Thread by @terraloire

The more conversations around the #TOpoli budget ramp up, the more some old misconceptions come around. Here are 5 myths about the municipal budget and what you can say when someone brings them up:

1. There's no such thing as being "allowed" to speak on the budget, it affects all of us

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2. Renters not only pay property tax (its part of how your rent is calculated) but they historically disproportionately pay MORE in property tax than homeowners - with less protections! Here's a good explainer: realestatemagazine.ca/do-residential…

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3. NOT ALL PROGRAM BUDGETS ARE CREATED EQUAL

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4. The scarcity mindset has a strong hold on Tory and his ilk. All this does is offload costs on the backs of lower income Torontonians. Here's some revenue resourcing that the city voted down last year: cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

5. Repeat it as much as necessary: a budget "increase" below the rate of inflation isn't an increase - its a cut!

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I got into budget watching during Rob Ford's infamous all night budget "efficiencies" meeting years ago. And guess what .... THESE DEBUNKED TALKING POINTS POP UP EVERY YEAR.
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I may as well schedule these same tweets again for next year!