Governments get into financial trouble when they yield to Big Government advocates and try to stimulate a 2 Trillion Dollar economy with a 30 Billion stimulus package. A stimulus package that will take years to roll out. 

…also Michael’s Mid-Week Update: North Korea – Uncertainty & Underlying Strength

Lets at least get the facts straight on how much government spending projects really cost. Take for example the recent 35 million dollar “diversity gardens” announcement…..

….related from Michael: Spending Adults Destroying Children’s Futures

Politicians are the masters of inconsistency. You want affordable housing and a politician stands ready to raise taxes on housing to make them less affordable. Canada needs the revenue from resources and politicians stand ready to implement more barriers, regulations and taxes to make it harder to develop them, if at all.  

….also from Michael: The Symbolist in Chief

Usually its children who rely on the older generation to take care of business. Now its upside down with adults spending wildly, confident that the younger generation coming along will have no problem finding a way to pay for it all. When the music stops, make no mistake its our children who are going to have to clean up the mess….assuming that they can. 

….also from Michael: You, Your Investments & Isaac Newton’s 3rd Law