Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Mississauga Libertarian talks affordable housing

Ontario Libertarian party candidate Mississauga-Lakeshore Jay Ward | Mississauga.com - Chris Clay:

May 11, 2018 - "Age: 60. Occupation: Owner of a small business for five years after a successful business career in management and senior management in various president and CEO positions....

"Where do you live and how long:

"I have been part of the Lakeview community of Mississauga-Lakeshore with my wife and son for 34 years. We love it here and I have been active in the community....

"With average home prices in the city north of $600,000, affordable housing is not exclusively a problem for low-income families. What is your party’s strategy to address rising housing prices and increase the affordable housing stock? 

"Affordable housing is an issue that has not been properly addressed by the main political parties. A good start to making housing more affordable is to replace the land transfer tax with a flat rate instead of a percentage which escalates as the cost of the home increases. The Libertarian party proposes a flat rate of $275.

"The biggest expense to an average family is taxes. Taxes are much more than the cost of their home. A home can be made more affordable by reducing taxes, [letting] people keep their earnings to invest in a home. The Libertarian party would cancel the carbon tax which directly increases the cost of heating your home and makes everything more expensive including building new houses.

"The Libertarian party would also cut hydro rates in half which will give people more money for housing. (see http://www.libertarian.on.ca/2018/hydro for detailed explanation.) The Libertarian party would reduce the 'Size and Scope of Government' which translates into lower taxes leaving more disposal income, greatly helping to make home ownership more affordable.'"

Read more: https://www.mississauga.com/news-story/8602827-ontario-libertarian-party-candidate-mississauga-lakeshore-jay-ward/
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• Candidate's website: https://libertarian.on.ca/Jay_Ward

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