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Letter: Economic sense lost on government

'If it made economic sense, then I would stay in the city some nights, but hotels are brutally expensive'
muni hall by BD
Whistler's municipal hall.

I happily drive to and from the city at least four times a week. Taken at the speed limit, it’s quite pleasant, giving me time to reflect on my businesses. Plural. Weekends, I am up at 4 a.m. and get home around 6 p.m. It’s work. It’s hard. It’s what I do by choice. If it made economic sense, then I would stay in the city some nights, but hotels are brutally expensive.

This week, some of our taxpayer-funded officials are attending the Union of BC Municipalities Convention and staying in the city at a cost of $31,500. 

Economic sense is lost when it comes to government spending.

Patrick Smyth // Whistler