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Originally Posted by octothorp
Here's where I'm at: (still undecided)
The biggest issue facing the province is that our economic engine is an industry that is unsustainable long-term, and may become unsustainable much more quickly depending on factors beyond our control. Economic diversification should be our biggest priority. And hosting the Olympics is a short-term bump to that - some added tourism, some short-term construction jobs created - but it doesn't remotely begin to address the long-term problems facing the province, which is where we should be spending money on. If the worst-case scenarios hit, no new pipelines get built, the price of gas drops further, and the Olympics go significantly over budget, etc.... we're going to be in a world of hurt.
That said, it's not like there's any proposal of an alternative way of spending this money, and maybe this very short-term, inefficient approach to economic diversification is better than nothing. Maybe I'm underrating the long-term tourism industry effects. But it also might be worse than nothing if there's a massive debt load.
I don't think I've ever been as split on a voting issue as I am on this.
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I feel much the same way. In the end, I think I’ve decided to vote yes—basically because a yes vote means the Olympics MAY happen, and a no vote means they definitely won’t. Because I don’t know if i want them or not yet, a yes vote makes more sense to me. Not sure how logical that is, but there you have it.
I’ve talked to a lot of late breaking yes voters in the last day actually. Tomorrow will be interesting, especially with so little polling. If I were a betting man I’d bet on the no side tomorrow—but truthfully I have no earthly idea what will happen.