nichhhole said:Good for our economy?
How so?
it's meant to be a pilgrimage which i thought = avoiding luxuries like beds/toilets and opting for sleeping bags in catholic schools and portoloos. theyre teenagers.. how much of an effect can they really make on our economy? even the 20893131238912390 ofthem after we've pulled out so much from our own pockets.
i live in radnwick.. and thank the lord i'm out of sydney this time of year.
http://news.smh.com.au/national/hotels-to-lose-during-world-youth-day-20080604-2lk3.htmlCharlieB said:
- accomodation (hotels, apartments - not all pilgrims are staying in homestay)
umblakegman said:Surely the accomodation side of it will earn a fair bit though too.
It still is a joke however.
It's more along the lines of $160,000,000 in taxpayer contributions when taking into account things such as compensation for the racing industry.Schroedinger said:Hold on some simple maths.
If we take into account the $92,000,000 (That's MILLION) that has been invested in this farce and divide it by the FOUR HUNDRED (WHOA)
You get:
230,000.
That's right. Two hundred and THIRTY thousand people need to come and spend that FOUR HUNDRED to even allow the endeavour to break even.
Keep in mind that $92,000,000 (again MILLION) doesn't take into account any of the lost economic productivity during the weeks of disruption [And the amount of money lost by the offensive T-Shirt Trade!].
The maths doesn't add up, the event doesn't add up. They aren't going to get 230,000 people even at a long shot, so no. You're wrong. GOOD DAY SIR.
How many are actually going to bother though if they only spent ~400.Schroedinger said:Hahahahah TAXES? TAXES?
You get REFUNDED YOUR GST WHEN YOU LEAVE. Fucking hell have ANY of you gone overseas?
you get gst refunds only on tangible goods which you can carry on board of an aircraft (ie. hand luggage), with a value of $300 or more spent at one location.Schroedinger said:Hahahahah TAXES? TAXES?
You get REFUNDED YOUR GST WHEN YOU LEAVE. Fucking hell have ANY of you gone overseas?
Mate, you're looking at the short-term cost of the event. This event may yield benefits such as increased tourism in the future.Schroedinger said:Every single one of them. Even then, the taxes on that would be a total of $36.36
36.36/7 = $5.194
Around about that.
Purely from GST.
That's only those who choose not to do it.
The maths doesn't add up. It's not worth it, it's a stupid event and I've got a calculator to PROVE it.
I'm pretty sure I've heard politicians cite this an excuse.WannaBang? said:Mate, you're looking at the short-term cost of the event. This event may yield benefits such as increased tourism in the future.
*Fixedjb_nc said:Year 2275*. Morris Iemma Jr^7 is Premier of Australia. Increase of 0.75% of tourists from previous years. Iemma: "Thanking my Great ^6 grandfather Premier Iemma for allowing World Youth Day in Sydney for this increase in tourists".