tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post8704728365945236791..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Here's an IdeaThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-37136101599997139442017-01-15T00:13:12.532-08:002017-01-15T00:13:12.532-08:00I know that I'm not paying. I just want to kn...I know that I'm not paying. I just want to know where the cost of providing me with what I'm using is buried in the subsidization stats listed by Toby so I can thank the right travellers. It's probably the motorists.<br /><br /><br /> John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-16268226900266134932017-01-12T23:26:03.615-08:002017-01-12T23:26:03.615-08:00John, you're a pedestrian. What makes you thin...<br />John, you're a pedestrian. What makes you think that counts? You don't pay gas tax or support transit. Off with you.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-29960366053775025782017-01-12T21:29:54.125-08:002017-01-12T21:29:54.125-08:00I'm a pedestrian most the time. Which one of ...I'm a pedestrian most the time. Which one of these accounts is taking the hit for the cost of my sidewalks?John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-79596802155489974382017-01-12T16:21:38.657-08:002017-01-12T16:21:38.657-08:00Someone else posted the other day some stats that ...Someone else posted the other day some stats that are roughly:<br /><br />The amount the city subsidizes bikes = 1 cent per capita<br />The amount the city subsidizes transit = less than a dollar per capita<br />The amount the city subsidizes cars = over $8.00 per capita<br /><br />Sorry, I don't have a link but you get the idea. Drivers need to stop complaining and pay their own way. Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-11738177267336935712017-01-12T12:15:03.817-08:002017-01-12T12:15:03.817-08:00To most of the people who have reserved parking do...<br />To most of the people who have reserved parking downtown, Hugh, a carbon tax won't affect their habits. The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-88111417698084449882017-01-12T12:10:55.454-08:002017-01-12T12:10:55.454-08:00I thought the idea of the carbon tax was to get pe...I thought the idea of the carbon tax was to get people to drive less. Maybe the carbon tax needs to be a lot higher. $4 per fill up is not enough of an disincentive, I guess.<br />Hughnoreply@blogger.com