ICBC

[my5cents]

I think it makes this video worse imo lol

YES ! I agree, I think police should have to obey every single law at all times even when conducting important investigations following hardened gang criminals that have continually shot up our neighborhoods, not only killing each other but innocent children.

We should have a law that every police officer should have to drive a marked police car in full uniform, even when conducting surveillance on criminals. If they must go through a red light or speed to accomplish their objectives they should have to have lots of red lights and sirens on when doing so.

If such action negates most if not all their important surveillance so be it. It's not like the investigation of gangs is something important.

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[gordon_as]

What, still no proof of NDP raiding or amounts?

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Do you think Old Techie is referring to the $ 219 Million that the NDP took out of ICBC profits in 2000 ?
Does he think that set a precedent for The Libs taking 1.6 Billion ?

[Urban Cowboy]

Raiding is raiding, whether it's a billion or a quarter billion, so I'm not really sure what your point is, other than perhaps you're annoyed the NDP didn't take more.

Many of us have in fact openly stated, that we don't much care for how the accounting was done, and prefer more transparency, so hopefully that will now come to be.

Remember the funds taken wound up in general revenue, so without a doubt, many of those crying, have in fact benefited from those funds. Don't act like Christy took them and threw a party for Liberal supporters, which has certainly crossed your minds.

How about instead of grandstanding and pointing at the Liberals, we stem the bleeding by applying solutions to address the problem. So far from what I've read people seem to want their cake and eat it too.

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[gordon_as]

Gordon_as said :
Do you think Old Techie is referring to the $ 219 Million that the NDP took out of ICBC profits in 2000 ?
Does he think that set a precedent for The Libs taking 1.6 Billion ?

Raiding is raiding, whether it's a billion or a quarter billion, so I'm not really sure what your point is, other than perhaps you're annoyed the NDP didn't take more.

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The $ 219 Million was handed out to ICBC policy holders in the form of $100 rebates.(road safety dividend) Oh , and that was right after 6 consecutive years (NDP years) with no increases to premiums.

[Urban Cowboy]

^^ Just multiple years of deficit budgets instead.

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^'^Just add up the years of BC Liberals faux 'balanced budgets' because of the millions stolen from ICBC and BC Hydro (who had to borrow money to pay this so-called 'dividend').

Thanks to 16 years of BC Liberal mismanagement, incompetence and malfeasance, we now have a horrible debt problem that the Opposition NOW feels the new government should 'fix' in a matter of months.

[Urbane]

^'^Just add up the years of BC Liberals faux 'balanced budgets' because of the millions stolen from ICBC and BC Hydro (who had to borrow money to pay this so-called 'dividend').

Thanks to 16 years of BC Liberal mismanagement, incompetence and malfeasance, we now have a horrible debt problem that the Opposition NOW feels the new government should 'fix' in a matter of months.

The ICBC financial situation does need fixing and the government shouldn't be taking money out of the corporation. In the whole scheme of things it's a very minor issue though because the province is in great financial shape. Good on the Liberals for that! Your three words to describe the Liberals' management are meaningless because the stats show otherwise.

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[ferri]

*Don't start making it personal! Stay on topic.

[Urban Cowboy]

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The Liberal government also carried BC through a bad recession, yet we managed to stay in better shape than most other provinces whose debts are far higher.

I'm curious to know what your rebuttal is for the NDP's deficit budgets, given that times were very good when they had control.

Might it be frivolously throwing monies at studies, to employ NDP partisans, focusing on growing the government payroll as much as possible, spending too much on infrastructure........... oh wait, they didn't spend any money on that, but all of the above apply, yet for the debt incurred during the Liberal reign, I can think of endless additions, highways, multiple bridges, schools, Universities, hospitals, dams, and so on.

Call me crazy, but I much prefer seeing some assets for my tax dollars, as opposed to a bunch of unnecessary public sector workers, simply to appease the NDP puppet masters.

Given that you live on the island, I can forgive your ignorance pertaining to a lot of things, but if you ever happen out this way, by all means take a tour of UBCO alone, and compare it to what we had under the NDP. While traveling note the highway improvements, hospital improvements like the cancer centre, as well as ongoing ones.

Feel free to provide a list of what all the NDP did here when they had the chance. I'm sure that list will be short.

[Urban Cowboy]

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Overall when Horgan took over BC was in excellent economic shape, and $1.3 billion in the grand scheme of things is a drop in the bucket, particularly when acknowledging the monies taken out of ICBC went toward British Columbians.

This deficit is the result of unexpected skyrocketing claims costs, and it's that which needs to be addressed, and soon. The Liberals aren't in government anymore, so focus on what your beloved leader can do to address the problem, instead of being focused on sabotaging as many industries possible, in a battle he'll never win.

[gordon_as]

Call me crazy, but I much prefer seeing some assets for my tax dollars, as opposed to a bunch of unnecessary public sector workers, simply to appease the NDP puppet masters.
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Like the 32% increase in management personnel and 50% increase in management costs (before the bonuses that almost every one of them got) at ICBC between 2007 and 2011 , during which time the front line staff was being reduced. *removed*


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[gordon_as]

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The FACT is that prior to 2002 ICBC provided efficient and low cost insurance for BC Drivers. The FACT is that after 2002 ICBC started gouging drivers and using the profits to deliver the appearance of balanced budgets. It was a tax , plain and simple, from a government that touted "low taxes" whenever it was time to go to the polls again.

NDP Years
In 1997 ICBC reported a surplus of $ 14 million , in 1998 a surplus of $ 120 million. In 2000 a surplus of $ 139 Million.
In 2000 they gave $ 219 million back directly to policy holders . (paid in 2001)

Now fast forward to the Liberal years. 2008 $ 500 million profit , 2009 $ 560 million profit , 2007 $630 Million Profit ........ Want to guess where that money all went ?

From 1997 to 2000 , insurance rates droped by 2.9%.
From 2000 to 2005 insurance rates went up by 9.2% turning a $590 million profit for ICBC.
2006 to 2010 profits were over $2.1 Billion

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[gordon_as]

Given that you live on the island, I can forgive your ignorance pertaining to a lot of things, but if you ever happen out this way, by all means take a tour of UBCO alone, and compare it to what we had under the NDP.

I have been googling around and can't find the answer to a question I have , so I figured I'd ask you because you seem to think you are the expert on ....... well , everything.

Who paid for UBCO ?