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Are you seriously comparing Ottawa to a metro area that is 15 times the size? By the way, the New York metro area with its "sprawl" has double the density in its MSA compared to the Ottawa CMA.
Oh and the residents of New York City aren't seeing their property taxes provide transit discounts to Long Island residents. In fact, a lot of cities in the US have rules paying city workers who choose to live outside the city's boundaries less.
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You are the one that brought up NYC and bridge tolls to Manhattan. My point was that this did not stop sprawl that has reached well into Connecticut, to Philadelphia and the far reaches of Long Island. Yes, NYC is much bigger but so is their sprawl problem.
Let American cities do what they want. They are not good examples to follow. Canadian law is different that would not allow discriminatory pay policies.
The cities with the best quality of life are the ones that are not choked by traffic. That means a city with an effective transportation network.