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Originally Posted by redforever
What are you going to do in a smaller town, say the size of Okotoks, where taxis and public transit don't even exist. And why in the heck should drunks be coddled even further by putting them on the payroll of the public taxpayer.
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Okotoks does have taxis. Big Rock Taxi and O K Taxi Services. And if we are talking about smaller towns than Okotoks, then no- my suggestions may not work. But seeing as most people (I would guess over 90%) of Albertans live in cities as big or bigger; why not a solution that would impact most people?
I just don't understand the arguement that some of you are making- if the number one priority is getting drunks off the street; why not take action? Heck- my "more taxi licenses" will be revenue positive from a public standpoint.
As somebody who had a family member suffer at the hands of a drunk driver, wouldn't you want something in place to allow the next family to avoid having to go through the same thing? You've already said that the programs in place don't seem to be working. Why not try something new?