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The point of voting No (for me anyway) is so that some accountability in all levels of our fucked up governance can be had. |
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I don't think Soundy meant or said anything about it being translink's jurisdiction. The massey tunnel is being replaced regardless of this plebiscite but what about other projects/improvements? The patullo bridge definitely should have been replaced ages ago, but I believe voting no will only delay it that much more. I was originally on the "no" side but I ended up voting yes (reluctantly)... I really hate translink and moonbeam but at the end of the day I'm all for paying for the needed improvements. Whether they use that money wisely.... I can't really say... I just hope they do. |
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You can't hold any politician in this stupid province accountable by threatening them with your vote. You basically have two choices of party (unless your some sort of hippy idiot and vote green), Liberal or NDP. And since the last time the NDP was in power they made such a cock up of things the liberals have been running around doing whatever the fuck they want for the last 15 years, without a care in the world since they knew most people weren't going to vote for the NDP. So you saying you can "hold the feet of the liberals to the fire", with your vote is beyond hilarious. Spoiler! |
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Like you said above, you will never be able to solve societal problems by simply throwing money at it. I personally think that Translink was given X amount of money, have repeatedly shown us mismanagement and delays, and now want more money. So they are moving on from stealing from drivers to average consumers. As for your little tirade about hard work, I started working at 15, spend nearly every day of my high-school summers working and saving so I could buy a car and insurance for senior year. Ever since then I have managed to own, maintain, and insure my own car without handouts from my parents (but I am grateful they offered many times). Maybe I am being "selfish" but I can honestly say I still work so hard for the privilege and luxury of owning a car, I don't see how it's fair to cast people like you and I who make the conscious choice to drive as somehow "bad" people. And yet hippies, greenwashers, and ultra-liberal "progressives" vilify car users like myself for working hard in order to enjoy a luxury. Lots of people simply prefer driving to public transit, for reasons X Y or Z. Personally I think there is a way to be "for" public transit expansion without being so blatantly anti-car. |
This horse has been beaten to death now - all we have to do is wait for the results. What bothers me is that according to quite a few of the Yes people I've come across in person and online, is that they think voting No will suddenly make Vancouver an even bigger shitshow than it actually is, that all our children will die, and I will be directly responsible for the apocalypse because I was too cheap and selfish to give another 50 cents for every $100 I spend. ...and then they tell me that this shit will happen regardless of the outcome of this plebiscite. So, using the same logic, is voting Yes suddenly going to relieve all congestion in all major arteries, people who drive to work will suddenly enjoy biking in the rain, and the people of all municipalities can rejoice in harmony? Fuck that. Wasteful and downright fucked up spending is going to continue to happen, more complaining of having no money will ensue, and major projects will get built no matter the outcome. The only difference is that one outcome gives them a free ticket to continue to do whatever the fuck they want, and the other outcome is that they will weasel money from some other source, piss more people off, and eventually/hopefully make enough changes for the better so that when the same plebiscite is held in the future, those who voted No will then be able to vote Yes. |
Stanley Park bike path upgrades approved by Vancouver Park Board - British Columbia - CBC News ^The fact that this project is going through makes me want to never give our government another penny. It seriously makes me think about taking that job I was offered in Mongolia, and never come back. I cannot even fathom the levels of disarray from within our entire western system that would have allowed someone to decide 20 years ago that expanding the causeway to 4 lanes to allow for a 4 lane bridge would cause too much destruction and environmental loss, yet today that environmental destruction is an alright trade off because 1 single cyclist died. Seriously all those years ago the government went through those countless public hearings, and votes, and report after report, and in the end it was decided that expanding the causeway was simply not viable, and therefore the residents of the North Shore would have to live with a 3 lane alternating bridge. Yet today, because of 1 cyclist, and a freak accident, they voted to blatantly throw out all those reports and say "fuck it pave another 3 metres of the sidewalk and put up these hideous guardrails". Does nobody else see the ridiculous irony in this? hundreds of thousands of people are inconvenienced by this ridiculous 3 lane bridge every day, but 1 cyclists dies, and all of a sudden the world has to stop and conform entirely because of the REMOTE chance that it might happen once more in the next 20 years? |
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It's a sad, pathetic little irony that when someone dies in a car accident because they were driving unsafely, the majority of society shows so little sympathy for the driver, even though every single one of us has driven badly at some point whether by accident or on purpose. Even when a pedestrian who is jaywalking and wearing all black during a rainy night is struck by a car, all of the bleeding hearts somehow blame the driver for not keeping a more watchful eye, for driving "too fast", and for somehow lacking the clairvoyance and ESP necessary to prevent an accident before it happens. But when a cyclist, God forbid anything bad happens to them, dies because of their own damn fault - cyclists, like cars, are required by law to allow a pedestrian the right of way on a shared laneway - and pigheadedness, the government, supported by all its little bleeding hearts and pools of crocodile tears, wants to spend $7 million of taxpayer money to fix a problem that could have been prevented with common sense. Meanwhile, significantly more people are injured, sometimes even killed, every single day in cars in BC. Yet the irony is that these drivers spend significantly more in taxes, insurance, and fuel costs to maintain our roads... but are somehow written off as "the way of things" when something bad happens to them. Sad. |
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The government should focus on the needs and interests of the majority who pay tax to sustain the system instead of spending money unwisely on miscellaneous developments. Instead, infrastructure like highway and bridges should be prioritized in their planning. Vancouver is just not the right place for cycling as 2/3 of the year is rainy. I just couldn't believe how many millions of dollars are spent to bike lane in downtown, which cause even more traffic congestion. Turning right at the red light is not allowed because of the bike lane where it is empty most of the time? Cars and buses, waiting to turn, emit more gas than they should. What a joke. In the big picture, it's not even green at all. |
Another case in point is the Burrard Bridge. Moonbeam got rid of a lane to put barriers for a dedicated bike lane leading to, on, and from the bridge. The lanes are pretty fucking narrow, with shitty drivers and asshole bus drivers, the road surface is shit, and the new right turn lane from Pacific Blvd. onto the bridge southbound is perfectly set up for accidents. Snow in the city? No problem, we'll use our snow plows to clear the bike lanes first! I'm glad I live in Coquitlam if I was a resident of CoV I would be livid. /rant. Also, fuck translink. |
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Had my share of reading both sides from multiple sources and will be voting NO. These upgrades are necessary for Vancouver but I don't mind pushing the timeline and if it means telling Translink to smarten the fuck up with their spending. |
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lol this thread is a long circular argument. But pretty much this. This is why I can't stand yes people. With ads included they're an assault to my very existence. In the last week its been: Billboards, side boards, annoying little yes-mormons on foot, tv ads, radio ads, internet ads, cold calls, you name it, they've done it. With regards to Patullo and Massey, so you suddenly think that 0.5% increase will ease the congestion? You think they'll start breaking ground the moment yes passes? Lol. You'll be wallowing in that congestion for another decade and another 1.5% increase in the PST before bids start to begin construction to improve that area. Translink was quoted a few years back when they announced the 2015 Patullo bridge Maintenance will be in the 2013 budget, that even if/when they secure funding for new construction (ie. Massey/Patullo) it would take them a minimum of 7 to 10 years to get started on construction. In government speak, that's about 14-20 years. It's not the end of the world. I'm not against the expansion of infrastructure. I would gladly agree to a 1% increase in PST if they had their shit in order. Throwing more money into a tire fire? Yes, totally seems like a good idea. I've seen the yes argument, absolutely nothing in there is convincing. Fear mongering is easy when you have a $10million budget, so is promising great things. |
What I wonder is how the Yes side keep saying there will be 1million moving into Vancouver but THEY FORGOT to mention that there are people who will leave Vancouver and move to other province, countries or even pass away. What if we have 1 million people moving in BUT we have 4 million people moving away or pass away. That means we have 3 million less people so then we don't really need extra funding as there are less people in Vancouver. |
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An semi-imaginary figure provided by one side is obviously going to be biased. |
Finally got the voting package in the mail. By far one of the easiest decision I've had to make in my life. |
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cry cry cry all u want people.. this is coming out of pockets in one form or another so much political stancing its not even funny libs want to act as if they have nothing to do with it when they have caused the issue vote no vote yes, we're still screwed really.. |
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u really think Alberta's done a great job? errr 7bill in debt.. lest we forget |
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Think about it this way: BC = $14,000 of debt per person AB = $3,000 of debt per person And residents in AB havnt been paying PST for a great number of years. |
they also have less expenses and with an enormous revenue stream from oil.. they should really have no debt and have surplus that to me is where they've royally messed up |
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If they asked me before Olympic construction, I would have voted yes If they asked me during Canada Line construction, I would have voted yes If they asked me 15 years ago as a means to fund the Evergreen line / Broadway Line / Another line in Surrey / misc. projects, I would have voted yes Asking me after your name has been under constant scrutiny while you stay in bed with dumbass politicians who refuse to actually serve the people per historical definition gets you a big fat fucking no |
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