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Originally Posted by stampsx2
YES CALGARY!
Who here is looking to save the federal government money by not having the olympics? The government isn't going to save that money or invest it and they certainly aren't going to give you a cheque for the amount we didn't spend. Are we the province that only gives money in transfer payments then tells the government not to bother spending money on us?
If we don't have an olympics the federal goverment is going to spend that money on other events. They aren't going to thank Alberta for not having the Olympics.
Bombardier gets a bailout, dairy industry is getting 3.5 billion in subsidies coming up, the auto sector gets bailouts and protections, Vancouver get's an olympics., Winnipeg got a pan am games. What does Alberta get?
The government just spent 4.5 billion on a pipeline that's going nowhere.
Give it a rest people. The government isn't in the business of saving money.
Do you people honestly think if Quebec had an opportunity for a commonwealth games they wouldn't take government funding and not think twice?
IT'S OUR TURN ALBERTA
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I agree with everything you said, but the Federal government isn't paying enough in to this for all those factors to negate the tax burden on the City and Province. If the Feds get up to 80% and agree to back stop any overruns I'd be with you and flip from No to Yes.