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Old 09-27-2011, 09:18 AM   #65
darklord700
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Originally Posted by Muta View Post
Me too, I think a penny a tax is a great idea. These types of facilities have to be funded somehow, and and extra penny here and there will go a long way in the thousands of transactions happening in this city on a regular basis.

I really don't see how anyone can be against this. This is an innovative idea to fund badly needed upgrades to infrastructure.
I voted for Nenshi to cut spending and to improve fiscal efficiency, not to increase taxes. For the size of Calgary, implementing a 1% tax will cost us a lot of money per capita. Yeah, you might not notice the difference but 1% on after tax spending is more than 1%.

Also, who's to say the 1% will stay at 1%? If Nenshi can't reign in the spending, I'll vote for someone who could next time.
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