Our elites didn’t predict Brexit or Donald Trump’s election and they show no sign of understanding what’s going on in France with tens of thousands protesting the latest tax increase on gasoline and diesel in the name of fighting climate change.

Brexit is just the beginning. The EU is in the process of coming apart driven by an under reported banking crisis, sovereign debt and the incompetence of handling the refugee crisis.  And the impact will be felt in the currency, stock and bond markets. 

If we’re going to take on more debt even when times are good, there better be a good reason tied to making the economy more productive. Pet projects and special interests don’t cut it.

In 2008, California’s Corporate Ethics created and financed the plan to – in their own words – “land-lock the tar sands” so it would be forced to sell at a sharp discount.  With the aid of Canadian groups like the Green Party, the BC NDP, Leadnow and Tides Canada – they’ve succeeded. Canadian oil sells for $12 while the US gets $56 per barrel costing our government  billions.

Adrienne Clarkson’s $100,000 Expense Account Reminds Us

We pay taxes when we work. We pay taxes when we spend or invest the money left over. Of course, it’s the price we pay for “civilization.’ You know, things like the $5 million temporary ice rink at the Parliament Buildings or the $2.2 billion on the Phoenix Pay System that the Auditor General calls an unimaginable failure.