I love how Torontonians bring up things like gas plants and Orange as proof of government waste and how if the money wasn't wasted there it could have been spent on Toronto transit.
Correct me if I'm wrong but are there not 10.5 million Ontarians who don't live in Toronto? The taxpayers of Leamington, London, and Lindsay got just as ripped off as Torontonians but they sure as hell aren't getting 100%So consider that next time you want to go on an anti-toronto rampage. of their transit/roads paid for by Queen's Park. How can these boondoggles be used as an excuse for Toronto to get more money but somehow that logic doesn't apply once you leave the city boundaries?
This obscene and pathetic situation is caused ultimately by Torontonians themselves although saying such a thing is considered heresy in polite company. Everything that is wrong in Toronto is everyone else's fault and hence everyone except Torontonians should have to pay. Oh but wait it's not OUR fault but rather the politicians............well the politicians didn't get there by themselves. The hicks of the province , you know the one's that live east of the Zoo, north of Steeles, and west of the 427, just don't understand the importance of transit to Toronto as they just drive around with SUVs all day. Of course the hicks that Torontonians expect to pick up the tab weren't stupid enough to elect such a moron for a mayor, gutless wonders as councillors, and planners who wouldn't know fiscal responsibility if it slapped them in the face.
Instead of complaining at the politicians which they wilfully voted in or bitching at Queen's Park demanding more money from the rest of the Ontario taxpayers because they don't feel they should have to contribute a nickel to anything, maybe Torontonians should look in the mirror to find out who is at the root of Toronto's problems. Maybe that will help them come to the radical realization that most of the planet figure out at the same time as the wheel was invented...............sometimes you have to pay for things yourself.