inane Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 No way I'm voting yes to give more $$ to the wasteful management of Translink ... don't care if Pattison is their poster child, doesn't give me any confidence. I mean $6M on the campaign to put posters on buses and people in the station to 'convince' you to vote Yes ... wtf? How many buses could have been purchased for that amount ?! It's amazing how many times you can show that the whole 'translink is wasteful' thing is wrong but people think it anyway. It's like they feel it's true regardless of facts. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allcanadiansurfer Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 It's amazing how many times you can show that the whole 'translink is wasteful' thing is wrong but people think it anyway. It's like they feel it's true regardless of facts. Weird. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Opinion+TransLink+loses+millions+fare+evasion/10912918/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Opinion+TransLink+loses+millions+fare+evasion/10912918/story.html And as it's been shown, fare evasion is about 1% of the overall budget. So even if you stopped 100% of fare evasion, that wouldn't get you one bus route. CONTEXT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 It's amazing how many times you can show that the whole 'translink is wasteful' thing is wrong but people think it anyway. It's like they feel it's true regardless of facts. Weird. Two CEO's. Enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Two CEO's. Enough said. Yeah yeah, and, as I've shown before, you can take both their salaries and it's still less that comparable transit authorities. Is it dumb? Yeah, it's temporary but dumb. You guys are so hung up on the sound bites it's like you're unwilling to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Yeah yeah, and, as I've shown before, you can take both their salaries and it's still less that comparable transit authorities. Is it dumb? Yeah, it's temporary but dumb. You guys are so hung up on the sound bites it's like you're unwilling to think. So because people don't agree with you, they're not thinking? Arrogant much? None of the proposed transit upgrades will affect me, so that's why I'm voting no. That's a good enough reason for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allcanadiansurfer Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 And as it's been shown, fare evasion is about 1% of the overall budget. So even if you stopped 100% of fare evasion, that wouldn't get you one bus route. CONTEXT. No need to do anything about fare evasion, just a measly 10-20 mill per year, we get 100 times that from the taxpayer already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allcanadiansurfer Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 It would really help translink if it looked like they're even trying to run a proper system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 So because people don't agree with you, they're not thinking? Arrogant much? None of the proposed transit upgrades will affect me, so that's why I'm voting no. That's a good enough reason for me. Is not that they disagree, is that their reasons are just factually incorrect. It's wilful ignorance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianLoonie Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Why do you trust a monopolistic entity like Translink/the government so much with blind faith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Why do you trust a monopolistic entity like Translink/the government so much with blind faith? Why do you make that assumption? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Translink like bc ferries doenst need a CEO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Why do you trust a monopolistic entity like Translink/the government so much with blind faith? cause he works for translink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsedin33 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Something here nobody has yet given voice too, is the fact that this .5% tax has no 'cap' on it, in other words, once voted into law, they can change the tax rate to anything they want, at any time, for however long they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 cause he works for translink Ah yes now we're down to the conspiracy theory... anything to ignore the actual evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Ah yes now we're down to the conspiracy theory... anything to ignore the actual evidence. Im not ignoring evidence you just seem to have this blind faith in translink that only soembody that works there has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Im not ignoring evidence you just seem to have this blind faith in translink that only soembody that works there has Sure bud, anything to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Sure bud, anything to avoid. Why are you avoiding the question? Just curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Why are you avoiding the question? Just curious I'm sure every avenue is being covered by Translink in their media blitz. Just like the NHL guys lurking on here ready to defend at all costs. They always deny yet we are supposed to believe that corporations do not use these methods for image control! Please!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Why are you avoiding the question? Just curious Do I work for translink--no. The point is, all these claims about how inefficient they are, wasteful, etc...If you actually look at the numbers, they are not. No one discusses that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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