Wasted Gold
Day 863, 00:31
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by Wilhelm Gunter
Yes, it is only costing the Canadian government 1.00 CAD to place the new Q5 hospital in Manitoba.
Yes, Gary Doer has every right to spend his money as he wills. It *is* his money, afterall. But purchasing a hospital or placing it somewhere is only 1 individual's privilege - and he must get close to 600 votes or more, one day of the month to earn that privilege.
But from the perspective of the Canadian economy, and while we are in V1, 240 GOLD is a lot of money for something that very few people will use. The current Canadian government, like ones before it, have either poured its own money, or the money of its own citizens, down the proverbial drain. The few citizens who will use it, in my haughty opinion, makes the cost per person using it, exorbitantly high.
The government should have denied Gary Doer his request - whether or not it is the 'politically correct' thing to do. They have the power to, and the admins have designed the game with this in mind, giving this power to the executive branch of government, as to where or even if a hospital should be placed. They have that power - they should use it. Instead, government after government, has failed to produce and live by a plan or policy for hospital placements. If we had limited ourselves to X number of hospitals, instead of bowing to special interest groups, imagine the extra finances we'd have in our economy. Imagine the extra gold we'd have saving up for V2. Instead, we have 7 hospitals - and probably 8 by this time tomorrow! And what to show for it? Only 3 of those 7 (and likely 4 of 8, ie the Q5 hospitals) are probably being used at all, since the hospital change instituted by the admins.
No, this policy which government after government has implemented - eerr lack of policy - has hamstrung itself, preventing itself from being as pro-active as it could have been to the coming V2 changes. Each government - and here I mean both the executive and the legislative for granting the request of the executive - has been more interested in pleasing the people (rea
😛special interest groups, philanthropists) than making the tough decisions that aren't always as popular.
Kudos to the 3 brave souls (thus far) who have voted not to place this hospital. Sadly, you'll be in the minority.
Let the flaming begin.
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Right on Wilhelm!
Just for the record, I was one of those three people, and everyone knows I have the balls to say it.
Wait, someone gave the government Au 240 to place a hospital in Manitoba? How is that sending money down the drain? We've just converted a large asset gathering dust into gold. That's a victory. I would say Au 240 in the government's V2 coffers is a better end result than an excessive number of stockpiled hospitals doing nothing but gathering dust. Now, if you're arguing that we're producing too many hospitals, that's a debate worth having. But in the end, better one less hospital in the reserve and Au 240 in the V2 fund than denying the philanthropist's offer and poisoning the goodwill he has towards this country. Now the gold can be put to good use by the government upon the launch of V2.
Cheers,
AR1ARX
It is a waste. Lets hope the US doesn't trample it on its quest to the North for titanium
Ar1: If the 240 gold IS in the government coffers, then yes that is a good thing - a victory, as you called it.
But I looked at the thread linked to the debate area. Chucky tells us Health Canada has 6 such hospitals gathering dust. The question must now be addressed as to why? Do we really anticipate needing 6 Q5 hospitals?? Why not use the labour and the CAD used to pay the workers for other purposes? If it was to sell them to another friendly power, that might be a good purpose. But to build them for us? More waste, at least in V1. And what if the admins don't 'translate' raw materials and products over to V2? They have not promised anything in this regard.
Waste, waste, waste
If the hospital is sitting in inventory the amount of time and materials to produce it is irrelivant at this point. The decision to take the gold and place it is the right one. Now if you're talking about building another one to stockpile replacing it thats a whole nother debate which ultimately comes down to your speculation on its value in V2.
It's not so much about the Q5 being placed there (which is much better than a a Q4 or less hospital) but the fact they actually accepted his gold. Geeziz... it should have been placed for a lot less than that. Poor Gary, he could have tanked with that money and ranked up to Field Marshal.