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Looks like Dialysis is a form of gravy. Tasty, tasty renal failure gravy.
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Looks like Dialysis is a form of gravy. Tasty, tasty renal failure gravy.
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That's ridiculous, a lot of people on dialysis go 3/4 times a week, are they expected to take a 30 dollar cab ride every time? or perhaps they are to struggle to navigate a ttc route while their electrolytes are about to go out of whack from their lack of kidney function.
Too be fair to Ford I think holding the line on spending is not only an accomplishment but one that we need to repeat for many years to come. However, capital asset sales should not be used to plug operating budgets. The proceeds of land or capital sales should go directly into municipal infrastructure investments.
I support increase spending on transit and other specific infrastructure investments but we need to draw the line on operating budgets period. Whatever you may think of Ford (and I am a huge critic) the one thing he is bang on about is that the city simply employs too many people and spends too much on the personel it has. It is essential that we hold the line. Perhaps Ford's manufactured crisis and bulldog tactics are not the best way to go about this funamental reality but this does not change the fact that it has to be done.
I've been paying for no-good freeloading dialysis patients all along? Thank goodness someone had the good sense to put this service out to pasture. Take the bus you bums!
Too be fair to Ford I think holding the line on spending is not only an accomplishment but one that we need to repeat for many years to come. However, capital asset sales should not be used to plug operating budgets. The proceeds of land or capital sales should go directly into municipal infrastructure investments.
How exactly did he "hold the line" on spending? Property taxes up 2.5% (I'm not complaining about this, but its about in line with Miller-era tax hikes), 80M raided from the rainy day fund, 10-cent TTC fare increase... everything about this budget feels exactly like it could have come from the Miller era. Which IMO is good! but it just puts lie to the idea that there was a spending crisis or any of the bullshit Rob Ford has been trying to sell.
By the way where did you see any specifics on land sales being used to fund the 2012 budget? There were words to that effect in the Toronto Star article but I didnt see this in the budget presentation.
Too be fair to Ford I think holding the line on spending is not only an accomplishment but one that we need to repeat for many years to come. However, capital asset sales should not be used to plug operating budgets. The proceeds of land or capital sales should go directly into municipal infrastructure investments.
I support increase spending on transit and other specific infrastructure investments but we need to draw the line on operating budgets period. Whatever you may think of Ford (and I am a huge critic) the one thing he is bang on about is that the city simply employs too many people and spends too much on the personel it has. It is essential that we hold the line. Perhaps Ford's manufactured crisis and bulldog tactics are not the best way to go about this funamental reality but this does not change the fact that it has to be done.
Three years left in his term as of around Dec 1.2 years left as of Jan 1.
Mayor Rob Ford’s press secretary, Adrienne Batra, has resigned to become the Toronto Sun’s comment editor and a municipal affairs correspondent with Newstalk1010.
Her last day is Friday.
“I want to thank Mayor Ford and all of my colleagues for such a unique experience at City Hall,” Batra said in a news release (which she wrote) from the mayor’s office. “It has been a real privilege to work in the Office of the Mayor.”