08-30-2016, 04:37 PM
(08-30-2016, 03:14 PM)Elmira Guy Wrote: @ BuildingScout
So if you believe that residents of the townships should be subject to all the same fees as urban residents but should not expect or receive the same services for said fees, how far does this extend in your mind?
You are confused. There is no rule that all communities get the same services. Some cities have international airports, others don't. Some cities have opera houses, others don't. Some cities have universities, hospitals or medical schools, others don't.
Quote:I cannot think of any service that residents of the townships receive from the region that urban residents do not, yet the reverse is true in the two issues being discussed here.
Makes sense. Services are generally provided as warranted and generally according to size, because of simple economics. A hamlet with ten houses won't be given a public school. A community has to be of certain size before it gets its own school, and instead it gets free public busing for long distances.
Quote:Unless of course you think issues facing residents of the township should be considered less important than those facing urban residents. Not saying you are but it would not be the first time I (and I'm certain others who grew up or spent a lot of time living in the townships) I have encountered that sentiment.
False dichotomy. As I said above "services according to size" is a reasonable economic principle and has nothing to do with thinking more or less of township residents. This principle means that we do not get a provincially funded museum of the quality of the ROM, for example. I wish we had such a museum in the RoW, but I can perfectly understand why we don't without ascribing bad motive to Toronto residents.