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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Yes, actually.
"We'll offer you X"
"No"
"Ok, X + Y"
"No"
" Ok, X + Y + Z"
At this point, you start to realize saying no is getting you more. So you keep saying no.
The longer we let this idiocy drag out, the higher the price on "fair" becomes. And that is simply a fact of life rather than merely a reflection only on this specific negotiation. We've wasted decades on this nonsense. Cut bait already.
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Don't forget that the latest offer from the province consisted of "X, and maybe Y if we can, and perhaps some of Z. Maybe."
So I'll buy your house, include some cash, and the rest of the stuff we'll work out when and if we can figure it out, sometime in the future, perhaps. Deal? What? No deal? The audacity of "you people"!
We're closer now than ever. I want to see the ring road as much as the next guy, but when you're this close to a deal, turning the screw isn't going help at all. They'll walk away, wait for people to pressure their local officials to reopen negotiations, at which time everything starts from the ground up but at a higher price because the need for the land will be greater than ever.