Taxpayers won’t notice. Will they?

Royson James
rjames@thestar.ca

See below for some excerpts from an article written by Royson James in The Star. Toronto Councillors have it to easy and we need to start making a noise about it. I find that the majority of us complain and sit back and do nothing about it! Get the F__K up and make a frigging noise… We are being managed by a bunch of bullies.

Mr. Lobo

“So, for the rare people out there who care about such matters, note that councillors gave themselves a 1.9 per cent hike, retroactive to Jan. 1, lifting their pay to $96,805 and the mayor’s to $163,040.”

“What has concentrated governance provided GTA taxpayers in the last year? Above-inflation property tax hikes; higher vehicle licence fees; thousands of dollars of land transfer fees when a property is sold; massive water rate hikes; increased garbage-collection fees; higher recreation fees. And the administration boasts we now have a balanced budget.”