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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
I know one thing I would do, but I know it wouldn't be very well received. I'd be putting tolls on roads leading in from Airdrie, Okotoks, and Cochrane as soon as you hit Calgary City Limits. Doesn't hurt the people here, and passes some of the burden on to people who live in parasite communities but come in to Calgary all the time to use our services and infrastructure.
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A lot of cities in the U.S. do that. Canadians would go ballistic, though.
About 10 years ago someone floated the idea of charging out-of-towners more for using Calgary transit. Airdrie, Okotoks, etc. residents had a complete melt-down. They feel entitled to subsidized Calgary services even though they don't pay property tax here.