Nenshi is as arrogant as he is misinformed. Not surprizing.  He is the poster for the Alberta left, propped up by the elites because he is a member of a visible minority and a Muslim.  Yes, he talks well but does he make sense?  Remember his rant against Uber? He clearly does not know his math and his economics very well: a municipal tax increase to provide more of the "$70,000 a day Disney course for city hall employees" type of expenditures has a zero multiplier effect: it's money out of the tax payers' pockets who can ill afford it and it does not do anything to enhance the local economy or running the city any better.  Assessments go down, the mill rate goes up by the same ratio and taxes would remain the same: that's the simple math you don't seem to understand, Mr. Nenshi!  If you need more money for the city, what about taking a cut in salary, yourself, your city manager and all your well paid senior bureaucrats?