Comment 39608

By More roads (anonymous) | Posted April 08, 2010 at 17:16:27

Kiely, "I said they should be spending money wiser not just going back to the tax payer well every time there is a need for more cash."

What evidence do you have to suggest that governments are not spending wisely? The numbers I have presented show that when local governments spend more (Burlington and Toronto) on non-welfare goods and services, home prices rise and the tax burden on families falls.

"Governments waste money, if you don't believe that, that's fine."

Okay, let's assume that they do waste money. If the result of this waste is a city with higher property values, more jobs, lower residential tax burden, why is this a bad thing?

Unless, of course you think that Toronto, with it's 50% higher budget per person, wastes less money than Hamilton. If this is the case, what would you spend less on and what would you spend more on?

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