tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post2211292537714970738..comments2023-07-04T09:54:15.920-05:00Comments on Our Town and Its Business: Transit StrikeEvelyn Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03283458715658096750noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-90850376480657708642011-12-11T17:27:21.993-05:002011-12-11T17:27:21.993-05:00Good Grief, Woman. We can't even control the
s...Good Grief, Woman. We can't even control the<br />spending of our own Council and you want us to try<br />and take on the Region ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-72541119129505385732011-12-11T15:41:17.117-05:002011-12-11T15:41:17.117-05:00Ontario is big and passive. We simply do not react...Ontario is big and passive. We simply do not react.<br />There is nothing someone who feels small and useless<br />when reading such material can do. Sometimes we yell <br />but actually confronting a problem seems unacceptable.<br />Until the whole thing implodes and then it will be too late. <br /> Such negative thoughts with which to end the year.<br />I have a vague hope that the internet could intervene<br />but that also requires will and wisdom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-24659905324308630942011-12-11T13:55:09.091-05:002011-12-11T13:55:09.091-05:00To Dave Robinson:
Since the post was in connectio...To Dave Robinson:<br /><br />Since the post was in connection with public transit my comment was related to that single topic. All the others can be discussed separately at another time.<br /><br />It's interesting that in many countries, if governments have understood that the movement of people from their homes to their places of work is essential and appropriate then effective transportation systems have been built. The bulk of them operate at minimum a break even or a profit and the ownership is within the country.<br /><br />Transportation systems such as Highway 407 and London's Heathrow airport, just to name a couple, have been "sold" to investors from many countries. What is involved is a huge lump-sum payment up front, sometimes several billions of dollars, and then a lengthy lease - up to 99 years - which can be very profitable as the traffic usually increases and the fees for use also rise. I believe one or two Canadian pension plans are investors in this sort of thing. <br /><br />There have been very interesting stories in the papers the past few days dealing with ways in which Alberta and British Columbia are modifying their health systems and the basis on which hospitals are funded. Instead of handing out hundreds of millions of dollars to hospitals for general use, some are now being paid on the basis of the surgical procedures they actually perform, or the number of people who actually come into Emergency for assistance, i.e. piece work. This has cut costs and waiting times.<br /><br />This is the sort of thing we should be debating, not a transit strike. Just as Ronald Reagan fired the air traffic controllers some 30 years ago, why not do the same with the drivers and replace them with people who would love to have a job?<br /><br />And probably fire the Regional Chair while you're at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-62873493497366465052011-12-11T11:57:46.345-05:002011-12-11T11:57:46.345-05:00Aurora's Own Endangered Varmint . Works for me...Aurora's Own Endangered Varmint . Works for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-28163686287699291902011-12-11T11:17:29.861-05:002011-12-11T11:17:29.861-05:00Let's see YRT gets a bunch of taxpayer money t...Let's see YRT gets a bunch of taxpayer money that they pass on to private companies to employ the drivers.<br /><br />The private companies try and make as much profit as possible from the money they receive from the taxpayers.<br /><br />The drivers try and earn as much money as possible to do their job.<br /><br />Can you say rock and a hard place?<br /><br />Of course our tax bills are being reduced while all of these wages are being saved by the strike action.<br /><br />Right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-90976490120315974242011-12-11T10:37:44.212-05:002011-12-11T10:37:44.212-05:00May I disagree with Anonymous 9:55? If we require...May I disagree with Anonymous 9:55? If we require that public services be paid exclusively by those who use them, we'll end up with a poorer library, underdeveloped trail system, and almost non-existent public transit. I am fortunate to own a car but I know others in town who don't - medical reasons, the cost, etc. What does someone who lives in Aurora and works in Newmarket do? Move? Quit their job and try to find one here? A town should be more than people looking out only for their own interests.<br /><br />Dave Robinson.Dave Robinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-38314899422685980262011-12-10T21:55:21.572-05:002011-12-10T21:55:21.572-05:00Public transit should be fully paid for by the peo...Public transit should be fully paid for by the people who use it.<br /><br />Even at double or triple it's a bargain vs. driving.<br /><br />To charge for this service as a part of property taxes is ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-21957397610305624322011-12-10T19:51:31.066-05:002011-12-10T19:51:31.066-05:00You can take all the pot shots at me that you want...You can take all the pot shots at me that you want but<br />I think the Globe article on wolverine out west sounds<br />like Evelyn, especially the last line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-3682423741731732192011-12-10T18:03:04.341-05:002011-12-10T18:03:04.341-05:00This deserves a WTF despite your language cop.
B...This deserves a WTF despite your language cop.<br /> But the Ontario government is busy with it's anti-<br />bullying law. Sure wouldn't have helped you, would it ?<br />Do try to get some down time; you've earned it - take<br />it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com