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Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate
The "it's not THAT much money" argument is often used, but seldom right.
A 5% or 10% increase in taxes is a lot of money, particularly if one's income is not increasing by a corresponding amount.
A 5% or 10% increase in taxes is a lot of money, particularly if coupled with a similar increase in previous years.
A 5% or 10% increase in taxes is a lot of money, particularly if the increase is just the start of future increases, and the increase simply now sets a new "floor" on what future tax rates will be.
A 5% or 10% increase in taxes is a lot of money, particularly when the tax monies are used to provide a service that will be funded not only by taxes but by user fees as well (so if you want to actually use the service that your increased taxes paid for in the first place, you have to pony up even more money).
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You know, for all the talk from Calgary Sun-reading yop-gobblers about how awful Nenshi has been because property taxes increased since he was elected, can anyone articulate specifically how their quality of life has declined in those three years because their property tax bill went up? I'm only speaking anecdotally from personal experience here, but I watch my personal finances very closely, and I certainly haven't experienced any meaningful loss of after-tax purchasing power under Nenshi's mayorship.