MetroMan
Senior Member
If the garbage are not picked up, roads are not well kept and traffic light bulbs are not replaced, I am afraid that culture and arts are not going to help us. When were the last time you heard about a major company moving to a city for its culture and arts?
I'm sorry if i offend you, but you are extremely short sighted. It's myopic to not see the benefits of the arts in the big picture. Culture & arts encourage people to spend money > money spent creates jobs > jobs enable people to spend... A healthy economy and a good quality of life attracts big and small businesses to locate in Toronto.
On your first point: who says you can only either have the garbage picked up and roads maintained OR have a fun and culturally rich city? If Rob Ford thinks we can only have one or the other, not both, he's not up to the job of running a big city, let alone the largest in Canada. If that's the case, then again, he should run for Mayor of Millington, ON.