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Originally Posted by troutman
You say this like it is a bad thing.
Stay out of urban bohemia you snow-shovelling, yard-mowers.
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I would if my job wasn't downtown!
If Calgary was really like those cities, then the city of Calgary would only have jurisdiction over an area from Downtown to Glenmore in the South, to Sarcee Trail in the West, Deerfoot Trail in the East and 16th Ave in the North. The surrounding population would outnumber it and consist of many different municipalities that would compete for businesses and residents based on tax bases and services offererd. When the primary city does things like increase business tax to fund social engineering programs, other municipalities will benefit when businesses that currently operate downtown realize they can operate cheaper in other places. It's one of the reasons why Mississauga has seen tremendous growth in its commercial sector.