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disappr. узаконенный грабёж (граждан/домовладельцев/налогоплательщиков государственными чиновниками любого уровня; обычно выражает возмущение • So let's get this right: During a global pandemic, when people are dying, are at their financial worst and worried about their futures Kennedy Stewart and his clown council think it's a good idea to charge people to park in front of their own home. Sounds like a money grab! First, you guys approve laneway houses; this immediately reduced garage parking for many homes, forcing them to park along residential streets. Now this!!! As a Vancouver resident, I don't approve! (Twitter)"Last free parking weekend at Ambleside. Pay parking starts Sept 15. Feels like a virus spreading across every park on the North Shore. Sad day for those who just want to pause, eat, breathe nature." "This is just a money grab." (Twitter)"Congestion pricing is the answer to our traffic nightmare. A toll would solve this overnight!" "A toll would be another money grab and would not solve anything. Traffic will always move through the North Shore because of our geography." (Reddit) ART Vancouver)
idiom. "развод на деньги" (macrugenus)
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