Dear Editor:
In the past few weeks, I have been reading letters to the editor in regard to tax increases - some of which were in favour of them and some in the contrary.
I have always been of the opinion that if our elected politicians would use frugality when spending our tax dollars instead of spending like there is no tomorrow and use a little more common sense when allocating the revenues, our financial situation could be be in a much healthier state. That would translate in smaller percentages of yearly tax increases.
I just received the 2012 property tax notice with a wallop of more then 15 per cent increase from last year. That not only reinforced my beliefs, but it infuriated me to an all-time high. This, I think is outrageous for all homeowners, but I find it especially criminal for those seniors who are on a fixed income and already are having a tough time trying to make ends meet.
We all know we must pay taxes in order to receive the benefits we receive from governments of all levels in order to live in a clean and safe city etcetera.
However, this, in my opinion, is getting out of hand and is unacceptable.
Frank DiCesare, Burnaby
