Even if rural communities were given 100% of their tax revenue back, but all subsidies and support were removed, and rural communities were simply required to maintain the roads, utilities, healthcare services, schools, transit etc. operating in their communities, rural residents would be begging for urban support after going broke in six months.  It is absolutely delusional to think that rural residents don't benefit from urban support.  Toronto alone is literally the economic engine of the Province.  They offer huge support to surrounding areas, and I don't live in Toronto by the way.  The least people could do is acknowledge the help rather than believing in the bootstraps myth of the highly subsidized rural communities of Ontario.  If the feds and province weren't helping, and I'm glad they do, the truth is, many rural communities would fold.