The Official Complaint Thread!
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Corn Flake
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Bill_Berg said:
For sure. Generally I think the fear of getting one is supposed to be the main deterrent but we know for some it doesn't matter .. they will still do it.
GhostofPotvin29
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TML fan said:
Who is going to pay for the tens of thousands who need a vehicle to do their job/get to their job but are low income? Would they be subsidized? How would it work in the economy having 21 million people requiring to be out of work to have their driving re-tested at some point? Someone working in a remote area is going to take a taxi?
There are so many issues. Those are just off the top of my head before I leave right now.
bustaheims
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There's really not enough money in this to make it a worthwhile revenue generator for the government. Let's look at the numbers.
Right now, a G licence road test costs $85 in Ontario. In order for the proposed system to work, they'd have to maintain a reasonable cost for these tests, otherwise, it would never fly. So, let's say every province and territory (since licensing is a provincial thing) has their test come in at an average of $100 per, and that every licensed drive needs to be tested every 5 years. There are ~21 million licensed drivers in Canada, so, that means ~$2.1B in total revenue distributed over 5 years or roughly $420M per year. From a government's perspective, that's already pretty insignificant. That $420M per year is distributed proportionally to the various provinces who are conducting the tests, based on how many drivers they have. Since Ontario has roughly 30% of the population of the country living here, we can probably safely assume they have a similar percentage of the drivers, so, that means they take in ~$126M per year from this. Now, we're talking about a government who deals with a budget that is in excess of $100B. ~$126M would barely register for them - and, we're simply talking revenue here, not profit. Once the expenses of expanding the system to this point are taken into account, there's really no money to be made by the government here unless they increase the costs or the frequency of testing well past the point where there'd be more pushback than it would be worth.
Right now, a G licence road test costs $85 in Ontario. In order for the proposed system to work, they'd have to maintain a reasonable cost for these tests, otherwise, it would never fly. So, let's say every province and territory (since licensing is a provincial thing) has their test come in at an average of $100 per, and that every licensed drive needs to be tested every 5 years. There are ~21 million licensed drivers in Canada, so, that means ~$2.1B in total revenue distributed over 5 years or roughly $420M per year. From a government's perspective, that's already pretty insignificant. That $420M per year is distributed proportionally to the various provinces who are conducting the tests, based on how many drivers they have. Since Ontario has roughly 30% of the population of the country living here, we can probably safely assume they have a similar percentage of the drivers, so, that means they take in ~$126M per year from this. Now, we're talking about a government who deals with a budget that is in excess of $100B. ~$126M would barely register for them - and, we're simply talking revenue here, not profit. Once the expenses of expanding the system to this point are taken into account, there's really no money to be made by the government here unless they increase the costs or the frequency of testing well past the point where there'd be more pushback than it would be worth.
TheMightyOdin
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Time seems to go by faster as I get older and it's making me crazy. Life truly is short.
WhatIfGodWasALeaf
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Remind me, which movie is it where the hero shoots through a baby to get to the bad guys?
GhostofPotvin29
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Patrick said:
Baby Shields 2
Drunk driver takes out the Burlington skyway. Idiot. Doesn't sound like anybody was hurt, aside from all the people whose commute he ruined for the next week or so.
Nik the Trik said:
Great movie. Last good one he's been in too though, which is a shame as he was on a pretty good roll with that, Children of Men, and Inside Man. Here's hoping that Knick show turns out well.
