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Originally Posted by Summerville
Agreed. I recall hearing that the majority of municipal revenue is generated from property tax. Fuel tax and HST probably doesn't directly contribute as much to municipal coffers.
This line of argument would suggest that people that don't own property should not be allowed to have input into how public funds are spent. It doesn't work like that. I pay property tax, but I don't think that any voices should be excluded from the discussion.
Another item which many critics seem to miss is that a huge portion of the current funding for cycling infrastructure is federal money which is specifically targeted for this infrastructure. It can't be re-purposed.
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I might be misunderstanding you, but there are very few people that don't pay property tax, even if indirectly. Renters don't get a property tax bill, but that cost is being paid by them through the landlord. Even students living in residence at the universities pay it indirectly through the cash-in-lieu that the university pays to the city.