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Originally Posted by redforever
So what? You don't pay for operations or maintenance when you use services outside of Calgary either. Fact is 2/3 of the cost of the C Train is paid from taxes paid by citizens living outside of Calgary.
And when you go outside of Calgary, a portion of your taxes goes to the infrastruce there as well. I have no idea if it is 2/3 though. Hey, maybe I am paying an unfair portion compared to you. I do know however that the C Train is a 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 financing among the municipality, the province and the feds.
It is petty and simply nickel and diming to get into anything else.
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What maintenance are you referring to? The cost of roads upkeep? Traffic control costs? Bridges? or is there some other offering by the MD of Rockyview that a normal City of Calgary resident uses that has escaped my detection.
The hospital argument made by Dion is a fantastic one, because out of area use most certainly degrades wait times in smaller centers like High River, but since Health Care is funded by the province one could easily argue that as long as you stay within the province there is no difference.