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Originally Posted by JobHopper

Couple articles in the Calgary Papers this morning regarding the subsidies for sub-urban developments.

http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/10/04...luck-with-that

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...854/story.html

I guess I don't agree with Mayor Nenshi on this myself. For one thing, things like rec centers and libraries are for all Calgarians regardless of where they choose to live. So leave that out of the debate.

Nonsense. New rec centres and new libraries primarily serve the area they are built in.

Originally Posted by JobHopper

Inner city development, like some alderman are saying is just as expensive. Also, where are people supposed to live? The inner city is simply not an option for a lot of people. It's to expensive.

Ending the subsidies will result in a more affordable city overall. If you can afford a single-family home, you can afford to live in the inner city. On the other hand, there are people who can afford to live in the inner city who cannot afford single-family homes.

Originally Posted by JobHopper

If the city has been using the current model to expand why change it now? The airport tunnel is in the suburbs and we had to pay for that and are still paying for it.

Because the current model sucks! "If we've been using the slavery model to make cotton why change it now?" The "logic" you're using here is terrible.

Originally Posted by JobHopper

And if the Mayor is correct and ends the subsidies, what will happen to those portion of taxes and what will it get spent on?

That's up to council to decide, but $30M/year is pretty small.