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Old 10-13-2009, 03:54 PM   #78
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Originally Posted by fotze View Post
I want worse snow removal services and I want the resultant lowering of taxes. The more miserable a commute is for most, the more my property value goes up (or at least that is the way I see it), plus I pay lower taxes for this.

If it took 7 hours to get to work for most people who live south of Bonaventure drive, then that is good for me.
Of course you may not want some of my neighbours living next to you. Although if that is what it takes to prompt them to move closer to downtown then the resulting increase in my property value (not to mention increase in my mental well being) will make the cost of a good set of winter tires well worth the trade off.
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