loving city council. As long as the rest of the province doesn't have to pay for this BS, which inevitably it does. They cry poor and the province gives them more money instead of forcing them to cut spending on the civil service

I have a good story for you union haters ....

one of the many reasons why I won't leave in Toronto, granted I am living at home still, but when I do start looking for a house it will be in the Oakville/Burlington area.

Yes, because Oakville/Burlington municipal gov't employees aren't milking it. Get your shit straight.

yeah man, your momz keeps telling you to take down them almost nude stevie b posters up in your room!

You can't live in Toronto. I said it.

but who said Oakville/Burlington municipal employees don't milk it????? The real question should be what municipal employees don't milk it?

Me wanting to live in Oakville or Burlington is my personal opinion and choice, nobody said you can't live in Toronto so don't get all butt hurt like you always do. Everybody has their own reasons why they like certain places to live, so are you gonna bitch now for another 3 pages about this?

And you are telling me I am butt hurt?

The way you responded you made sound as if Toronto is the evil of all. Don't sh!t on the mouth that feeds you. I wouldn't expect you to understand, you can't see past you palazzo clubbing and your leather vest.