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naillil
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Originally posted by Little John
What is the TTC?



Take The Cash..... AND RUN!

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DigDeep
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Originally posted by ** TigerLily **
Take The Cash..... AND RUN!



haha - nice.


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Matt
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Location: Toronto, Canada

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w00t go YRT/VIVA!!



+1

public transit done proper.


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simms327
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Registered: Nov 2003
Location: part of the generation of low attention spans

this city is going down the shitter

gun crime, transit, pollution, congestion....

i no longer want to live in toronto.

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Jayx1
Prime Minister of TOTA



Registered: Feb 2003
Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada

that next generation subway car is a joke.

A wheelchair spot?

PUHLEEEZE!

Talk about a waste of space. First off, most subway stations dont even have elevators. Second, why do the disabled need to take the subway when wheel trans picks them up and drops them off DOOR TO DOOR anywhere in the city for the same price as a cash fare?

Political correctness needs to wake up to common sense.

And in case anyone tries to bash me about being insensitive. I had a brother who was in a wheelchair most of his life. I know what its like to face real barriers for the disabled in this world. I also know that he was a very reasonable person when it came to the realities of what he cant do.


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Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

Old Post Feb-09-2006 17:55  Canada
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Jayx1
Prime Minister of TOTA



Registered: Feb 2003
Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada

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Councillor Jane Pitfield, who has announced she is running for mayor, argued against the increases.

“We have to stand up for the riders,” she said. “This is taking the easy way out,” she continued, adding that money to cover the shortfall could have been found by making cutbacks in selected areas.




PITFIELD FOR MAYOR!

Why cant the crackpot limo lefties in council stop spending tens of thousands of our dollars to give crack pipes to the homeless and start funding our transit instead?


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Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

Old Post Feb-09-2006 17:57  Canada
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MarkT
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Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Toronto

this is bigger than Toronto...the TTC needs some serious funding...who cares about little drug centre incentives.

it's time for ALL THREE levels of gov't to recognize that Toronto needs a better transit system NOW.

the feds and the province need to provide the cash...or they need to look to the private sector.

$2.75 for a one-way fare that doesn't even allow for a brief stopover is outrageous, IMHO.

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Jayx1
Prime Minister of TOTA



Registered: Feb 2003
Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada

lets do what most progressive cities have done and let the private sector handle most of it (under strict governmental supervision of course)

most of the greatest transit systems of the world are private or private/public funded.


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Originally posted by jester
Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

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thesauce23
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Honestly I'm having a hard time figuring otu why theTTC is not being funded. Its not like the Guvernment doesn't have enough money. I mean we pay sooooooooooooooooooo much tax, like everything is taxed 15% unlike the states where they are only between 6%-9% based on the each state's rate. I hear so much about scandals and crap going on with the MP's and how much those guys make. Fuck, honestly, so much of our money goes to BS like that instead of public transportation which is so necessary in Canada because car insurance is so high that half ur damn pay goes towards insurance. UGH!!!! sorry tahst my rambling for the day. I'm sick of getting 30% cut off my paycheck and hearing "TTC does not get enough funding".. where is my gotdamn money going?!?!?!?!


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MarkT
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Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Toronto

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Originally posted by Jayx1
lets do what most progressive cities have done and let the private sector handle most of it (under strict governmental supervision of course)

most of the greatest transit systems of the world are private or private/public funded.


amen to that...regulate the shit out of it and sell long-term leases for cars/stations/route names/etc. to the highest bidder...withthe TTC and gov't retaining overall control.

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Time2Burn
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I support fare hikes ONLY if it directly means INCREASED service and expansions. I do not support fare hikes if it means they have to pay for an already very well paid workstaff who tends to go on strike to increase wages every 4 years.

Having worked at the TTC for 4 years I've known there to be serious redundancy and inefficiency within the working environment. I feel that if the TTC were in serious danger they would begin to clean house internally - despite the obvious objection from the Amalgamated Transit Union (very strong).

I also see a constant game played when it comes to funding. Although all levels of goverment need to make mass transit a priority I also realize that the TTC must operate at a loss in order to ensure a constant cash flow.

PS: screw all bus drivers who ignore schedules and have a lack of appreciation for the people who pay their wages.

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Jayx1
Prime Minister of TOTA



Registered: Feb 2003
Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada

quote:
Originally posted by thesauce23
Honestly I'm having a hard time figuring otu why theTTC is not being funded. Its not like the Guvernment doesn't have enough money. I mean we pay sooooooooooooooooooo much tax, like everything is taxed 15% unlike the states where they are only between 6%-9% based on the each state's rate. I hear so much about scandals and crap going on with the MP's and how much those guys make. Fuck, honestly, so much of our money goes to BS like that instead of public transportation which is so necessary in Canada because car insurance is so high that half ur damn pay goes towards insurance. UGH!!!! sorry tahst my rambling for the day. I'm sick of getting 30% cut off my paycheck and hearing "TTC does not get enough funding".. where is my gotdamn money going?!?!?!?!


the money is being wasted on scadals, left wing feel good projects and socialism such as expensive inefficient health care service.

We need to reform everything in canadian government in order to be on a competing level with the rest of the world.


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Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

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