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curves2000 · 06-15-2023, 02:17 AM

[QUOTE=timun;8742366]YES!

As I have previously explained to you for a $1200 fee, you need to gross approx $2k by the time taxes, EI, CPP, union fee's etc are taking into account. That is a couple of grand. Think of it like $2 earned get's you a dollar net .

As the Ward 8 councilor says, people are concerned with the cost of this and he is looking into. Perhaps you have significant cash flow at the end of every month but a lot don't. Those that don't will usually spend less at businesses in the area and in the city. This isn't magic, this is finance. If the most densely populated area of the city is being affected, that is hundreds of thousands of dollars being taken out of potential spending for business. Inflation is hitting everybody and everything.

There is a HUGE minority base that live in the Beltline/downtown/inner city doing exactly the type of work I mentioned. How do I know? Cause I have grown up in the area, have a huge client base of minorities in the area and have friends/family/ clients that own restaurants/bars/businesses in the area. A lot of minorities are doing exactly the type of work I described for wages I described.

I get it, your in favor of the policy as it was initially presented. That's your right as a citizen. Those that live in those areas, gotta ****ing pay. Some people have legit concerns related to inflation, taxes, rental increases and just getting by. Probably why council members are looking at changes.

I'm struggling to understand why your so excited about people just giving more of their hard earned dollars to the Calgary Parking Authority and the city in general? As per the Calgary Herald article I posted earlier, CPA has a surplus of $ 348 million Everybody just needs to send more dollars to the city to do what? Hand over an insane amount of taxpayers money to the wealthiest people in the world and build an arena so that they get even wealthier?

What get's you so excited to see working people be squeezed during tough times? And for what, parking? Clearly your financial status doesn't make you sweat this type of thing and bravo to you on that, mine doesn't either as I am not affected personally, but I sympathize with those that are. I see how hard and how little cash resources a lot of people have. Literally waiting till payday to pay some bills and buy groceries but you want people to hand over what is in some cases a mortgage or rent payment for a permit to park on a street?

06-15-2023, 02:17 AM	#1437
curves2000 First Line Centre Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Calgary, Canada Exp:	[QUOTE=timun;8742366]YES! As I have previously explained to you for a $1200 fee, you need to gross approx $2k by the time taxes, EI, CPP, union fee's etc are taking into account. That is a couple of grand. Think of it like $2 earned get's you a dollar net . As the Ward 8 councilor says, people are concerned with the cost of this and he is looking into. Perhaps you have significant cash flow at the end of every month but a lot don't. Those that don't will usually spend less at businesses in the area and in the city. This isn't magic, this is finance. If the most densely populated area of the city is being affected, that is hundreds of thousands of dollars being taken out of potential spending for business. Inflation is hitting everybody and everything. There is a HUGE minority base that live in the Beltline/downtown/inner city doing exactly the type of work I mentioned. How do I know? Cause I have grown up in the area, have a huge client base of minorities in the area and have friends/family/ clients that own restaurants/bars/businesses in the area. A lot of minorities are doing exactly the type of work I described for wages I described. I get it, your in favor of the policy as it was initially presented. That's your right as a citizen. Those that live in those areas, gotta ****ing pay. Some people have legit concerns related to inflation, taxes, rental increases and just getting by. Probably why council members are looking at changes. I'm struggling to understand why your so excited about people just giving more of their hard earned dollars to the Calgary Parking Authority and the city in general? As per the Calgary Herald article I posted earlier, CPA has a surplus of $ 348 million Everybody just needs to send more dollars to the city to do what? Hand over an insane amount of taxpayers money to the wealthiest people in the world and build an arena so that they get even wealthier? What get's you so excited to see working people be squeezed during tough times? And for what, parking? Clearly your financial status doesn't make you sweat this type of thing and bravo to you on that, mine doesn't either as I am not affected personally, but I sympathize with those that are. I see how hard and how little cash resources a lot of people have. Literally waiting till payday to pay some bills and buy groceries but you want people to hand over what is in some cases a mortgage or rent payment for a permit to park on a street?