I live in the suburbs, I used to live downtown (Trinity Bellwoods for 5 years). Recently had a baby and our apartment was a 1 bedroom so we had to find something larger with the baby coming. Because Toronto real estate is ridiculous, all we could afford was up in North York. I voted for Rob Ford for so many reasons, none of which had anything to do with lowering taxes. I voted for him because I was sick of not being able to find a good place to live even with our double income which I thought was a large income, and while we couldn’t afford this, councillors were wasting all the money they possibly could. Sure those free zoo passes for all councillors weren’t a huge budget item, but the principle of it is ridiculous. that’s obviously a tiny issue he brought up, but I mean… he was the FIRST politician I’ve ever heard from who understand all the bullshit going on at CIty Hall. David Miller’s war on the car was fucking ridiculous, people have to drive sometimes. My parents are elderly and disabled, wheel trans is a joke, and most places aren’t even wheelchair accesible. They need to drive, they have no choice. Ok, I can’t even list every single reason on here, it’s impossible. But I’m just saying, it’s not just taxes… he actually had some really good policy ideas, and he honestly understood the ridiculous spending at city hall needed to stop, all the while Adam Giambrone was spending money taking French Lessons and making YouTube videos that costed 100k+ using our money. People in Toronto need to realize that unfortunately we were amalgamated against our will, and now we’re this massive city that will not ever agree on the same things, and for good reason! We all have different priorities! My priorities when i lived in Bellwoods were EXTREMELY different than they are now. So, as soon as the people of south of Bloor realize that Toronto is a large large city with so many different people needing different things, and that Rob Ford is trying to help the suburbs that need help also, I think they would have seen it differently. But then again, I understand you want what’s best for you, and not what’s best for everyone, especially us in the suburbs.
