As a brit, and it being so close to Independence Day, I find it amusing that non-residents are suffering in the same way as the original colonists did. (Actually, kind of treatment is the norm for us resident aliens).
Why does it matter if I am a permanent resident or not? If you give me a 50% discount on my taxes because I won't do the winter, I will accept the 50% reduction in services. If I pay the same as the permanent residents, I expect the same services.
Otherwise, I may have to throw your tea into the lake
