Let The Gouging Begin :)

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Apparently it's just an idea, so far, and only post-secondary students would be affected by the 2-week holiday.

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wherever the games: http://news.google.ca/news/url?sa=t&...cid=1110563926

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statistics and Vanoc:

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2006/...pic-costs.html

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and a billion or so short;

and a billion or so short;

http://www.cknw.com/news/news_local...=news_local.cfm

They will deliver this plan the day after the games and two days ahead of all they bills they will not be responsible for paying, but were responsibile for generating.

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is still a vital part of the games, regardless of how much they deny it;

http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200408/s1168386.htm

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[quote=utsamad]Easy Opie....................The 1400 Bucks a night that hotels collect benefits the entire Economy.

The fact that the Hotels are the Pimary Recipient is fine with me. The money goes right back into the ENTIRE ECONOMY.............It does not remain with the Hotel

A.............The Money is NEVER HORDED AS YOU COMMIES lIKE tO THINK.

b.............The moment the money is in the bank it is back into economic circulation.The Hotel only acts as a conveyor of the funds other than the amount that is witheld for personal income.

c...............That which is withheld for personal income is initially taxed and then Taxed again as it is used for Personal Needs.
back into economic circulation

D..............No need to be Jealous of write offs either Opie............You know why???............Because in order to write something off a service or a Tangible Item has to be purchased which in turn supports the Economy.



First of all, sorry uts but Hoarded has an A in it.
As you seem to know a little about economics, always referring to money circulating in the economy. I am sure that you will agree that an increase in minimum wage to $10.00 per hour would be VERY GOOD for the ecomony.

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First of all, sorry uts but Hoarded has an A in it.
As you seem to know a little about economics, always referring to money circulating in the economy. I am sure that you will agree that an increase in minimum wage to $10.00 per hour would be VERY GOOD for the ecomony.

Quite Frankly No..............Artees

You See......... we live in an imperfect world and as such the only system that Imperfect Mankind has been able to come up with is one that Rewards Individuals according to the Degree of Contribution they provide through their life Vocation.(This of course does not apply in the Dreamworld Public sector of Course......that will require a separate Thread)

This means that the amount of Monetary Circulation alotted each individual in the form of Salaries or wages is a Direct Reflection of the above.Simply increasing the monetary Circulation via the Uninspired does nothing towards the Health of the economy.

Those who earn minimum wage have a Correspondingly lesser amount of monetary circulation happening through them ..............AS IT SHOULD BE....

You mention 10 bucks...........why not 15??..........why not 20????The end result will be the same.NO CHANGE.

The moment you increase Minimum wage X by say 10% up goes Maximum Wage Y BY 10%.End Result = O No change in Status or Relationship.

On another note........Every increase in the Minimum Wage = a corresponding Exodus of Jobs to Overseas.NOT GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY

Those who work minimum wage as a Starting Job have the Opportunity to upgrade themselves.

Those who dont have the Capacity to Upgrade.??.............Sorry...thats Life.

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Up there, in the sky, is that a pie?

http://www.news1130.com/news/sports...ontent=s050879A

It matters not what Vanoc is 'responsible' for, but what the total cost will be to the taxpayer for all the dollars which would not have been sucked out of our pockets were it not for the games coming here.

Furthermore, the security cost is deliberately under- estimated and will likely cost more than double the 175 mill they are trying to snow us with.

You can get an idea if the sleaziness of this operation in the back of the document where Vanoc tries to take credit for the transportation projects which it earlier claimed had nothing to do with the games.

I have my doubts they will sell anywhere near the amount of tickets they claim and it is interesting that 30% of all tickets will be freebies. This means all the other tickets will have to be at least 30% more costly than they would otherwise have been.

Bend over BC and ready the KY.

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Originally Posted by Realitycheck

Up there, in the sky, is that a pie?

http://www.news1130.com/news/sports...ontent=s050879A

It matters not what Vanoc is 'responsible' for, but what the total cost will be to the taxpayer for all the dollars which would not have been sucked out of our pockets were it not for the games coming here.

Furthermore, the security cost is deliberately under- estimated and will likely cost more than double the 175 mill they are trying to snow us with.

You can get an idea if the sleaziness of this operation in the back of the document where Vanoc tries to take credit for the transportation projects which it earlier claimed had nothing to do with the games.

I have my doubts they will sell anywhere near the amount of tickets they claim and it is interesting that 30% of all tickets will be freebies. This means all the other tickets will have to be at least 30% more costly than they would otherwise have been.

Bend over BC and ready the KY.

So .. tell us something we don't know ....


....30% of all tickets will be freebies... hummmmm .. thought the figure would be higher than that ,,,,,

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The people paying (over paying) the 30% to cover the freebies are the people with new money. They have not been wealthy long enough to know the right people to get the freebies. Those people deserve to be gouged, because it will help them to be better at screwing other people over later. It is the way of the rich (I think I read that in Forbes or something...)

The Olympics are an excuse for rich people/politicians to get their pictures taken with athletes; athletes are people who actually have skills that don't involve closing businesses and moving them to third world countries (or just generally putting people out of work- even if they are highly skilled at their jobs). The politicians win twice with this- once for the picture of themselves for posterity and once for the picutre of themselves with a "poor" person which make people think they are humanitarians.

It's all good.

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The Olympics are an excuse for rich people/politicians to get their pictures taken with athletes; athletes are people who actually have skills that don't involve closing businesses and moving them to third world countries (or just generally putting people out of work- even if they are highly skilled at their jobs). The politicians win twice with this- once for the picture of themselves for posterity and once for the picutre of themselves with a "poor" person which make people think they are humanitarians.

A typical commentary from an NDP SOCIALIST Ignoramous

You can talk all you like about expenses and Costs. Canada has a Trade Surplus.........that is all that counts and all that Really Matters. In case you dont know what a Trade Surplus is.......it simply means that Income is Greater than Expenses.

The Olympics are nothing more or less than any other International Excercise in Human Interaction.

There are no costs at all ....for the most part... to the Province or the Country.

The majority of the activity is simply Internal Economic Circulation through the transfer of money from one hand to the other through the Employment Created.

Any funds that are paid to Foreigners will in all likelihood be MORE THAN MADE UP by those attending from other Countries.

The Economic Benefits extend to ALL CANADIAN CITIZENS.

If the Olympics were the Drag on Finances that has been claimed over and over...........The World would be Bankrupt by Now.

You are a Typical; Shallow thinking Socialist that has no Idea of the Hand that feeds you.

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Furthermore, the security cost is deliberately under- estimated and will likely cost more than double the 175 mill they are trying to snow us with.

Another Statement of Unbelievable Ignorance

Security Costs are the Result of Internal Monetary Circulation and are nothing more than Local Employment Income. No cost at all..............Just a change from one hand to another.

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Originally Posted by utsamad

If the Olympics were the Drag on Finances that has been claimed over and over...........The World would be Bankrupt by Now.

Hey! Guess what? The world is bankrupt! Read a paper! The US is owned by China! And China is broke too!

You are a Typical; Shallow thinking Socialist that has no Idea of the Hand that feeds you.

You don't know anything about me.

Dude, the hand that feeds me belongs to God. Nothing you can do or say will change that. I will always be fed and clothed regardless of what I do or do not do for a living.

I am not a Socialist. I am a Humanitarian. I don't think the government should spend money on Olympic games while people wait for months to have surgery. I don't think the politicians should give themselves raises while children are beaten to death by their crazy parents/guardians. It is just wrong.