Who benefits from Ford’s sprawl override? In a sprawl, houses and shops are so far apart that property taxes don’t cover infrastructure upkeep. And when taxes can’t cover costs, they go up. Opinion by Simon Woodside
So who benefits from Ford’s sprawl override? People who want to live in a sprawl benefit — those who have enough money to afford a new single-family house and own a car or two. They are mostly upper-middle class and don’t need to be subsidized.buying up rural and Greenbelt land in recent years
, anticipating this moment. A number of them have spent large sums lobbying for these very changes, and now these developers are getting their reward. They get to turn their land into a massive profit and walk away with the cash, with no worries about infrastructure or taxes at all. The Progressive Conservatives, of course, would prefer not to be associated with higher taxes, so they are presumably hoping no one will notice this connection.for not yet fulfilling his promise to lower income taxes. Even so, Ford probably thinks he can get through this without becoming known as the conservative who raised taxes and passed the gains on to his buddies.Association of Municipalities of Ontario from even presenting their objectionsAt this point, however, Bill 23 is not yet law.
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