js97
Senior Member
Agreed, to a certain point. The problem is also the inability to address city spending in the last 4 years of David Miller. The 'right wing' suburbia where general centrists and vote and have always voted liberal at the provincial/federal elections. The problem is the polarization of politics and policies within this city, and perhaps this country.
The NDP, like the Conservatives have been very good at catering to the very affluent(or pretend to be), and poor, at the same time, squeezing out the middle class.
So this is what happens. You end up with a polarized electorate, which then is reflected in the policies.
Everyone wants transit, no one wants to pay for it. Provincial/federal funding requires money, are you ready for a income tax increase? Riders dont' want a fare increase.
Everyone has these great ideas, but no one wants to pony up the cash.
The city needs an Obama intervention. Service cuts (lay offs/pension concessions) AND a reinstatement of vehicle registration tax and property tax hikes to deal with the short fall.
The problem, councillors on the left would never consider pushing through that motion (heck unions would never let this happen) and Fords' hard headedness would never consider increasing taxes.... no one has the political guts to make the 'hard choices' and too many partisan bunnies that just regurgitate the same talking points, with little to no critical thinking. You get the government you elect.
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