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Originally Posted by DTcrawler
Anecdotal sure but if you read the comments on posts by the City or local politicians across all platforms (mainly FB) it's overwhelmingly people complaining about the state of transit or traffic (which is tied to transit). I simply don't believe most residents understand the real-world consequences of tax promises that may initially seem appealing on paper.
Yes I agree people voted for 2.5% and that's democracy but who isn't going to take the carrot when you dangle it in front of them? My point is that politicians need to recognize their place as stewards of the city and understand that residents who vote for low taxes are doing so with a degree of trust that politicians aren't handicapping our city in the process.
Instead, Sutcliffe wanted to be the hero who could keep taxes low while maintaining a functional city and now that it's blowing up in his face, he's running around pointing fingers, further misleading the average resident who doesn't know any better.
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Well the few people added to traffic because transit service has been cut (has it even been cut during rush hour) are easily swamped by the loss of lanes in complete streets and bike lanes so I think those complaining about traffic are acting rationally voting for Sutcliffe and Ford. Certainly there are Orleans suburbanites who take transit to work vote for lower taxes and complain about how slow it is because of having to change at Blair and we can call them a hypocrite but what even pie in the sky spending plan would fix their problems?
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