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Originally Posted by flar
Halton region's much healthier commercial and industrial sectors would be a huge boon to the tax base. They also took our upper middle class, Hamilton is left with a disproportionate number of low income people and people on welfare and disabiltiy and others requiringe social services. This is a major strain on the old budget.
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I think Flar has hit it on the head here. Sure Burlington is a lot less dense and there are costs associated with that, but they have far fewer on social assistance or people sucking up money through DARTS and other such services. That's why I'd like Hamilton to have a moratorium on new social housing. Hamilton has done its share for the lower income population of the province.