Is this a trick question? The users pay via a fare
I understand that, but it sounded like the person I quoted was implying that users from the 905 just go through using these services for free.Only 2/3 of TTC operations costs are recovered from the fair box. The rest of operations and all capital and expansion costs are funded by different levels of government, but esentially the tax payer.
http://globalnews.ca/news/1670796/how-does-the-ttcs-funding-compare-to-other-transit-agencies/
Non of this matters.
The gas tax were setup to pay for roads..fair enough...but then they take our gas taxes aka road money and directed it at other things while said roads are decrepit.
This toll money will just be squandered. Someone should track the new funds and see how many people get raises and increased benefits after.
Why all the cynicism? Sure, not all gas tax goes to roads but what good are roads if you have no welfare office to drive to? That's why they call it a balanced budget. -D-ummy.
You see, nobody was hurt and closing the road made it safer still. The system works! #inreb2016
Premier Wynne has just announced she will refuse Toronto's request for tolls on the Gardiner and the DVP.
Isn't 407 a provincial responsibility and this toll business municipal?
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Haha! Wynne wants to be your friend (by "your" I mean suburbanites who love to hate on downtowners). Who knows, voters seem so malleable it just might work. What's she at, 40% these days?Let the vote buying commence. Hypocrites. https://www.thestar.com/news/queens...ohn-torys-plan-for-tolls-on-dvp-gardiner.html
No doubt based on the long current liberal record in office that they will allow tolls unabated once they are re-elected. So many new taxes over and over with them the last 12+ years. They haven't seen a dollar they don't want to spend. Crazy spending, deficits and still record total debt needs still needs moar $$.
Funny, that's what the "troughers" say about his stands supporting old Ford Nation priorities. He's so afraid of being disliked, he's impotent to make the tough calls that need to be made.I really miss Rob Ford. Tory is a nice guy and all, but he tries to get along too much with the troughers.
It just means the gravy train is back, and until we find someone who's strong enough to take all of that scrutiny and abuse,
or we set an example of some of them with their heads in deepest, by voting them out, Toronto is not in a good place.
Is that fat bastard useless piece of crap of Del Duca finally doing something useful on his miserable life? man I dislike that useless piece of garbage
.What's she at, 40% these days?