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Originally Posted by Reaper
Thus, this is why a toll on people who work in Calgary yet reside elsewhere will. never. happen.
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You are of course absolutely right. However, a toll could be imposed on vehicles entering the city, with Calgary registered vehicles exempted when the bills are sent out at the end of the month. (Think London's congestion charge*).
Alternatively, many US cities (eg Denver**) have income taxes at the municipal level. I actually think that would be a reasonably elegant solution, although it would require the province to authorize municipalities to collect that sort of revenue. There could be some sort of refundability built into the system for those who already live in Calgary.
Calgary charges more for out of towners to use our libraries, the same logic could easily apply to our roads. Do you disagree with the logic of doing that or just the practicality?
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http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/congestioncharging/
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http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/571...lege%20Tax.htm