Mayor Ford is tabling another property tax freeze for 2014 and 2015.

A tax increase of 1.75 percent is on the books for 2013.

Given the financial sate of the city/province/country/planet, how can Mayor Ford be sure that Toronto won’t need the economic boost from property taxes those years?

Look west to Mississauga, where property taxes remained stable for close to a decade, they are now preparing to swallow a significant property tax hike.

Wouldn’t several small increases year over year make more sense than whomping people with a mammoth increase once every five or ten years?

If politicians used common sense, they may gain more sway.

Or could Mayor Ford be demonstrating some political savvy here, in a bid to kick off his reelection campaign?