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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
What is X can't decrease? What if X is as low as it can go without compromising basic services? Hypothetical, but your question works both ways.
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My Big fat hairy a$$ that's the bottom line. How about contracting out garbage collection? How about instead of
cutting 106,100 from "Canadian Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination" they eliminate throwing money away on feel good initiatives like this entirely? How about suspending all arts funding until the economy recovers? How are all these things absolutely necessary as to seriously cut into residents standards of living and quality of life at a time when economic realities are already hurting them? Quite frankly if the city can't meet services at tax rate hikes in line with local inflation, the way they do things and the people working for them are doing their jobs dead wrong and systemic changes need to happen.
I really hate that the way these tax hikes get sold are with a notion that all choas will ensue and essential services will compromised when in reality it only means a few someone's ImagineCalgary initiatives don't happen.