09-02-2016, 01:26 PM
(09-02-2016, 09:39 AM)KevinL Wrote: I think some people feel that personally paying a property tax bill confers some kind of deeper status, despite that renters still pay that tax through their rent via their landlord. It is, of course, particularly pejorative when it comes to government spending and budgets - that it is somehow 'their' money that is being spent, and they should have some wider say on where it goes, democratic process be damned.
Apartment renters are actually paying a higher rate of tax than house owners. In Kitchener that's 2.1% (total) on multi-residential vs 1.1% on a single-family home.