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“This proposed budget will mean change in Torontonians’ lives today. Change means libraries open seven days a week, transit fares frozen while TTC service increases and thousands more kids fed meals at schools and summer camps,” Chow told reporters at city hall.

“Pools open sooner and longer; renovictions prevented by taking housing off the market and more support for tenants; traffic agents to keep Toronto moving and emergency responders arriving sooner when you need them most.”

☝️Now that's how a politician should talk about taxes.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Sales taxes are regressive. They affect the poorest the most. The concern is that property taxes aren't targeting wealth enough. Sales tax fails on the same terms. In fact it might be worse than property tax. Someone has probably done the math in some study cited in Wikipedia.