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Originally Posted by RedHot25
Not to derail this thread, but this comment is....something. Having a car does or does not qualify someone as being "poor". Some people have jobs, a car....and no place/house to live. As been pointed out, some people have to have a car - especially in a spread out city, poor transit, etc - to even get to work. In that case, that might illustrate just one of the many challenges of being poor - car vs food amount, etc.
Means testing the parks pass is a nice idea, but really....that's a lot of additional road blocks for someone who is poor. They need a computer or access to one (to apply), and/or they need to get to a gov't office (assuming you can even do that in person at a GOA office in Calgary, and its not out actually in the park) which implies in some cases potentially having a car or using transit, there is also the feeling of shame and stereotypes some may have or encounter for accessing something like this, etc.
Not everything is as logical and straightforward as you may think it is.
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It's too bad they couldn't think of a system that is better than user-pay and/or means tested, and instead took a percentage of your income (after providing for a base level deduction) and then used that money to fund what should be a public good, available to all.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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