The Public Record Radio Show: Municipal Revenue and Spending, with Dr. Harry Kitchen

Municipal revenue and spending with Dr. Harry Kitchen, professor emeritus of economics at Trent University.

Originally broadcast on The Public Record Radio Show, CFMU 93.3 FM, December 7, 2016.

Chapters

• 1:47 — What advice do you have for municipalities trying to connect spending to revenue?
• 3:33 — Private vs. Public goods services. What is the difference and why does it matter?
• 5:34 — Roll Tolls: Are there merits to implementing road tolls on municipal highways, and is it practical to implement tolls for non-Hamiltonians only?
• 7:54 — Bicycling Licensing and the proper balance between a new tax and the cost of administering it?
• 9:53 — Users Fees and Waste Collection - Why do you say waste should be fee funded, not tax funded
• 12:01 — Different Funding Tools: Social Housing and Services should be funded by municipal income tax
• 15:11 — Asset Rich, Fixed Income: Difficulty Paying Property with Raising Property Value: Why Municipal Tax Sources Must Be Reformed
• 17:55 — Municipal Sale Taxes: What Are The Merits, And How Much Can It Raise?
• 20:44 — A Politician Says I''ll Spend Political Capital To Change Tax Structure: What Would You Say?
• 22:51 — Discussion of Roll Tolls and Changing Public Opinion Towards Them in Past Ten Years
• 26:37 — Thank You to Dr. Kitchen and Closing