PST hike of 0.5% proposed for Metro Vancouver transit referendum Would you vote for a PST hike of 0.5% for transit? PST hike of 0.5% proposed for Metro Vancouver transit referendum - British Columbia - CBC News |
Fuck that, I live in Surrey and the transit is shit and I have to pay a toll to leave this place. How about these fat cat translink fuckers stop getting these bonuses and they will have more money to put towards the transit system. It's a fucken joke and I don't trust translink at all and I'm tired of paying nothing but taxes on taxes on gas and I'm tired of these tree hugging hipsters riding there hipster bikes on the bike lanes they don't have to pay for and we have to pay for it!! Fuck translink and fuck a tax hike!! |
No TransLink Tax Anti-tax set up for this proposed tax increase. It's obviously biased, but informative. I rarely take transit...but I wouldn't mind paying more tax to make our transit system better, remove congestion, etc. But fuck me if I vote to pay a single more cent to fucking Translink. Fuck Translink and everything they do and stand for. Fuck. |
They always say that just a little bit here, a little bit there will make things better. All things considered, they need to better manage the money that they are already receiving in my opinion. They need to be more accountable for the money and how it is used. Some transparency would be nice so that the people can see for themselves and make a better decision on whether a tax hike for this would be a good decision. |
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so when and where do we actually vote? I see countless articles about the yes and no arguments but no where does it ever tell me where and where I can vote for the god damn thing. |
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Qft! This is why I am voting no. Use the money you have more wisely, and show us where the money is going.. Then try again in a few years. Clean up the system before I'll agree to give more of my money. |
No. There are better, sustainable, ways to raise funds but our local governments never pursue those means, instead they simply raise taxes on us while allowing corporations to profit from it, through the collection of tolls, or the running of the compass system, building of bridges and tearing down perfectly usable ones, etc. Not to mention when they misuse funds...(fast ferries, family vacations, etc) |
Municipalities should use community amenity contributions to fund transit. |
I'm against any tax hike on transit system unless they can present a convincing enough long term solution. Translink is already grabbing fund from everywhere. Tax on gas, tax on RE, and heck even tax on our hydro bill. The never-ending desire to exploit more tax revenues shows how irresponsible Translink in term of future growth. All they do now is "oh, we need more cash, ok, let's see where else we can tax on". If it's a fucking company, then act like it. Be responsible and try to at least balance your sheets. I'm not saying it should be done overnight, but given that they don't even have a plan, the answer is never. So until then, Translink can count on me to veto any of their revenue plan from taxes. |
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Anyway, back to the discussion, we all know even the hike in 0.5% in PST would NOT help as we've discussed the fundamental problem is GVRD population is not dense enough to support the transit expansion. Translink is the greatest obstacle for the growth & development of GVRD. We need highways that connect the major city instead of taking the shitty translink. Parking tax, carbon tax... what a joke.... I am sure if they find success in hiking 0.5% PST, soon this would be their common practice to grab $$$ from the public as an excuse for "EXPANSION" because WE ALL SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING GVRD A MORE EFFICIENT & CLEANER REGION. |
In theory, this 0.5% is all would work wonders. In theory, communism does work too. But we all know what the outcome will be. |
We will see the referendum question without any reference to Translink because of the stigma associated with the people that work there. The mayors need to keep pushing the federal government for more money to pay for transit upgrades. Show us the money!! |
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People who will come to Vancouver to settle down are already wealthy and retiring, which is basically less than 1% of the population; meanwhile, most first-time home buyers like university graduates or your middle class earning $10-15/hr can hardly afford any places in this expensive city without taking on 200k+ mortgages and become a prisoner of the banks for the rest of their lives. Like someone already mentioned, this is just the start. Translink is simply one crown corporation that is in financial turmoil due to egregious mismanagement. So if the proponents of YES vote get their way, it will set a dangerous precedent for other government/crown corporations like BC Hydro, hospitals and schools that are also running into financial problems to follow Translink's path and demand their pound of flesh. Vancouver School Board is running a $15 million dollar deficit this year as far as I Know. |
I will vote no. Simply transit is saying give me more money or we can't expand our service. For starters how about not giving out any bonus to management then we will talk. Bonus are given when the CEO or the company is doing IE making money. In translink case it is losing money so why bonus is given out? |
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Put Translink under regulation like BCHydro, ICBC, and the Ferries. The review / ruling system under the BC Utilities Commission is far from perfect (interference from the government, etc.) but at least it allows some form of public scrutiny and accountability of spend. The annual audits that the "yes" party is proposing does nothing from the perspective of spend prudency. It merely is intended to show where the money is being spent / wasted. |
Maybe it was and I wasn't listening but why wasn't this brought up before the election? |
How about lay offs of some useless management who cant seem to make the transit work properly without raising taxes every damn year... |
i don't really see the point in any of these new translink threads lol. its always boils down to "axe the execs, cut their salary" if any of you were making 300k/year (or more), would any of you all be willing to take a pay cut just for the sake of your company? or would you start looking somewhere else for a job that pays you more if you knew a pay cut was coming? or heck, how bout think of the job you have now, but cut your wage by 10% just so that your company can keep operating. would you stay or leave? you all need to remember that translink also has a mandate to fix, repair, and operate roads, which includes highways and bridges. they don't just simply operate transit and thats it. if that was the case, they probably wouldn't need as much funding as they do now. projections from 20 or 25 years ago have become a reality. all the busy lines are at max capacity and congestion is a real problem. inflation is a bitch and is hard to keep up. sure, this bites for most people that drive and never take the bus. but hey, you want less cars on the road to make your drive better but no one is willing to pay for it. i can't wait to see what kind of reaction people will have when its time for the broadway corrider. its not a matter of if it will happen, but when. |
Where do I vote no |
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The voting ballots will be mailed out mid-march. Semi-related, I drove by this fucking this last night - makes me so angry everytime i see it. http://www.vancouversun.com/cms/binary/7798435.jpg For those that don't know, it's a statue of a poodle on a pole. On Main and 18th, away from anything remotely important. And it cost $97,000 - of which Translink paid $33,000, and the CoV paid the rest. Fuck that shit, seriously. |
A PST raise throughout the entire province in order to support the metro in just vancouver? Is that what this is talking about? If so, Fuck that. I live in Victoria, why the hell should I pay more PST so that the transit system in vancouver can have more funding. |
If they brought back the HST I would vote yes. But since the average person in BC is too dumb to recognize the benefits of HST (as evidenced by the referendum) It would be political suicide. And FYI, for Translink's size, the executive compensations are quite modest. BC ferries on the other hand... |
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