Comment 69273

By misterque (registered) - website | Posted September 08, 2011 at 19:30:40 in reply to Comment 69202

Not complete nonsense. Maybe a bit of hyperbole. :) The gist of the post is that Hamilton has big city problems without big city benefits. Furthermore there are cities that enjoy as diverse a cultural experience as the Hammer, but enjoy a complete ABSENCE of big city problems.

The worse misconception is that this small town Hamilton is actually some kind of big city player. When it is not.

Poverty in Hamilton is real. Property crime in Hamilton is real. Try building something in Hamilton, zoning nightmare. Try getting a business loan North of Cannon Street. Ward two has more supported living facilities than Carl Sagan can count. Compare those facilities to Oakville, Burlington, Guelph, and Brantford combined.

Now compare your property taxes to, get this, Vancouver and Toronto. Oh boy, it don't look so good when you consider cultural diversity and experience.

And you are correct about the murder rate being low in Hamilton. Maybe if it were higher we would all be better off ;)

:)hUe

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