Almost four in ten Hamilton voters are focused on money, whether it’s property taxes, the economy, or jobs.
A Spectator/Nanos poll found that 37 per cent of the 1,000 voters polled picked those issues when they were asked an open-ended question about Hamilton’s challenges. Infrastructure (9.2 per cent), leadership (7.4 per cent), the Pan Am stadium (6.2 per cent), poverty (4.2 per cent) and downtown development (4.2 per cent) were also identified as top issues.
Do you agree? Why or why not?
I am so sick of hearing about more money for poverty. I couldn't possibly afford to support anymore poverty and still stay alive myself. Low/no income families are granted free lawyers, cheap housing, free food from food banks, medical and dental benefits, free daycare, free extra curricular activities, Free shelter access, access to free cooked meals, free donated clothing, free winter coats, free school supplies, free family support workers....things that I, the working family, would go broke or banrupt on the cost of! Soon the tables will be turned and it will be more beneficial not to work, especially if your raising a family. Our poorest families are truly not poor in the big picture. We have some of the richest poor people ever!
Posted by: Catarini Collings | October 28, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Why didn't you post my comment?
Posted by: ken | October 28, 2010 at 08:37 AM
Enough with the poverty articles in the Spectator. I am sick of reading about it. Can you not write about something else.
Posted by: ken | October 28, 2010 at 08:18 AM
Personally I think the majority of polls are nothing more than backroom arm waving. I've lived in this city for 55 years along with all of my friends, not once have I ever been contacted for any of these polls and neither have my friends. The spec proudly announces only 6% are thinking about the stadium debacle, and yet, when they actually get input from the people which they can't manipulate almost everybody mentions the stadium. Maybe because the spec seems to endorse lazy eyes eizzyberger explains alot of things.
Posted by: ed | October 25, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Am I missing something? What about the other 67%?
Posted by: Return of the Ricko | October 21, 2010 at 08:56 PM
we have no leaders they are all puppets for big corps.upgrades to sewer and water because of the new subdivisions lots of extra taxes wheres it going?
nobody except the councilors of that ward care about the downtown,look at mississauga thats a downtown.poverty send them back to t.o...problem solved
Posted by: kevv | October 19, 2010 at 08:44 PM