The writer needs to research further into how the city is helping the poorer communities instead of bashing it. We all know the system isn't perfect and national govt is mostly to blame for all our increases and fake load shedding etc. I believe the city is doing what it can despite the extenuating circumstances forced on it by an incompetent national government. 

The writers logic about charging a rate based on property values exponentially is a little far fetched. That would be like charging people a different price for petrol depending on the value of your vehicle!