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By Shempatolla (registered) - website | Posted May 28, 2013 at 08:01:03 in reply to Comment 89033
Yes he could and likely will. He comes off as an angry suburban white dude, who has opted for the politics of division and negativity. He's declared war on public employees who btw are voters and taxpayers, he's hammered away at gimmicky issues like privatizing the LCBO and other government businesses. At the same time he rails against government waste but doesn't really layout a platform to be different.
Which sadly is why I think this latest round of extortion of the taxpayer called The Big Move will get ramrodded through. Successive governments in this province, and for that matter federal governments have paid little attention to public transit infrastructure for a generation. Now they want to make up for it in 25 years by bend all of us over the table and pulling our pants down instead of getting their fiscal houses in order and prioritizing like all the rest of us have to do. NOPE, JUST PULL OUT THE OLD VISA (read taxpayer) and charge it!
I don't mean any disrespect to Ryan (who does and amazing job bringing local issues to light here. Thank You sir.) or the others who are passionate about public transit. I am as well. But only in the context and parameters of it being a part of a broader, competently run plan, that respects taxpayers and realizes that their is only ONE true revenue source. THE TAXPAYER.
This issue reminds me of an episode of The Simpsons with Metrolinx playing the role of the con man who comes to town promising prosperity and modernity and sells the town of Springfield a monorail that runs to nowhere. That is what we are going to end up with here unless we in no uncertain terms let our elected officials know they need to go back to the drawing board and sharpen their pencils.
Cheers
Greg Galante
Hamilton
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