Not A Case Against Toll Roads They Just Are Not the Right Solution for Toronto, The GTA or 401.

April 12, 2010 - PRLog -- If I recall correctly, the GST tax or a portion of it was to have been allocated by the federal government to pay down and off our ever increasing national debt?

In my humble opinion, I do not believe this has been achieved yet.

Unfortunately toll roads as a new form of taxation for public transit would also not achieve any-one's desired or hoped for results.

In 2008 Scotland abolished all toll roads and in the already bankrupt state of California its toll roads system is dysfunctional and is causing further traffic snarls, delays etc.

Toll roads are not the answer for Toronto.

Insisting that our federal and provincial governments annually commit 20% of the billions of dollars collected currently through gasoline and diesel taxes must be allocated by law to cities with existing Public Transit Systems is ONE SOLUTION and a move in the RIGHT direction for motorist, businesses, Condo and Homeowners alike.

First and foremost Toronto’s new council has to get spending under control, which for the past 8 years and more has itself sped out of control causing more borrowing, interest payments, salaries increases and higher taxes at twice the rate of inflation.

Elected officials at all levels must live within the revenues they collect, just like all taxpayers do on a monthly basis. Our incumbent councillors and the outgoing Mayor have failed Torontonians in this regard over the years.

To get our city back on track will of course not happen overnight and it WILL NOT happen at all if we continue to elect these same incumbent councilors for a further term with their hands in our pocket books.

But it can happen and there are proposal out their including some of my own, which is a step in the right direction if we are indeed going to remain a first glass world city in the future.

TORONTO is OUR CITY, YOUR VOTE, OUR FUTURE TOGETHER. So VOTE, Do It on October 25, 2010, You Will Like It.

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CLARKE an INDEPENDENT NOT a CAREER Politician or supporter of any political party, special interest group or lobbyists. PETER is your average citizen candidate and answerable only to the people NOT a political party, special interest group or lobbyist