I'm a former Calgarian of 20 years who is now an out-of-towner (Drumheller). When I go to Calgary I seldom use the transit system, but yes, I do use infrastructure such as roads and mall parking lots. I also bring my credit and debit cards to Calgary. If city hall wants to start charging me tolls for the privilege of bringing my business into Calgary it will prove to be a boon for Red Deer, because that's where my credit and debit cards will be going.
It irks me how whiny city hall has become under Bronconnier. His strategy seems to be to milk the rest of the province to pay for Calgary's problems. I feel sorry for the infrastructure mess that Calgary is experiencing, but the rest of the province is in the same boat and we're not looking for taxpayers in other municipalities to pay our bills. Our taxes are already a lot higher than Calgary's, so helping foot the tax bill in Calgary as well is not an enticing proposition.
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