(May 20, 2015 at 3:13 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: I don't understand. How hard is it to... I dunno... just raise the damn thing? Why do they have to wait five years?
Probably it is a question of getting the votes for it. I would imagine some would like it immediately, but some are only okay with the idea of it being a bit in the future.
Also, with it being in the future, everyone can plan for it.
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