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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Is that some kind of trick question?
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No, not at all.
I wanted to be sure we are on the same page. That all the monies come from the same place - - from you and I, the taxpayers.
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Obviously the provincial government raises money through personal and corporate taxation, royalties, transfer payments from Ottawa, etc.
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And you gave several examples, that all come out of our pockets.
Thank you.
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My point is that the Calgary municipal government is not running a deficit right now because of the bridge, nor did they have to increase property taxes to pay for it. Both of those points are common misconceptions that those trying to turn this into an election issue are all-too-happy not to correct.
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And one of the misconceptions I've found is that many are saying "oh, but that was paid by the province" or a "joint prov/fed project". At the end of the day they are all taxpayer projects.
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Originally Posted by Ducay
No offense Jane, but drop the bridges debate. Focus on other actual issues instead of pushing Rick Bell's agenda.
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Blah, you can't offend me.... but comparing me to Bell is coming close...LOL
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You've already shown you're not up to speed with the actual details of the bridges, so why keep debating a non-issue? You're better off attacking the overall "sole-source" contracting issue at city hall.
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The recent direction of this exchange is not so much about bridges, it's about use of taxpayer dollars. And yes, the sole-sourcing goes hand-in-hand with that.