No one likes to pay taxes, so they vote for tax-cutting politicians, like Toronto mayor Mel Lastman. After four years of a tax freeze Toronto is more than 300 million in the hole. Of course it should. This may not interest others across the country, but the movie is coming to your local screens. Watch for it.
Cities cost money.
They are the engines of today. That's because the only true capital asset most people have is the home they live in, the home they have saved and scrimped and denied themselves to own. Talk about a penalty for achievement. If you are ambitious it is because you choose to work hard. The job, the work, the time, the commitment are all part a personal imperative that goers beyond the paycheque.