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Originally posted by apri_peel ok, ok, look at alberta and ontario. they both offered tax cuts, blah blah blah, raised some shit here and some over ther, and the only reason why things 'worked out' for them is b/c they had new and fast growing industries popping out like mushrooms. what does BC have? the fcked up lumber dispute? cheap hollywood productions that may be packing up pretty soon for TO? the new 'special' wages for new employees? face it, BCs economy WAS not so bad, but now its not clear whats gonna happen at all, at least before we could know what to expect

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...yeah, had that "special wage" thing mentioned at the job I just started training for.

What's the point in having a minimum wage of $8.00/hr, if you can choose to only pay $6.00/hr for the first 400 hours? 400 hours can be an eternity if you're working part-time, and working full-time would take about 10 weeks to hit 400.

I find that 10 weeks figure interesting, as employers in Alberta can dismiss an employee without given cause in the first 90 days of employment. If that works the same way in BC, I could see some potential for employers to seriously abuse that lower wage situation.

As an aside, we were learning in economics that having a higher minimum wage can increase unemployment in the short run, but I'm not so sure that the 9% unemployment rate in BC stems from people in the minimum wage category. It's quite possible that a decrease in starting wage could actually cause employment to rise, as the people in the lowest wage category will have less money to spend.

Last point - I think it's pretty retarded for our Premier (Klein) to do so much of his budget cuts at a time when Alberta is booming.

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tuition in quebec is $2000 a year, in BC, we're paying $2500-$3000

Just curious april_peel.. where did you get your figures?

I originally posted

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average tuition in BC is about $2000, in ontario, quebec, it's more like $4000. national average is about $3500.

I got mine off BCTV news.
they said that was from UBC, and Simon Fraser University I believe.

Please understand, i'm not saying either of us is right or wrong, i just want to investigate the difference..

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Originally posted by DJ Kibon Last point - I think it's pretty retarded for our Premier (Klein) to do so much of his budget cuts at a time when Alberta is booming.

basic macroeconomics- if the economy keeps booming (basically, an inflationary gap) what happens is you're going to have inflation eventually cuz demand goes up.. budgets cuts are basically a withdrawal from the monetary flow...therefore there is gonna be less money, ppl aren't gonna spend so much...

he's balancing it out.. so when the boom stops booming, you dont have a harsh contraction (recession)..

does that help?

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Originally posted by RavingLunatic Just curious april_peel.. where did you get your figures?

i go to SFU, my semester tuition is around $1200 ($2400/year)
i was going to apply at McGil university in montreal, tuition there is around $900-$1000 per semester for quebec residents and you're resident after living in the province for 6mth+ (~$2000/yr), it is almost the same for concorida
my friend who goes to UBC is paying around $3000 a year
however, if you go to douglas, you'll only have to pay $700-$800 for the same amount of credits

hmmm... thanks..

i think i paid like 750 or something a semester at my college..

still the point is, i think that BC has it pretty good, and tuition should go up, not down.

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Originally posted by apri_peel tuition in quebec is $2000 a year, in BC, we're paying $2500-$3000 as for welfare cuts, there are many ppl out there who are not able to get jobs for different reasons. true, there are many others who are just too lazy. BUT, i think the gov't should instead try and be more strict with ppl on welfare, not cut down on their only way to survive while prices on everything else are going up. i just want to see wtf are they gonna do with all that money. they spent NDPs surplus in less than a year, and thats hell lot of money, now they're gonna be getting even more extra money

I pay apx $2,400 for my classes for 4 months because this is the way to be an international student. I will need to pay more and more from this summer.

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wow... 312%.. is a lot.. totally negates my scholarship

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