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Originally Posted by bomberjet
The restrictions are basically close from 12am Sunday to 9am and 6pm to 12am Monday. The rest is wide own for shopping. Not very restrictive. But ya, less government telling people what to do is always good.
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True, less government telling people what to do, is always good...
But Pallister basically going to the podium and shaming the poor, while doing virtually nothing to help their plight - or reigning in poverty with ACTUAL projects and initiatives - wasn't exactly what I had in mind.
Quick idea: so if he actually decided to help the poor, and the unemployed, and maybe systematically dismantle the tens of thousands on welfare in Manitoba... by lets say... initiating a youth wage below minimal wage, or actually an even BETTER idea:
Bring. Back. Bottle. Depots.
Benefits:
- clean Winnipeg streets
- a way to generate income for entrepreneurs, and taxes for the land, business, etc
- an easy few hundred jobs
- "carbon neutral", saving the earth crap
- giving people something to do, to earn money legally
- less crime
- more physical work
- kids will have something to do, by picking up cans and bottles, not lifting them from the LC's... and earning money the *legal* way?
And thats not even going into electronics recycling, precious metals recycling or anything else either... NO GOVERNMENT OWNED BOTTLE DEPOTS EITHER. All private, job generation for the poor and the young. It would also help clean up Winnipeg, and maybe with a youth minimal wage - completely rid Winnipeg of the machete robberies, LC looting and everything else thats making Winnipeg and Manitoba a laughing stock, by giving them actual jobs, earning clean money and maybe enough experience to get up the ladder & actually do something productive...?
I'll let the SSP wolves rant and bitch about this one - but honestly, is it really that outrageous to bring back bottle depots, provide jobs for youth, and give people a reason to actually go out & work? Because theoretically too, the MB government could actually pull this off & win across the board - if Premier Ham-Hands would actually take some initiative.
As for retail - good to hear, but considering recent Winnipeg developments as a whole, will it be worth it to open late? Or possibly on holidays? For example, FoodFare could open anytime, but the massive security investments they must be taking these days... would it be worth it? Because on those 1-2% profit margins or whatever, and the pirate/raider/looter mentality against retail in Winnipeg lately... would it be worth it to open on a holiday, and pay everyone 1.5x/2x pay, against such a situation? Or would it be better off to just close? Or in the case of small grocery stores - start hiring bouncers, bikers and ex-military to man the tills & walk the aisles, to prevent thefts and any further losses of product, which may be driving any business and further investment into Winnipeg?
Long story short: the government needs to actually figure something out soon, because at this rate, things aren't exactly looking very good. I spent last night having to scroll through fb, seeing everyone mocking Winnipeg, and more disturbingly - people cheering the cops for emptying clips. We've all gotta admit, something actually HAS to change. As in, actual physical change, not just sitting around & waiting to see what happens when people twiddle their thumbs long enough...
Calgary isn't exactly paradise on earth, as Pinus and others keep slamming out on their keyboards, but even with the problems there is out West - I've yet to see massive looting of the liquor stores, and third world melee fighting in the middle of Downtown, or anything. Granted retail and restaurants and bars are being taxed to death out here... but its actually possible to go out to a diner at 3am, or go to friends birthdays at the bar, without shootings or WPS reeling in literal military equipment to keep the peace.
I mean - people DO realize how bad this is getting, right?!?!?! Something needs to be done about it.