Comments on: Tough Choices at Vancouver City Hall http://jnarvey.com/2009/12/05/tough-choices-at-vancouver-city-hall/ Essays and opinions on current affairs and politics. Published from Vancouver, Canada by new media writer Jonathon Narvey Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:45:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nancy (aka money coach) http://jnarvey.com/2009/12/05/tough-choices-at-vancouver-city-hall/comment-page-1/#comment-2540 nancy (aka money coach) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:50:31 +0000 http://jnarvey.com/?p=2181#comment-2540 Two thoughts: 1. I pay approx $100/month in city taxes, on a property whose ROI has been over $1000 a month in appreciation over the past 8 years. Dear City Hall: I'm willing to step up with more taxes if that's what's required to not only provide barebones basics like sewage but also the elements that make things liveable (green, public space / shelters for homeless) (but don't expect so much as a whispered cheer for the olympics) 2. Jonathon, I'd really benefit from a 101 re: transfer payments. At some point in the past, did the fed gov't stop providing funding to cities? Or did they only ever transfer to provinces? (and if the latter, did they used to transfer to municipalities and stop?) I should know this, but I don't. Two thoughts:

1. I pay approx $100/month in city taxes, on a property whose ROI has been over $1000 a month in appreciation over the past 8 years. Dear City Hall: I’m willing to step up with more taxes if that’s what’s required to not only provide barebones basics like sewage but also the elements that make things liveable (green, public space / shelters for homeless) (but don’t expect so much as a whispered cheer for the olympics)

2. Jonathon, I’d really benefit from a 101 re: transfer payments. At some point in the past, did the fed gov’t stop providing funding to cities? Or did they only ever transfer to provinces? (and if the latter, did they used to transfer to municipalities and stop?) I should know this, but I don’t.

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