What would you do with the cash? (Albertans)
 

As most Albertans know... our province is essentially debt free. I've heard rumours that our surplus after the debt is paid off could range anywhere from 5-10 billion dollars. At the high end, that would be 3000 bucks per Albertan. For a minute now, lets pretend that we're optimists and that we all get a cheque for 3000 bucks... what would you do with it!?

Please, no debating about gov't policy and stuff, that kind of thing always ruin threads.

-Richer

hmm... Id buy me a skimmer like Deb's :mrgreen:

Pay off some of my student loan. Dear God though I hope Ralph doesn't do something inane like that. He should three-lane Highway 2 from Edmonton to Calgary is what he should do.

I think saskatchewan is rectifying their insanely large debt by raising property tax... WOO go ndp go!

I agree that the surplus should be put into better use (ie. reducing tuition, benefits, etc.).

However, that aside, what would I do? Besides that "Tim Allen" sized skimmer (that thing is probably bigger than my sump!), I'd probably set aside 1000 bucks to upgrade my slowly dying computer... the rest, I'd put away for a rainy day... because I seem to get hit hard on those days.

-Richer

2 words: consumer electronics

:mrgreen:

I'd like to use it to take a vacation and go to Dubai for a few days or buy a Home threatre PC and some car parts and some reef equipment or just pay off my some of my creditline! :smile:

:lol: Tim Allen skimmer..... :cool:

I'd spend it once before I got it, and once after as usual. :rolleyes:

We got a $3000 cheque from Ralphie once for tornado induced stress. (KISS KISS) We went to Tofino on that one.

1983 Mercedes Benz 300TD turbo-diesel station wagon

Re: What would you do with the cash? (Albertans)
 

Dang, and here I thought it would be a grand gesture to spread the wealth around the country a bit instead of hording all :confused: It's only by fluke we landed in the province with so much oil revenue....

In that case I would buy a big screen tv and a new stereo! Hey wait a minute.......I just did that the other day anyway! :lol:

I gotta get me a bike store...

:razz:

I'd buy a couple square feet of 3/8" acrylic

I'd just throw it on top of the pile.( I wish, that joke is for teevee) I'd pay off debt. To ruin the thread, I hope they don't do that. But I do hope I won 26mil. on super 7 tonight!

Dave

Kari, you thinking you'd go acrylic on your next tank? Just about to buck up for a new 250-300 gal. and never really considered acrylic, why acrylic?
My worry would be I'd scratch the shat out of it.

Dave

Sorry to high jack the post, but free money not going to happen.

MEE TOO!
Too bad I don't own one.....yet :lol:

Well i would buy my self a EURO REEF 12-3 Skimmer..

and pay off my credit card. and buy my self a new pair of underwear.


mike :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I was just being sarcastic about acrylic prices.
No I wouldn't go acrylic on a reef tank either since coraline would be a real PITA.

I'm pretty sure my wife would have it spent before I could even come up with something :lol:

Walter

Re: What would you do with the cash? (Albertans)
 

Now that's a controversial statement if I've ever heard one. We should start a seperate thread on this in order to avoid ruining this one. :razz:

On another note, I just realized my first post made it sound like I don't want the government paying off my loan. What I meant was, I'd rather the government didn't hand each of us $3,000.

Hey, you dont get any. Your part of the poor flatlanders. :lol:

:rofl:

Now you can tell Ralph.

http://www.finance.gov.ab.ca/surveys/itsyourfuture.html

:cool: When can I expect my cheque...... :razz: