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Originally Posted by J.OT13
Who doesn't pay taxes? Even if you don't own a house, you still pay taxes. Landlords charge the taxes to their tenants through rent. They don't just charge tenants enough to cover the mortgage and maintenance while keeping taxes off the price out of the goodness of their hearts.
And I wouldn't call transit riders a "small minority". Prior to the pandemic, about 15% of commuters took transit, and about 50% of downtown commuters. A good chunk of that has been lost due to, yes, issues with the O-Train, but also Sutcliffe's bus and train service cuts.
Better transit and cycling is absolutely the better way to decrease congestion. Wider roads only makes things worse.
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I disagree. My hypothesis is that most commuters in this city have gotten used to the luxury of commuting by car post covid and would never return to taking transit even if service was better. I could be wrong but I think it's too far gone to recover.
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