DO WE REALLY NEED MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS?

By Joe Ingino Editor/Publisher ACCOMPLISHED WRITER/AUTHOR OF OVER 800,000 Published Columns in Canada and The United States “I live a dream in a nightmare world” Always Remember That The cosmic blueprint of your life was written in code across the sky at the moment you were born. Decode Your Life By Living It Without Regret or Sorrow. - ONE DAY AT A TIME - Let’s look at this from an economic perspective. Why do we need municipal government? It appears that once elected. They disappear from the public eye. The rule of thumb is... do nothing during your term... and name recognition will carry you to a re-election. This norm has been in play for years. Reason. The same people turn out time after time and time. These voters do not bother to look at the credential of new candidates and vote on name recognition. This is wrong. Those that keep being elected. Case in point City of Oshawa. Only one councillor was replaced. All other including the Mayor got voted in. Can you really tell me that the people of Oshawa are that happy with the quality of life in Oshawa!!! You got to be kidding me. On top of that the City hits every tax payer with a huge tax increase and that is ok. I don’t know about you. I don’t mind paying, if i am getting my tax dollars worth... But, I don’t think this is the case here. I don’t know how any of these so called municipal elect can go to sleep at night knowing that there are so many sleeping on the street. I don’t know how these same elected can cash their cheques week after week knowing they are not competent to do the job they were elected. I say this with such freedom... Look at any of the candidates job history.... look at what they become after they loose an election. To represent the downtown. We have a deadbeat third rate musician. No business experience... No downtown business. Yet, he is responsible for making key decision for the downtown. You wonder why the downtown looks like a war zone. Why, there is no real business life. I say, the municipality wants to increase our taxes by 10%. The elected officials and city management staff salaries go down by the same amount. See how quickly, they put a tax freeze. People have time and time again complained they call their municipality and representative do not return calls. Do we need municipal government. Are we not better to just have a regional government? After all. The Region sits on 2 Billion reserves. Yes, 2 Billion of your tax dollars. Why, are we paying for municipal services when the region can accommodate. I think it is time for the silent majority to rise up and take control before we all end up living in a tent. You may smirk... Ahhh never me! That is what the people now living in the tents thought also. Get real, demand accountability and adequate service for your hard earned tax dollar.