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January 25, 2009

Why Corporate Tax Cuts (in Canada) Make No Sense

The January 27 budget is leaking faster than a flatulent elephant after eating a tonne of beans. More and more details come out every day, and yet the Conservatives don’t have the courage to present it in the House of Commons. That said, we’ve seen many trial balloons about several topics and the one that we’ll probably have confirmed at the last minute will be […]

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January 20, 2009

Who Needs a Draft?

I’ve argued for a while that the notion of a draft in the US is illogical for two reasons: It would generate unwanted competition to the $900 per day private contractors such as Blackwater There’s no need for a draft when people are unemployed. Unfortunately, I’m proven correct on the second reason, as can be seen with this NYT article . As massive waves of […]

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January 18, 2009

Rex Murphy: Where to Spend?

Rex Murphy, host of the national CBC show called "Cross Country Checkup", is asking Canadians tonight where they should spend their money. You can all hang up.  I have the top 10 answers. Stop spending any more money on fossil fuels or things that burn fossil fuels.  It’s stupid. Understand that we have an opportunity to institute structural change:  invest in green and invest lots.  […]

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January 17, 2009

Bailouts Filling a Bottomless Pit?

Financial bailouts are doing nothing to remedy a global economy that is facing a structural reckoning. As evidenced by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) of the United States, massive amounts of the bailout funds are simply being funnelled to offshore locations. Full story here . One day, people will wake up and say "why are we giving more money to the people who are creating […]

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January 6, 2009

Excited Delirium: Chapter Index

Chapter 1 Prelude Chapter 1: Kite Intro Chapter 2: An OMNINet Employee Chapter 3: They Call Me Mr. Kite Chapter 4: Greyrock (Protect the Oil) Chapter 5: Introduction to Griffith Garamond Chapter 6: Kite Resignation Letter Chapter 7: The OMNINet: From Good Intentions … Chapter 8: Kite Meets an Employment Counselor Chapter 9: The Garamond Guy Chapter 10: Made In China Chapter 11: Introducing the […]