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Originally Posted by Frequitude
Keeping the train rolling at putting words in the other side’s mouth and then debating them, hey. I don’t think I said anywhere that Calgary’s contribution was risk free? Of course there are risks. To say otherwise would be obtuse.
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Except you already have said passing on this is stupid (which suggests the risk is meaningless because it means passing on free money)
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Originally Posted by Frequitude
Anyone who votes down billions of dollars of someone else’s money being spent in our city can move to Edmonton.
Hopefully the no side is just a noisy minority.
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And I forgot this before, but you already pretty much admitted it was about the party (I guess slight credit for the sort of qualifier). Also, seeing as we basically did nothing to put the IOC over a barrel, surely you're very disappointed by that yeah?
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Originally Posted by Frequitude
I don't get why anyone would say no without knowing the full details of a bid. We've got the IOC by the short and curlies here. Let's bid accordingly.
And I'm conscious about municipal funding and somewhat about provincial funding, but I don't give a hoot about federal money being spent or wasted on this. 'Bout time the transfer of wealth changed directions. Let's have a hell of a party on those sweet sweet Quebec and BC dollars.
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I don't know, I think you and I both made up our minds a long time ago. I think if you objectively looked at the numbers and the process, you'd be more concerned than excited. I mean they were literally slapping numbers together less than 12 hours before a critical vote on this thing. Does that sounds like a financial plan you'd vote for if you were investing your own money? Yet your immediate response was "Passing on this means you should live in Edmonton". Doesn't sound to me like you had much consideration for the other side.
But you already said the party on those "sweet sweet Quebec and BC dollars" is crucial to you. I don't know, given the federal budget issues and significant financial issues coming to the fore federally (health care exploding soon, for instance), I'm not too keen on wasting any money if we can avoid it, be it BC money, Quebec money, or Canadian Tire money.