Big Cliff Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Just heard on the radio yesterday that Kathleen Wynne has just donated $400,000,000.00 (yes, 400 million) of our tax dollars to the horse racing industry. There has been horse racing since there were horses. The industry can't sustain itself!Why in the world would she spend any of our hard earned money to support an industry that clearly isn't a necessity, that the majority of the people don't want, need, use or can afford. If I wanted to support horse racing I'd go to the race track.The very next thing I heard was that the food bank is begging for donations to help feed people. Don't you think that $400,000,000.00 could have put a lot of food on a lot of people's plates. I guess she thinks horses are more important than people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 But Horse Racing is the sport of kings(the rich) who buy politicians votes. Are you surprised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outllaw Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 its easy to spend when its not yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Maybe she figures if we get mad enough about this 400 million, we'll forget about the billion+ they wasted on the gas plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdel Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 (edited) The Liberals caused the problem in the first place with race tracks shutting down and jobs being lost. Now Wynne is trying to revive, what she was killing, by throwing money at it. Maybe they can add that to our hydro too. Liberals are so far out of touch, with the common taxpayer, money has no meaning to them. Yet they have their loyal supporters who see no wrong and will vote them back in the next election. Must be an awful lot of Liberal voters who are well enough off that the tax burden given by the Liberals doesn't hurt at all. Edited October 12, 2013 by Overcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 It's long overdue for a revolution, time to roll out the guillotine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 bend the balde on a guillotine with those block heads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoxansteel Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 The horse racing industry does not bother me, it employees thousands of people in Ontario, saves horses from the slaughter house. Buying votes at a cost of 1.1 Billion of taxpayers money does bother me, and the persons responsible need to be taken to the slaughter house, not the horses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 She if she will throw 400 mil. To save fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeXXington Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Cheer up, there is always more where that came from. She keeps talking about these new revenue tools.. Right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Maybe she figures if we get mad enough about this 400 million, we'll forget about the billion+ they wasted on the gas plant. And the 21 million in bonuses to managers this week, who are supposedly on a wage freeze. yas Cliff I agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasinTails Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 ahem ahem , the mnr needs funding, or the food bank, or releif efforts in 3rd world countries screw horse racing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 I'm afraid things are going to get much worse, before they get better. I'm scared to even vote anymore.... S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnwire Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 (edited) I don't like the Liberals and don't really care about horse racing. I don't agree with this move, but can see she's trying to (rightly or wrongly) save a dying industry and some of the jobs associated with it. The conservatives are all about giving BILLION$ in tax breaks, subsidies, and grants to extremely profitable companies who don't need the money except to further deepen the pockets of executives, owners and shareholders. I don't know why that doesn't outrage people more. Edited October 12, 2013 by fishNwire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted October 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 IF Horse racing is so needed then it should be self sustaning. Why should I have to work to support something I don't use, and don't care about. Now I have had horse meat before and it was quite good. If raising horses to race isn't profitable, then raise them for meat. We do it for pigs, cows, chickens, what is the differance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunatic Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 The province of Toronto keeps them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 You are being too sensible again. what happens when the 400 mil is gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted October 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Well, they will just give them more and we will have to pay for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdel Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 (edited) I don't like the Liberals and don't really care about horse racing. I don't agree with this move, but can see she's trying to (rightly or wrongly) save a dying industry and some of the jobs associated with it. The conservatives are all about giving BILLION$ in tax breaks, subsidies, and grants to extremely profitable companies who don't need the money except to further deepen the pockets of executives, owners and shareholders. I don't know why that doesn't outrage people more. fishNwire, The dying industry you talk about was surviving until the Liberals started interfering with it last year. The Liberals were warned about thousands of jobs being lost and business closures but in their infinite knowledge the Liberals went ahead with their plan as usual and devastated the industry. Now they are wasting 400 million dollars by throwing it into the wind to buy votes in the next election again. Important words for you to study carefully ....... >She caused the JOB LOSSES....She cause THE INDUSTRY TO DIE. Mistakes after mistakes and you defend them. I can't afford a Liberal Party. They don't care about tax payers. All these mistakes are millions after millions after millions and billions after billions after billions in wasteful spending and cuts. Wynne's Green policy is killing Ontario. I am sorry you don't see that. The list goes on and on. You certainly do sound like a closet Liberal to me or a troll. Sounds like you don't know that the Liberals are doing the same thing that you mentioned about the Conservatives but are causing much more damage to Ontario with their so called mistakes. Edited October 12, 2013 by Overcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 So this was finished last night and will be in DC on November 5th for the Million Mask March....Canadian sheep could learn alot from the American Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnwire Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 fishNwire, The dying industry you talk about was surviving until the Liberals started interfering with it last year. The Liberals were warned about thousands of jobs being lost and business closures but in their infinite knowledge the Liberals went ahead with their plan as usual and devastated the industry. Now they are wasting 400 million dollars by throwing it into the wind to buy votes in the next election again. Important words for you to study carefully ....... >She caused the JOB LOSSES....She cause THE INDUSTRY TO DIE. Mistakes after mistakes and you defend them. I can't afford a Liberal Party. They don't care about tax payers. All these mistakes are millions after millions after millions and billions after billions after billions in wasteful spending and cuts. Wynne's Green policy is killing Ontario. I am sorry you don't see that. The list goes on and on. You certainly do sound like a closet Liberal to me or a troll. Sounds like you don't know that the Liberals are doing the same thing that you mentioned about the Conservatives but are causing much more damage to Ontario with their so called mistakes. buddy...calm down. No wonder threads get locked on these boards so quickly. I see you missed the part where I said, "I don't like the Liberals"...I guess me hiding it right at the very beginning of my post threw you. I didn't "defend" them either. So settle right down, Chum. Obviously you can't handle hearing anything negative about your beloved Conservatives. Do you really think anyone who feels differently must be a "troll"? Maybe if your gang's social platform wasn't repugnant to most Canadians, you'd win a few more elections and be able to implement financial policy. Too bad you folks are too busy worrying about stopping abortion and gay marriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Like my boss told me a few days ago. I,LL BE LEAVING THIS WORLD JUST IN TIME. To bad,most of us will be here to see the demise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 It's long overdue for a revolution, time to roll out the guillotine. Actually the US just purchased 30,000 guillotines for the FEMA camps last week. They will be used to FIGHT the upcoming revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 (edited) Political threads on fishing forum. Gotta love it! They don't get locked as long as it is bashing the Fiberals. With the PC's led by Hudak wanting to give everyone temporary minimum wage part time jobs. The conservative druggie Ford brothers etc,,,,,.....Maybe the NDP are the choice. Just graduated from college last time tNDP were in power and was offered a bunch of well paying unionized jobs. Mike Harris PC's came to power and i lost good job due to lack of seniority in the sick union busting crap. Edited October 12, 2013 by ehg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Political threads on fishing forum. Gotta love it! They don't get locked as long as it is bashing the Fiberals. PC is just as bad on a larger scale..have you read a newspaper in the last year? ...If political threads tick you off...you still have the right not to click on them....for the time being anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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