Elect John Richardson – Ward 29
Toronto is a fantastic city and a fantastic place to live. But, it will remain so only as long as the residents of this city retain control over their city government. As a long time Toronto resident, I sense citizens are becoming farther and farther removed from the decisions that affect their daily lives. I sense a city council that is becoming less respectful of and more distant from the taxpayers who pay their salaries.
Torontonians are so busy working to pay their bills, that they have neither the time nor the inclination, to become involved. One does not need Council experience to identify and exercise sound judgment. One does not need to be a member of a political party to participate in or to contribute to the city. Regrettably, many candidates are members of or are endorsed by mainstream parties. This means that their primary loyalty is to their party and not to the taxpayers in their ward. City Council is and should remain about independent thinking and independent candidates!
Torontonians want to be taxed fairly and to be receive value for the tax dollars that they pay.
Are Torontonians taxed fairly?
Let’s look at one example.
Approximately fifty percent of Toronto residents are renters (approximately fourty percent in ward 29). Yet, the City of Toronto has declared war on tenants. Did you know that rental buildings that have more than seven units are taxed at a punitive rate? If you are a tenant in a one bedroom apartment, your unit is taxed at approximately the same rate as many detached houses. Sure, your landlord pays the tax. But the landlord passes the tax on to you as part of your rent. The tenant culture has always blamed landlords for high rents. The city of Toronto is responsible for your high rents. Why should tenants (who have on average less money) pay higher property taxes than many home owners (who statistically have more money)? By the way, at various times in my life I have been a tenant, a home owner, a small landlord.
Here are the property tax rates for different kinds of property in Toronto.
http://www.toronto.ca/taxes/tax_rates.htm
For more information on this issue see:
http://www.ontariotenants.ca/taxes/toronto-property-taxes.phtml
Do Torontonians receive value for the tax dollars they pay?
The last municipal election was three years ago. I have a question for you:
Are you getting better value for your tax dollars than you were three years ago?
Elect John Richardson – Ward 29!
Meet John (meetjohn.html)
Discussion Board (discussions.html)
Blog (http://ward29.blogspot.html)
Video (http://www.youtube/torontodanforth)
Links (links.html)
Donations (donations.html)
Endorsements (endoresements.html)
Contact John (contactjohn.html)
Toronto is a fantastic city and a fantastic place to live. But, it will remain so only as long as the residents of this city retain control over their city government. As a long time Toronto resident, I sense citizens are becoming farther and farther removed from the decisions that affect their daily lives. I sense a city council that is becoming less respectful of and more distant from the taxpayers who pay their salaries.
Torontonians are so busy working to pay their bills, that they have neither the time nor the inclination, to become involved. One does not need Council experience to identify and exercise sound judgment. One does not need to be a member of a political party to participate in or to contribute to the city. Regrettably, many candidates are members of or are endorsed by mainstream parties. This means that their primary loyalty is to their party and not to the taxpayers in their ward. City Council is and should remain about independent thinking and independent candidates!
Torontonians want to be taxed fairly and to be receive value for the tax dollars that they pay.
Are Torontonians taxed fairly?
Let’s look at one example.
Approximately fifty percent of Toronto residents are renters (approximately fourty percent in ward 29). Yet, the City of Toronto has declared war on tenants. Did you know that rental buildings that have more than seven units are taxed at a punitive rate? If you are a tenant in a one bedroom apartment, your unit is taxed at approximately the same rate as many detached houses. Sure, your landlord pays the tax. But the landlord passes the tax on to you as part of your rent. The tenant culture has always blamed landlords for high rents. The city of Toronto is responsible for your high rents. Why should tenants (who have on average less money) pay higher property taxes than many home owners (who statistically have more money)? By the way, at various times in my life I have been a tenant, a home owner, a small landlord.
Here are the property tax rates for different kinds of property in Toronto.
http://www.toronto.ca/taxes/tax_rates.htm
For more information on this issue see:
http://www.ontariotenants.ca/taxes/toronto-property-taxes.phtml
Do Torontonians receive value for the tax dollars they pay?
The last municipal election was three years ago. I have a question for you:
Are you getting better value for your tax dollars than you were three years ago?
Elect John Richardson – Ward 29!
Meet John (meetjohn.html)
Discussion Board (discussions.html)
Blog (http://ward29.blogspot.html)
Video (http://www.youtube/torontodanforth)
Links (links.html)
Donations (donations.html)
Endorsements (endoresements.html)
Contact John (contactjohn.html)
posted by John Richardson at 7:39 AM
1 Comments:
Many thanks.
There is a lot of great info on that Ontario Tenants Rights site.
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