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15 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:
For $100 million I would hope so, problem is I don't see even $10 million in material costs, unless of course those cables are spun with gold.
"The cost estimate for the project has jumped to $97.8 million from the original $75 million, the conservancy said in a news release Monday. The increase is due to multiple factors, including a one-year delay in construction and the overall design complexity of The Leaf, it said."
Building it may be complex, designing it was not with computer aided design, at this point I'm screaming NFW and waving red flags!!!
I know almost nothing about structural engineering, but I'm curious how long that roof will last and how much snow it can hold. Or does the snow just melt off because the material has almost no R-value, and the building will cost millions of dollars per year to heat?
Also, as minimal as it was, the old conservatory was free to visit. I'm sure you'll be looking at a minimum of $15-20 a person to experience this monument to excess.
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This is fantastic news. No more sh!tty Beachcomber food or drinks if you want to enjoy a patio at the Forks!
- JCon and The Unknown Poster
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On 2019-04-21 at 12:29 PM, Mark H. said:
As strange it may sound to some - the Manitoba NDP under Doer / Selinger did actually cut $ 1 billion in taxes, mostly income tax.
Did those cuts offset the increased and expanded PST? They also froze the basic personal exemption for years, which is effectively a tax hike on low-income folks. Not defending the current gov, just pointing out that they all have flaws.
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6 minutes ago, JCon said:
"High" is subjective. But, if it's high and you're getting services that exceed those taxes, not so bad.
I was just pointing out that he was criticizing someone for making middle-class tax cuts a priority, and then complaining that high-income and corporate tax cuts were pushing the tax burden on to the middle class.
I don't mind paying taxes if the government is using them responsibly, but it's all the inefficiency and waste that really grinds my gears.
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4 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
And that is why you support them, but you are wrong to think like that. The biggest thing eroding the middle class is giving rich and corporations tax breaks. All it does is download the burden onto the middle class.
So are high income taxes for the middle class a problem or not?
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Here's a fantastic account of a local guy getting jerked around by BellMTS in order to keep his discount:
https://twitter.com/Brent_Neill/status/1116461907966332929
I switched to TekSavvy for my internet last month and it couldn't have gone smoother. Went from paying Shaw $75 for 15 mb/s to $37.95 for 25 mb/s (both unlimited). Signed up for Tek online and just hooked up the modem they sent me on service change day. When I called Shaw to cancel (and waited on hold for 25 minutes), the guy first said "what can we do to keep you with us", but when I told him it was too late and told him who I was switching to, he basically said "I don't blame you, we can't come near their prices".
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2 hours ago, MC said:
The players options are to play for the CFL or punch a clock
And quite a few of them do both...
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1 hour ago, Mark H. said:
We have socialist capitalism. No need for corporations invest in a new business - let the government establish one and they'll eventually sell it to them.
On the other hand, they could also start a new business and then have the government bail it out when they threaten to move or close down.
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2 hours ago, Brandon said:
Tavern isn't bad IMO , I prefer the food at the King's Head but overall Tavern is decent bar food.
It's across the street from work, so I end up there from time to time. Chicken fingers are the best bet, but I can't stand their fries. So mushy and dry on the inside. ☹️
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Serious question: which anthem(s) is/are sung at London NFL games (or the TO games for that matter).
Just curious.
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1 hour ago, Mark H. said:
So, he doesn't seem like a guy who could go the NFL route - might be a good pick if he's still there in the 2nd or 3rd round.
Faith Ekakitie has made me wary of college guys who couldn't earn a starting roster spot. Boateng at Fresno State is another this year. Maybe they'll prove me wrong, but I'm not raising anyone's stock just because they went to school in the US.
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3 hours ago, Mr Dee said:
Guy threw for over 450 yards twice at IGF versus the Bisons. Walters should draft him based solely on how well he plays in our stadium.
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1 hour ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:
Nice Article on AOC
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-media-781571/
Man, she is pretty awesome. Her policy ideas are wonderful and really would help out the 90%.
Check out what happened in the past when the top earners were taxed at 70%+. Even the Trudeau Liberals haven't gone there, and Canada would gladly accept all the tax dodging musicians and actors who want to come here, knowing that their windows of opportunity for high earning could be very limited. Go ask Roger Moore or the Rolling Stones about how they liked living in the UK in the 70s (hint: they moved away).
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1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
I don't miss him at $220,000 a year.
Wasn't it $250,000?
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10 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:
The smart folks at Skyscrapgerpage are alluding to a rumour that the Province will allow open drinking at the Forks. ie. an expanded licensed area. Someone said "a chunk (of The Forks) being licensed is an understatement". I've often thought this makes sense. When there are events going on there and they shoe horn people into a beer gardens. Just let people drink throughout the area during specific times.
Would be a major development though, almost unheard of around these parts.
It was a shame last summer to not be able to take drinks from The Common to an outdoor seating area. The existing restaurants that have patio space there are really crappy.
- blue_gold_84 and JCon
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14 hours ago, Noeller said:
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, the ratio is EXTREMELY important to me. I'd rather watch a team of all Canadians than a team of all Americans. The NFL can have all Americans....I want a league that's about MY country and people who were born and raised and went to school here!!
How do you feel about watching guys like Wolitarsky, Waggoner etc.
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11 hours ago, JCon said:
Nope, was always the plan to get it in this year and have been working towards since the first budget in 2016.
It's actually a year early than a lot of people expected (but right on cue for those that have been watching).
It would have been nice if they could have just balanced (or nearly balanced) the budget instead of adding an additional $350M in debt. The province owes around $26B.
For those that budget watch, you'll note that they increased Enabling Appropriations - Internal Service Adjustments. If I were laying off a ton of people and had to pay out severance, that's where I would put the money to do so. It went up over $30M. I know some is going to MB 150 but they're not putting more than $30M into that over and above the $45M they're committing in infrastructure. And the MGEU agreement ends April 1st.
I've got a family member who works in a provincial office, and while quite a few of the older employees have left in the past decade, there are quite a few who have hung around hoping for Hydro-like buy-outs. Maybe their ship will finally be coming in...
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So you'd rather that in get light at 4 am and dark at 8 or 9 pm in the summer? I'd prefer if we stayed on DST year-round so it's not dark by 5 pm in the winter..
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42 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:
And lousy options from which to choose.
I mean...
Looks a bit like a wheel of insanity. That said, I don't know what the alternative(s) is/are.
Well, based on the number of times the federal NDP have held power, I'd say the system works!
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Their official strategy will be to encourage people to sign up as Air BnB hosts for the week...
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I'm with you guys. Had a pollster call me about federal politics a few weeks ago, and couldn't tell them I favoured any of the main parties. Local candidates were equally bad in my riding. Tend to lean conservative fiscally, but I'll be damned if I'm going to vote for Jenny Motkaluk. Told them I was most likely to vote Green at this point, just for sharts and giggles.
CIS Draft - May 2nd
in Blue Bomber Discussion
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Good, let the other teams deal with Hardaway's clients. Why would any team would take one of them first overall again?