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Old 03-15-2018, 04:21 PM   #4944
Flamenspiel
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Originally Posted by GioforPM View Post
Because, to use an extreme example, if taxes go up by a penny, it makes no practical difference to anyone, whereas if they go up by $100000 it sure does.

I'm sure there are some who say "not a penny", but that's a pretty unrealistic position.
Well its a much bigger picture then that, besides that the actual tax base in Calgary is much smaller then the population. You only have to look at the news today where a bridge in Miami collapsed due to a lack of maintenance while they spent a ton of money on multiple sports venues.
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