Points to Ponder
Taxpayer Affordability
As Nanaimo heads toward the 2026 municipal election, one question should sit at the centre of every budget discussion: what can taxpayers actually afford?
These are not complicated economic theories. They are common-sense questions for households, small businesses, seniors, renters, and every resident who ultimately pays the bill.
Point to Ponder
“How much can households and businesses reasonably carry before local government itself becomes part of the affordability crisis?”
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“Tax increases should be based on what taxpayers can afford — not simply on what City Hall wants to spend.”
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“Every dollar spent by City Hall first came from somebody else.”
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“A budget is not compassionate if the people paying for it are falling behind.”
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“There is no such thing as government money. There is only taxpayer money.”
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“At some point, the question is no longer what City Hall wants. The question is what Nanaimo taxpayers can survive.”
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