mr_trudo

I have recently been angered by the NDP fight to make property tax based on purchase price instead of a more market assessed value. Recently, Ontario announced that it would reassess inner-city neighbourhood that will make many wealthy homeowners pay a similar percentage of property values to suburban residents. NDP MP Paul Dewar came in on this provincial and municipal affair, claiming injustice on behalf of wealthy inner-city homeowners, land speculator, landlords, developers, inheritors and their ilk, claiming they deserve thousands in tax breaks because they were Greenier. Greener for what, their drafty early 20th century homes, European station wagons and the global travels to purchase ugly artwork. That is a lot of tons of wasted CO2.

If the NDP gets it 's way, most of the working people they claim to stand for that live in the suburbs because it is the only place they can afford housing, another big issue for the NDP, will be stuck with either thousands more in property taxes or few services as wealthy developers, landowners and inheritors get off with paying thousands less in taxes per year. I guess the NDP is just doing the rich more favours, especially after they brought down Liberals before their smoke in mirrors budget deal was fully implemented to get Steven Harper's "more war, less tax, jail 18 year olds for having sex with 15 years olds" agenda implemented and accomplishing not a single concrete result for working people since... medicare?