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Originally Posted by SebC
That's because the subsidies create population growth in areas that don't generate enough taxes to pay for the infrastructure they require. No wonder we're behind... and we always will be, until we address the underlying issue or tax ourselves out of competitiveness.
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The city is still sitting on a billion dollar rainy day fund. I'm sure a modest portion of that, along with provincial and federal funding could alleviate some of the issues. I believe the issue of sprawl is wildly overblown. We have nothing but land around us. The higher the density the worse the traffic, especially if people want to maintain our car based lifestyle. If the city used some foresight and built for projected population increases we might actually keep up.