Mike's Daily Comment
You can kiss new housing to help affordability concerns goodbye. No chance for green technology in Canada. And forget finding investors to help small and mid sized businesses grow because that’s the guaranteed result of doubling the tax on capital gains.
Goofy Award
It’s the funniest, most absurd statement of the campaign and that’s saying something. Think of all the competition in a sea of inane, over the top remarks – and it’s not even close.
Shocking Stat
Canadians especially in BC and Quebec…and Ottawa – don’t seem to have any idea how much the slowdown in Alberta costs the whole country.
Quote of the Week
Famed economist Thomas Sowell on how we no longer count our blessings and instead focus on our unfulfilled desires.
We need billions more for existing programs – tens of billions more for new promises. When the next downturn hits – the deficit will explode and governments will go where the money is – your home.
Is taxing your primary residence in government crosshairs? In a nutshell – yes. Timers Digest’s top rated stock and gold analyst, Mark Leibovit drops by to talk markets. And you don’t want miss the biggest laugh of the election campaign in the goofy.
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Even Slower Growth in Spending is Called a Cut
Posted by Michael Campbell
on Tuesday, 15 October 2019 4:23
For anyone who’s read a federal auditor general’s report chronicling billions wasted, the shrieks of horror over the thought of cutting spending is a bit much. But there is no cut to over spending by any of the parties – just different rates of growth.