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Old 11-24-2018, 09:05 PM   #145
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Originally Posted by RRxtar View Post
the liberals pulled $1billion total from ICBC over 5 years from 2011 to 2016 and they didn't pull money out in 2017. That is an average of 0.25b. Yes its some, but ICBC being $1.3 billion in deficit in ONE year, does not mean they are in deficit because of the liberals pulling money out over several years. the $1.3billion isn't an accrued debt, it is an operating deficit. they paid out $1.3billion more in expenses in 2017 than they brought in. And again, that is with no cash pulled out in that year. The problems go it deeper than that
It's part of it because ICBC had to borrow money with interest instead of having money in reserves making money via investments. It was also $1.2B, not $1B.

Most of the crown corporations in BC had to borrow money just a couple of years into the new policy (BC Hydro another notable one) in order to pay their dividends (again, borrowing with interest).
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