GraphicMatt
Looking forward to a FRESH START for Toronto
We find efficiencies where possible, work out a solution to rising labour costs (and 'get tough' isn't really a strategy - you can't just fire all these guys and move on; it's a process), raise property taxes when necessary and implement additional revenue generators like highway tolls and development fees as appropriate.
We also work with the province to continue to upload services. The province may be 'broke' now, but it's a recession. Recovery will happen.
What's the right's solution? Soundbytes. Cut waste. Get tough. Except that waste and inefficiencies, while terrible and important to address, are only going to get you a couple of percentage points on a huge overall budget.
You want to be a fiscal hawk and crow about Miller's overspending? Tell me where you'd start cutting. Transit expansion? The police force? Community revitalization programs? Make a list.
We also work with the province to continue to upload services. The province may be 'broke' now, but it's a recession. Recovery will happen.
What's the right's solution? Soundbytes. Cut waste. Get tough. Except that waste and inefficiencies, while terrible and important to address, are only going to get you a couple of percentage points on a huge overall budget.
You want to be a fiscal hawk and crow about Miller's overspending? Tell me where you'd start cutting. Transit expansion? The police force? Community revitalization programs? Make a list.