Comments on: Coke http://www.greaterfool.ca/2009/06/20/coke/ Book and Weblog - Authored by Garth Turner Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:27:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: battledroid http://www.greaterfool.ca/2009/06/20/coke/comment-page-3/#comment-40193 battledroid Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:35:14 +0000 http://www.greaterfool.ca/?p=2724#comment-40193 I am way over my head on this blog site, I do not know the slightest when it comes to markets, investments etc. I am posting because I would like some schooling; I admire those finance majors. my dimlemma: I am a single parent, full time University student graduating next spring. I own my home in Lethbridge, paid 84,000 8 years ago. I have maxed out my student loan and still wish to attend law school next fall (hopefully through schoalrships and grants). I would like to go to U vic or saskatoon. I do not want to sell my house, still have 55,000 owing. but I hate the thought of paying someone rent in either of those new cities. and obviously cant afford to buy in either especially victoria and with olympics coming eek. advice? I am way over my head on this blog site, I do not know the slightest when it comes to markets, investments etc. I am posting because I would like some schooling; I admire those finance majors. my dimlemma: I am a single parent, full time University student graduating next spring. I own my home in Lethbridge, paid 84,000 8 years ago. I have maxed out my student loan and still wish to attend law school next fall (hopefully through schoalrships and grants). I would like to go to U vic or saskatoon. I do not want to sell my house, still have 55,000 owing. but I hate the thought of paying someone rent in either of those new cities. and obviously cant afford to buy in either especially victoria and with olympics coming eek. advice?

]]> By: OttawaMike http://www.greaterfool.ca/2009/06/20/coke/comment-page-3/#comment-33119 OttawaMike Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:01:49 +0000 http://www.greaterfool.ca/?p=2724#comment-33119 Ok, the T.O. garbage strike is way off topic but I have to wade in as a former member(no not a garbage man) of that now striking CUPE local. Their shear numbers in the outside worker's ranks caused the garbage collectors to hijack that local years ago. I had the unpleasant experience of attending a couple of monthly hall meetings. Drunkenness, fist fights, verbal assaults; all part of the agenda. The 18 bankable sick days are a farce, most municipalities have cut or modified that years ago. They have a 3 days off, no Dr. note policy, so many members take these mini holidays and have no sick days in the bank in case of actual sickness. I have not much sympathy for anybody striking in these times. On the counter side the collectors do have a very hazardous, physically demanding job. Not many kids plan that as a career. Privatization is a way to reign in the unions but they usually cannot do the job for less$. At least the money paid to public sector workers is spread around more evenly. A private operator would send the profits back to head office or buy a bigger boat for his chateau dock. Ok, the T.O. garbage strike is way off topic but I have to wade in as a former member(no not a garbage man) of that now striking CUPE local.
Their shear numbers in the outside worker’s ranks caused the garbage collectors to hijack that local years ago. I had the unpleasant experience of attending a couple of monthly hall meetings. Drunkenness, fist fights, verbal assaults; all part of the agenda.
The 18 bankable sick days are a farce, most municipalities have cut or modified that years ago. They have a 3 days off, no Dr. note policy, so many members take these mini holidays and have no sick days in the bank in case of actual sickness.
I have not much sympathy for anybody striking in these times.
On the counter side the collectors do have a very hazardous, physically demanding job. Not many kids plan that as a career. Privatization is a way to reign in the unions but they usually cannot do the job for less$.
At least the money paid to public sector workers is spread around more evenly. A private operator would send the profits back to head office or buy a bigger boat for his chateau dock.

]]> By: Samantha http://www.greaterfool.ca/2009/06/20/coke/comment-page-3/#comment-33090 Samantha Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:05:35 +0000 http://www.greaterfool.ca/?p=2724#comment-33090 #91 taxpayer May your voyage into HELOC waters be safe and worth the journey. “Lizst certainly had a grand piano, but I wont speculate about his organ…..” I am bested - that was hilarious and I think the best pun I have ever seen. I may just needlepoint that onto a pillow. #91 taxpayer

May your voyage into HELOC waters be safe and worth the journey.

“Lizst certainly had a grand piano, but I wont speculate
about his organ…..”

I am bested – that was hilarious and I think the best pun I have ever seen. I may just needlepoint that onto a pillow.

]]> By: dave99 http://www.greaterfool.ca/2009/06/20/coke/comment-page-3/#comment-33052 dave99 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:49:38 +0000 http://www.greaterfool.ca/?p=2724#comment-33052 #114 Jen, In Toronto, the property taxes would be $3600 on a $425k freehold house. http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/fin/tax.nsf/tax?openform However they are lower for condos. But a quick search showed me that there are other areas in Ontario where it would be as much $6500. So I'm sure that you're correct and there is somewhere that it is $8000. (although that is on the high end) #114 Jen,

In Toronto, the property taxes would be $3600 on a $425k freehold house.
http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/fin/tax.nsf/tax?openform

However they are lower for condos.

But a quick search showed me that there are other areas in Ontario where it would be as much $6500. So I’m sure that you’re correct and there is somewhere that it is $8000. (although that is on the high end)

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