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Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul (Post 6986000)

What does being happy with it or not have anything to do with it?

i meant happy as in the willingness to pay

you can opt out if your transit time is more that 1.75 hrs (SFU, not sure bout other schools), which was the case for me before the canada line came about, now its 1.5 hrs

fucking skytrain

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Originally Posted by Shun Izaki (Post 6985749)

This is fucking ridiculous.

I'm taxpaying for some fucking HS kids to skytrain/bus to MORE places since they don't have to pay anymore?

Thanks BC goverment, I'll be bringing this shit up when they start crying "we're in debt! we're in debt!"

Don't get me wrong, everyone should have a safe ride, and ease of commute, but THAT'S WHY WE WORKED OUR ASSES OFF IN HS to buy cars/pay for insurance.

98% of the people who agree with this are in HS, or have already thought of some smartass loophole. At least the gangsta wannabe kids won't want their real name next to a picture and probably won't get one.

Stupidest post in this thread by far. You have outdone yourself.

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Originally Posted by Shun Izaki (Post 6985749)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_woU5s2fwbZ.../calm-down.jpg

well even on the semesters i dun "take class"
i just register till the Upass is mailed than i drop it... -.-

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Originally Posted by dark0821 (Post 6986748)

well even on the semesters i dun "take class"
i just register till the Upass is mailed than i drop it... -.-

Well you should take class - English 101 at the very least.

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Originally Posted by Vinny G (Post 6986053)

Stupidest post in this thread by far. You have outdone yourself.

you should search his old posts about his JB..this is nothing

Upass would be a great program if Translink improves their services by using the revenue gained by Upass.

^ 13.5M ( $30 x 450,000 students per article) is not going to do a damn thing when top mgmt gets paid $$$$$$ in salaries and bonuses.

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Originally Posted by tiger_handheld (Post 6987749)

^ 13.5M ( $30 x 450,000 students per article) is not going to do a damn thing when top mgmt gets paid $$$$$$ in salaries and bonuses.

Right, so paying a couple of executives to the tune of 200K-300K a year and slashing their salaries in half is really going to make a dent in the finances of a major organization which is responsible for delivering and maintaining transit and road infrastructure?

If you ran an organization with the kind of mandate that Translink has, what would be an acceptable salary for you? Would you work for 50K and have to deal with the province, municipal governments, and an aggressive and powerful union like CMBC?

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Originally Posted by Tapioca (Post 6987783)

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...shColumbiaHome

"In Burnaby's Metrotown towers sit some of the best paid executives in the land.
TransLink employees have seen their salaries sky-rocket in the past five years,
What they can do is marvel at how much TransLink executives make. Some employees are making twice as much as they did just six years ago.

Former CEO Pat Jacobsen saw her salary jump by 77 per cent to $361,000 a year. The salary for VP of major construction, Fred Cummings, went up 91 per cent. And Bob Paddon, the VP of public affairs, saw his salary double."

http://www.canada.com/story_print.ht...a5885&sponsor=
NDP transportation critic Maurine Karagianis said it is hypocritical for TransLink to be raising management salaries when it's strapped for cash.