Mr Helmut Fromage Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Max Power said: What? You don't even watch the TT, obviously. If it brings in more than is spent, which it does, you are paying nothing! Wow - I’m contributing as a taxpayer to Nathan Harrison’s paid for by Government Honda ride. When the world largest manufacturer of motorcycles has to be paid to come here surely you can see that it’s over. All the recent road closures for repair, if on the TT course should be budgeted and accessible for scrutiny from a TT fund / budget and not from a general DOI road repair budget. The default position of it makes millions is a blinkered naive position- many businesses are hugely inconvenienced with a throw away apologist justification of “it’s the TT” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 12 minutes ago, Mr Helmut Fromage said: Wow - I’m contributing as a taxpayer to Nathan Harrison’s paid for by Government Honda ride. When the world largest manufacturer of motorcycles has to be paid to come here surely you can see that it’s over. All the recent road closures for repair, if on the TT course should be budgeted and accessible for scrutiny from a TT fund / budget and not from a general DOI road repair budget. The default position of it makes millions is a blinkered naive position- many businesses are hugely inconvenienced with a throw away apologist justification of “it’s the TT” Nobody has officially confirmed what Harrison is costing other than you !! Do you have some sort of personal grievance against him? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, Happier diner said: Errrr. Not everyone benefits. Errr but nobody loses! 1 minute ago, Mr Helmut Fromage said: Wow - I’m contributing as a taxpayer to Nathan Harrison’s paid for by Government Honda ride. When the world largest manufacturer of motorcycles has to be paid to come here surely you can see that it’s over. All the recent road closures for repair, if on the TT course should be budgeted and accessible for scrutiny from a TT fund / budget and not from a general DOI road repair budget. The default position of it makes millions is a blinkered naive position- many businesses are hugely inconvenienced with a throw away apologist justification of “it’s the TT” What makes you think that the government has paid for Nathan's ride? Ahh of course, the Manx Crab rumour mill!! Simple back of a fag packet stuff, c.40,000 visitors spending a minimum of £500 (fat chance of getting away with that) in the Manx economy generates £20,000,000. That's pretty conservative, but £4,000,000 approx VAT takings. Then there's sponsorship, admissions, hospitality, licensing, media, etc etc. all income! The budget for the TT and MGP a handful of years ago was £5.5m, I believe that's been slashed. The TT and MGP are the only bright spots on a pretty dismal calendar of events on the IoM, money isn't everything, without them we'd all be worse off, even you pair! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 6 hours ago, WTF said: what colour should they be ? It’s not me who supports a white ‘sport’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 33 minutes ago, Max Power said: If it brings in more than is spent, which it does, you are paying nothing Utter horse shit. Unfortunately we will never know how much it costs to put the greatest show on earth but I reckon you won’t be far from 40million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, Gizo said: Utter horse shit. Unfortunately we will never know how much it costs to put the greatest show on earth but I reckon you won’t be far from 40million. Whatttt?? Are you for real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Gizo said: It’s not me who supports a white ‘sport’ What's white about it which offends you? It's a truly international sport, held in a country which is predominantly white so what would you expect? Edited May 8, 2023 by Max Power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Helmut Fromage Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 38 minutes ago, Banker said: Nobody has officially confirmed what Harrison is costing other than you !! Do you have some sort of personal grievance against him? No personal grievance and nobody will officially confirm it’s the nature of undisclosed costs “but everyone makes money” nature of the event. I hope he has a safe fortnight that’s what I hope for, for all who are involved. There is a previous example of a paid for local ride not ending well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 20 minutes ago, Max Power said: Whatttt?? Are you for real, don't you ever think about what you are saying or do you just make up facts to go with your posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Mr Helmut Fromage said: No personal grievance and nobody will officially confirm it’s the nature of undisclosed costs “but everyone makes money” nature of the event. I hope he has a safe fortnight that’s what I hope for, for all who are involved. There is a previous example of a paid for local ride not ending well. Likewise, do you have any evidence of that? He was an accomplished Irish road racing champion riding for an Irish team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 55 minutes ago, Max Power said: Errr but nobody loses! Yes they do. We all pay taxes to support it and some get nothing in return. Unless you think taxes would be higher without it I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 10 minutes ago, Happier diner said: Yes they do. We all pay taxes to support it and some get nothing in return. Unless you think taxes would be higher without it I suppose. No you don't, it pays for itself, no loss to the taxpayer! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, Max Power said: No you don't, it pays for itself, no loss to the taxpayer! I bet it only pays for itself if you're 'careful' with the accounting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Mr Helmut Fromage said: All the recent road closures for repair, if on the TT course should be budgeted and accessible for scrutiny from a TT fund / budget and not from a general DOI road repair budget. Yeah because they're not used as roads the rest of the time. I think we all get that you don't like the TT and that's fine, it's not compulsory. I think the endless bollocks and conspiracy theory bollocks you post over various user names does get a bit tiresome. You don't like the TT, not as many people as you would like agree with you. Get over it FFS. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, GD4ELI said: I bet it only pays for itself if you're 'careful' with the accounting. That works both ways, as you well know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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