[mykalberta]

I got the impression that if the city voted to raise municipal tax rate by 5%, that they only got 2.5% of that and the rest went to the province. Whatever that amount that goes to the province is called (education tax, wont someone think of the childrens tax), the City still has a very limited amount that they can raise their income levels if the province is continually taking 1/2 of all their increases.

The discussion I believe should be that the province should be funding education through their own taxes or a separate tax that is not hidden as a City tax and not try to hide them within property tax. If 50% of my $1500/year that I pay to the city goes to the province, then the city is only taxing me $750/year.

It also seems unfair that only property owners get charged this extra provincial tax, while renters who I am sure also send their children to school get their educations unfairly subsidized.