1$ = 1vote
Based on personal tax paid the last fiscal year.
Only get a say if you pay for it!
That should stir the pot a bit :laugh:
Ian
Actually, Ian, that makes darned good sense
as far as voting on any measure that creates/increases property taxes is concerned anyway. IOW, only people who actually OWN the specific type of property being taxed should be able to vote on whether to increase taxes on it or not (home owners/homes...factory owners/factories, etc.). And, in the case of one's
residence, the tax on THAT should be based on its
original purchase price adjusted for inflation...
NOT on what the gov't, or any CURRENT HOUSING MARKET BUBBLE,
claims it's worth. Further, taxes on one's
residence should never exceed "X" percentage of one's income. That way, seniors on fixed incomes
theoretically couldn't be taxed out of their place.
Think about that for a minute...
After all, people will
always vote to tax 'the OTHER guy'.
(BTW: I'm suggesting the above only
partially 'tongue-in-cheek'...except for the seniors/income thing. 'DEAD SERIOUS about that. Also the "value-based-on-OPP/inflation" thing.)