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Originally Posted by CrusaderPi
Let's talk about probability.
I don't think anyone has ever said that every Maritimer is a lazy sponge. Just that it probable that if a lazy sponge in living in Canada he's probably located somewhere in the Atlantic region.
I know some of you successful east coasters may not like this, but the truth hurts. Don't blame me for saying it.
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Sorry, I don't get it?
So, me, the "lazy grad student with funding", and my wife "the lazy person with a grad degree working in the hospital here" moved here to be lazy sponges
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I know thats not exactly what you are saying, but I find it a bit silly.
An unfortunate reality for the maritimes is that a large portion of their revenue/budget depends upon that $$. You may claim dependency, just cut back on your expenses etc...but the scary part is if they did, there would be even less services here and/or they would be more expensive. For e.g., nova scotia has one of the highest (I think top 2 or 3) tuition in the country. Also, the prov gov't here has stated that they may have to cut back a lot if they get less transfer etc payments. You may say fine, so be it, cut back on expenses and unnecessary things. The thing is, though, that a lot of these things - hospital funding etc - are necessary.
Not saying that there is not lazy people out here, but there are also lazy people in Alberta as well. I'm originally from Alberta, and have lived down here for the past year or 2.