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http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl General Discussion >> General Board >> Let’s give Scotland a couple of hundred million http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1726460553 Message started by Daves2017 on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 2:22pm

Title: Let’s give Scotland a couple of hundred million
Post by Daves2017 on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 2:22pm

“The Scottish government is expected to officially accept Australia’s offer at Monday’s meeting, clearing the way for Glasgow to host, as the city successfully did in 2014.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) will give Scotland almost $200 million towards hosting - money coming from $380m in compensation from the Victorian government.”

“SMH

No cost of living crisis in government obviously?

Just give Hundreds of millions away for the fun of it!

Title: Re: Let’s give Scotland a couple of hundred million
Post by Laugh till you cry on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 2:34pm

The Commonwealth games is an irrelevant anachronism.

Title: Re: Let’s give Scotland a couple of hundred million
Post by Bobby. on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 4:15pm

Blame Dirty Dan -

he put us into 100s of $billions of debt.

Even our great grand children will not be able to pay it off.

Title: Re: Let’s give Scotland a couple of hundred million
Post by Grappler Truth Teller Feller on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 4:19pm

More of an anachronistic relativism...

Title: Re: Let’s give Scotland a couple of hundred million
Post by chimera on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 5:34pm

Bobby. wrote on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 4:15pm:

Blame Dirty Dan -

Interesting graphs showing Vic borrows more per person...but not much more.
https://adepteconomics.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/State-budget-update-30-June-22.pdf

Title: Re: Let’s give Scotland a couple of hundred million
Post by Baronvonrort on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 5:36pm

Daves2017 wrote on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 2:22pm:

The tight arse Scots will run the CG financed by Victorian taxpayers

Title: Re: Let’s give Scotland a couple of hundred million
Post by Gnads on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 6:01pm

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 2:34pm:

The Commonwealth games is an irrelevant anachronism.

But an expensive one ey?... you terrorist supporting POS.

Title: Re: Let’s give Scotland a couple of hundred million
Post by Gnads on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 6:03pm

Bobby. wrote on Sep 16^th, 2024 at 4:15pm:

Blame Dirty Dan -

he put us into 100s of $billions of debt.

Even our great grand children will not be able to pay it off.

And he was prepared to send you down the other debt trap Chinese Belt & Road Scheme.

I don't know why they say Australian Politicians are dumb? (FTroop reference)

Title: Re: Let’s give Scotland a couple of hundred million
Post by lee on Sep 19^th, 2024 at 4:56pm