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Originally Posted by DarthVader_1961
It seems to me that so long as politicians are always worrying about being re-elected…. No one is going to make hard choices…
Example of a hard choice…. Property tax increase above 2%
I’m sure other municipalities have higher tax increases than Ottawa…
Is Ottawa afraid to go higher, say 5, 6 or 7% simply because it may ruin re-election bids?
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Harry Allen (an accountant by trade) tried that as mayor of Gloucester. He brought in a ~30% property tax increase to correct Gloucester’s unsustainability. The result was Harry wearing a bullet proof vest to protect from assassination attempts - and the emergence of populist Claudette Cain, who replaced him as mayor.
Today there’s a park named after Claudette Cain - and nothing named for Harry Allen.
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