Walking in Waterloo Region

[MidTowner]

I am of course generalizing and feel free to call me out on that, but "who" was referring to those who espouse an extreme anti-tax attitude, identified by use of any number of phrases such as applying the term "tax grab" to everything from tolls too carbon fees.  In my experience most of them don't know how much they pay nor do they understand the difference between a tax and fee.

Oh, right. I do know a few people like this. It irks me, too, when they refer to user pay schemes which encourage efficient use as "cash grabs" or whatever, as in your examples of tolls and carbon pricing.

I'm not sure that's the ilk who would be opposed to the municipality clearing the sidewalks, though- the same types who jerk their knees every time they hear the word "tax" seem like the type to be equally aggrieved by the idea of having to use their own resources to care for a public good...