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Originally Posted by 1overcosc
I don't really think that's a bad thing--it's a step towards making electricity bills more progressive.
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That is what Ontario Works (at other low income support programs) are for. It doesn't make sense to try to take a piecemeal approach to try to cross subsidize each individual cost faced by low income residents (say forcing grocery stores to provide discounts to low income people, or gas stations to provided discounted gas, etc).
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Originally Posted by 1overcosc
Agreed on all except for transit funding.. how exactly did that happen? Did I miss something?
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Wynne has announced her intention to "privatize" Hydro One to fund transit projects. Since Hydro One is a regulated monopoly with no opportunities for growth, the only way investors are going to buy these shares is if they are promised dividends. They only way Hydro One can pay dividends is to raise their rates, which will be added to hydro bills.
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