Comments on: BOC Deputy Governor: No Canadian Bubble.

By: thomas

thomas — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:36:49 +0000

Thanks for the info!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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By: grandmaster G

grandmaster G — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:56:33 +0000

@Chilled: just curious, where's you're interest coming from currently?

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By: Drachen

Drachen — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:14:56 +0000

@patriotz: "What is the return to society at large when somebody wins a gold medal?" Youth become inspired and hit the gym instead of the streets or vegging on video games and TV = lowered crime rate, less strain on the healthcare system and a healthier society. This also has a cumulative effect, if one person in a poor neighbourhood has even a moderate level of success as an athlete they usually return and encourage more youth to get involved. "Wayne Gretzky’s career was not funded by the taxpayer, why should any other athlete’s be?" Because he chose a sport that happens to pay well. Other athletes deserve funding for the same reason the arts deserve funding, it is a part of our society and our expression and it benefits us all whether you see the direct links from a to b to c or not.

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By: Clarke

Clarke — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:44:00 +0000

Canada's medal count does not seem to impact upon our general health, incomes or even our psychological state over the long term. But, we have to own the podium or else. Kind of reminds me of Napolean's saying that all you need to create a bunch of heroes is a couple of yards of ribbon.

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By: patriotz

patriotz — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:46:52 +0000

@mino3:

it’s all just a continuation of the US/Soviet cold war propaganda. Olympic medals were great for national pride

Right, and look at the physical fitness and general health today of the population of the US and the former Soviet republics.

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By: mino3

mino3 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:22:53 +0000

patriotz, it's all just a continuation of the US/Soviet cold war propaganda. Olympic medals were great for national pride. I'm sure the other countries got jealous and wanted medals too. The perceived benefit to society at large is "we are awesome".

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By: patriotz

patriotz — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:59:11 +0000

@rp:

Canada’s athletes deserve any funding they get.

Why? What is the return to society at large when somebody wins a gold medal? Why should my tax dollars pay to help somebody become a celebrity? Wayne Gretzky's career was not funded by the taxpayer, why should any other athlete's be? Tax money should be spent on improving the fitness of the general population - especially children - which is in abominable shape. Let the elite athletes get their money from rich sponsors, or by charging people to watch them.

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By: rp

rp — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:29:43 +0000

Canada's athletes deserve any funding they get. But how anyone thought a bunch of bureaucrats could help us win us more Olympic medals is beyond me. How much did they get? We should send them down the luge track.

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By: realpaul

realpaul — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:21:02 +0000

Didn't Allan Greenspan also deny a bubble in the US until the day he retired with a nice fat pension? Didn't he change his tune the day later? Isn't this similar to the RCMP public complaints official here who kept denying that anything was wrong until the day after he retired with a big fat pension. I'm seeing pattern forming here. These losers all tow the party line until they are safely pensioned off and only then does the truth come out. Does anyone remember that noisy fucker John Crosbie about the cod disaster back in Newfie. He was against any suggestion of mismangement by the government until.........a few days after he retired with a nice fat pension he says ....mistakes were made for the sake of political expediancy. This country is short on truth telling and chock full of liars !!!!!!! Did anyone notive the pro Own the Podium campaign the past two days? They have gone on the offensive and lined up all the athelets and even flew in Buzz Aldrin to speak on thier behalf. Buz you remember is the famous #2 man on the moon. Being #2 is not bad he says, this is the line that the OTP slugs are trying to push so as to get the Canadians to stop focusing on the bullshit they were slung prior to the games. And who is slinging it...why the whores in the media as usual, disguising 'interviews as 'infomercials ' paid for by guess who? Yup, VANOC. This town needs more Americans. Cause Americans speak up when someone tries to fuck them over. Thes esmall town yokels are too easily led. Maybe its the cancerous tumours in the seafood?

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By: Chilled

Chilled — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:05:11 +0000

13 X VHB Says: February 23rd, 2010 at 9:26 am Whether I own or rent affects my life zero–except that renting costs me 2 large a month less. Thanks, landlord! ++++++++++++++++++++++ And we can be the cause of those extra special strata meetings instead of the expected answer!!!! LOL

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