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Originally Posted by GGG
I always wonder what people use as a reference point when they say taxes are way too high. Outside of about 2006-2015 taxes have not been lower (The period between Harper cutting the GST and Notley raising personal income taxes on higher incomes)
The other issue that faces Calgary is that businesses have subsidized home owners for decades relative to other major cities. Unwinding that challenge will require homeowners rates to go up.
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Originally Posted by Amethyst
I will not vote for someone whose campaign is "to cut taxes." If you want to cut taxes, tell me exactly where and why.
Taxes are not a bad thing. On the city level, it makes way more sense for me to pay taxes and the city to build and service roads than for me to pay to pave a bit of street in front of my house and then hope everyone else along the way does the same.
Sure, it sounds great to say you will cut taxes, but there's not a magical pot of tax money sitting around waiting to give to people. If you're cutting taxes, you're also cutting services. Be up front about which ones you want to cut, so I can decide if it's something I value or not.
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I am just going to come out and say it.
Are you ok with someone who owns a $500,000 home paying the same absolute value of taxes as someone who owns a $1,500,000 home?
This is what irks me. Sure taxes are not bad. But are you willing to pay the same number as someone who makes more than you?
The person living in a $500,000 home uses the same services and infrastructure as someone living in a $1,500,000 home.