People are so focused.on "tax the rich".
Maybe instead they should be focused on "stop giving the rich all our money"?
Our far left prime minister just pledged 18 billion dollars to Volkswagen for a 5 billion dollar battery plant, in a country of 45 million people. About 500 dollars for every man, woman, and child in the country.
There's homeless people begging in the streets. There's hundreds of native reserves without water. But no, it's the poor poor company founded by Hitler that really needs that money, extracted directly from the middle class and future generations.
Maybe instead they should be focused on "stop giving the rich all our money"?
Our far left prime minister just pledged 18 billion dollars to Volkswagen for a 5 billion dollar battery plant, in a country of 45 million people. About 500 dollars for every man, woman, and child in the country.
There's homeless people begging in the streets. There's hundreds of native reserves without water. But no, it's the poor poor company founded by Hitler that really needs that money, extracted directly from the middle class and future generations.
For those keeping track, Alberta had an election last night. The United conservatives won a majority of seats vs. the socialist NDP. The province was a sea of blue except in the two largest cities where there was a strong showing by the nep.
You cant even rely on a gallon being the same. I wouldn't be surprised to find a beer bottle is different
It's pretty funny since we all know the op he was responding to was intending to allude to the stereotype of dumb white rednecks.
Suddenly the chatgpt "it's important to note IQ is a discredited method of determining intelligence" disclaimers all come out once a precious protected class is involved.
Suddenly the chatgpt "it's important to note IQ is a discredited method of determining intelligence" disclaimers all come out once a precious protected class is involved.
I saw a styxhexenhammer stream today "the war on farms", and I read that as "the war on the farms" so I assumed someone was trying to take down the kiwi farms again.
I might just be terminally online.
I might just be terminally online.
"nobody's coming to save us, we can only save ourselves"
I think we're doing ok without big tech.
I think we're doing ok without big tech.
In Canada, the key really is who the prime minister is, less than the party.
It was the Federal Liberal party under Jean Chretien and his successor Paul Martin (who was the finance minister under Jean Chretien) who balanced the budget for those 10 years.
The prime minister isn't just the head of the government, but he's also the leader of the party. Unlike in the US where the president and the congress can disagree, in Canada the Prime Minister will just fire anyone who dissents against him. In that way, the Prime Minister is absurdly powerful, controlling the execution of the law and also being primary in determining what the law itself will be.
It's one good reason to be republican (in the sense of non monarchist), to help separate the powers of the head of government and the head of the dominant party in parliament.
It was the Federal Liberal party under Jean Chretien and his successor Paul Martin (who was the finance minister under Jean Chretien) who balanced the budget for those 10 years.
The prime minister isn't just the head of the government, but he's also the leader of the party. Unlike in the US where the president and the congress can disagree, in Canada the Prime Minister will just fire anyone who dissents against him. In that way, the Prime Minister is absurdly powerful, controlling the execution of the law and also being primary in determining what the law itself will be.
It's one good reason to be republican (in the sense of non monarchist), to help separate the powers of the head of government and the head of the dominant party in parliament.
There were some lingering liabilities with respect to native reserves, and a lot of us hoped Trudeau would address those things, but he really hasn't -- he's just corrupt. He's gotten rich while the country burns.
Canada's EI and CPP were in decent enough shape, and even now they're just raising the contributions to both.
The real problems are a combination of corruption and using a printing press instead of actually addressing problems. Canada's biggest mistake was hiring his step-father's son.
Canada's EI and CPP were in decent enough shape, and even now they're just raising the contributions to both.
The real problems are a combination of corruption and using a printing press instead of actually addressing problems. Canada's biggest mistake was hiring his step-father's son.
Well, they did it for 10 years, and they were on track to get back on track after another 8 after the biggest financial crisis since the great depression. that's a good chunk of time, and it obviously had universal suffrage throughout that.
And they managed 10 years of balanced budgets with universal healthcare and contributing to Afghanistan.
The key is culture, and unfortunately the culture needs a major change.
And they managed 10 years of balanced budgets with universal healthcare and contributing to Afghanistan.
The key is culture, and unfortunately the culture needs a major change.
To be fair, it's possible to balance budgets. Canada had a balanced federal budget from 1996 to 2006. One of the things I've criticized Stephen Harper for was breaking the budget with his Canada's Economic Action Plan for make benefit Glorious Nation of Khazakstan, but even he managed a surplus by his final year in office.
Over that 10 years, Canada's federal debt went down by nearly 100 billion dollars, by 1/6th.
By contrast, the current regime doubled the federal debt since 2015. They've spent more debt than every other government before them combined.
Over that 10 years, Canada's federal debt went down by nearly 100 billion dollars, by 1/6th.
By contrast, the current regime doubled the federal debt since 2015. They've spent more debt than every other government before them combined.
The laffer curve certainly exists and we don't know where we are on it, so lower taxes could increase revenue for sure.
No matter what, spending needs to drop and be made more efficient. I have repeatedly pointed out that us public spending on healthcare is enough per Capita for universal public healthcare everywhere else on earth. "Oh but America is so spread out" compared to Canada?
No matter what, spending needs to drop and be made more efficient. I have repeatedly pointed out that us public spending on healthcare is enough per Capita for universal public healthcare everywhere else on earth. "Oh but America is so spread out" compared to Canada?
I just started reading Dostoyevsky's "Notes from the Underground". I expect it'll take me about 6 months to finish since I tend to read a chapter per weekend (you try reading more than that to a toddler), but compared to Beowulf I expect it'll be a much nicer read. The prose is classic Russians literature (which is to say depressed and whiny), but at least it's in modern English I can actually read!
Honestly, I could agree with that.
Other than people employed by the government, when the federal government stops doing what it does, does anyone actually notice? What are they doing that requires it to be most of the economy?
Other than people employed by the government, when the federal government stops doing what it does, does anyone actually notice? What are they doing that requires it to be most of the economy?
E=MC^2 + AI + Metaverse + Big Data + Cloud computing + Crypto
Where E represents the energy in matter plus a bunch of bullshit that gets idiot investors excited
Where E represents the energy in matter plus a bunch of bullshit that gets idiot investors excited
Hating and disrespecting people solely because of their nationality is in direct opposition to the current political paradigm. I'm surprised there aren't more reactions like this.
https://twitter.com/ThierryBreton/status/1662194595755704321
Global authoritarianism is alive and well. Threats from metagovernments for not acting in pursuit of propaganda.
Global authoritarianism is alive and well. Threats from metagovernments for not acting in pursuit of propaganda.
Both parties raise the deficit. The Democrats raise the deficit by raising spending, the Republicans raise the deficit by cutting taxes.
What must happen is raising taxes and cutting spending until revenues are neutral. Then we can cut spending and taxes at the same time to maintain a neutral (or surplus) budget.
What must happen is raising taxes and cutting spending until revenues are neutral. Then we can cut spending and taxes at the same time to maintain a neutral (or surplus) budget.
It would be funny if Tesla actually ends up being the #1 EV charging company in the world and gives up EVs themselves.
>They need to be put to work lest they grow up to be man-babies who write Kitchen Nightmares reviews on a Saturday evening.
I'm ded
I'm ded
