Mike's Daily Comment

Good Heavens, What if They Remove The Tax

 

When Liberal MP and Heritage Chair Hey Fry was told Prime Minister Trudeau has said no to an internet tax bluntly stated “it is obvious he hasn’t read the proposal”. Taxes that would be on top of the 5% tax on broadband services we already have that Ms. Fry says is necessary. What about the windfall that municipal governments are getting on the sharp increase in property values which equals increased property taxes…

…also from Michael: The One Thing You Want Your Children To Know

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A Bucket of Cold Water on a Common & Dangerous Assumption.

 

We have serious and complex problems, and not one of them is going to be solved by superficial thinking held hostage by idealogy. un-informed by research. Examples? The gun registry, it cost billions and failed just the same. Or how about climate change…. 

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Why Isn’t The Government Bailing Out Sears?

 

With the Government bailing out the Montreal Grand Prix, Honda, Ford and the Bombardier family just to name a few that have occurred this year, what is it about Sears that Government doesn’t want to bail it out with your tax dollars? Why not this particular private business?

…related from Mike: The Impact of Amazon’s “Just Walk Out Technology”

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Record Government Revenues Are Still Not Enough

The real message from the BC Governments upcoming surplus is “Bigger Government All the Time.” No thought of returning the excess to those who earned it, not even close. In spite of revenues exceeding expenditures, both the Greens and BC NDP is already on record to raise more taxes. The socialization of Big Government is so successful the only thing that separates the parties is how fast they’re going to grow the Government. 

…also Michael’s Mid-Week Update: Whereto Oil, UBER & Sears

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Financially Illiterate Graduates a Political Boon

 

Students who have no awareness of the 1.3 Trillion in government debt they will be spending their lives paying off, or have no idea what an unfunded pension liability is that they will be on the hook for might be forgiven for advocating big government. Since the school system doesn’t make them aware, it will be no surprise when they get very angry when they find out they are grossly in debt before they have even begun their working lives!

…related from Michael: Socialism Gets Slammed by…..Socialists

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