http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/world-top-ten-quality-of-life-map.htmlWhy did you even quote my post,...you didn't, as usual, reply to it.
As far as your statement about ALL Scandinavian countries having a higher standard of living than Canada,...I would like to see your source.
And now we are down to just Scandinavian countries,...a little while back,...it was all of Northern Europe.
The only one higher than Canada, is Norway,...and to get a picture of how this is accomplished,...here`s a good quote,...``Norway's modern manufacturing and welfare system rely on a financial reserve produced by exploitation of natural resources, particularly North Sea oil.
Before the oil shortage made drilling in the ocean worth while,...Norway was just another little frozen country, with a current population of 5 million people, the size of Newfoundland.,...meaningless !!!
And as far as your idea that the NDP could make Canada better than its now,...shit,...it wouldn`t take 10 years for those idiots to bankrupt the country, the Ontario fiasco make it highly unlikely that they would ever be put in power anyway.
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I don't see how the US is way off,...but your numbers do show it ahead of Germany and Sweden, so much for Northern Europe,...http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/world-top-ten-quality-of-life-map.html
These are all the high average standard of living countries but look at the Gini coefficient. The USA is way off, 0.0 = maximum equality, 1.0 = maximum inequality.
What the Social Democratic nations prove is that a high standard of living can be achieved WITHOUT serious inequality.
The USA has a lot of money but the maldistribution of that money towards the 1% and away from the 99% especially away from the bottom 20% means that the poor people live far better in all of the top 10 countries than in the USA, that is what the Gini coefficient is.I don't see how the US is way off,...but your numbers do show it ahead of Germany and Sweden, so much for Northern Europe,...
So now we are not talking about Canada any more also.
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First smart move for them in a long time.Well, there you go.
Finance Minister Charles Sousa delivered the government's fall economic statement today, where he claimed the province is still "on track" to balance the books by 2017 ... but, no, not really. Only if the economy rebounds, he claims.
http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/07/ontario-plans-to-shift-to-spending-growth
Actually, its cowardly and dishonest.First smart move for them in a long time.
Difficult decisions means losing the next election. You think they are stupid. Hudak proposing many policies that will cause him to lose.Actually, its cowardly and dishonest.
And not at all unexpected. This government has been avoiding any tough decisions for at least the past four years.
Indeed, even the Globe and Mail -- which endorsed the Liberals in the last election -- is criticizing the government's refusal to make any difficult decisions.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/glob...g-problem/article15319419/#dashboard/follows/
I see.Difficult decisions means losing the next election. You think they are stupid. Hudak proposing many policies that will cause him to lose.
According to you, the "smart" thing is to do nothing when the times demand leadership and to tell nose-stretchers about the state of affairs.Austerity policies are BOTH bad policies and bad politics.
Oh I agree with tax increases on the rich and corporations.According to you, the "smart" thing is to do nothing when the times demand leadership and to tell nose-stretchers about the state of affairs.
I disagree with those who call for higher taxes but at least they're advocating something. Waving your wand and hoping the annual deficits will magically disappear doesn't seem all that smart to me.
Do you agree with the Wynne government's approach of doing nothing and misleading the public?Oh I agree with tax increases on the rich and corporations.
Problem with OLP is I agree with them about half the time. NDP about 90%OPC almost never. Agree with ADK lower class sizes, disapree subways, gas plants, oppose wage controls,Do you agree with the Wynne government's approach of doing nothing and misleading the public?
And yet your wealth shows you haven't been supporting an equal distribution of wealth and benefited from the labour of the proletariat.. Karl would be mad at you (or call you ein hypocrite). Guess you're just a small time cheater and that's okay.Not me but the big guys are the biggest cheaters in society. I pay my taxes, all of them and I am happy to do it.
Not to mention a rapidly growing educated working class that will soon be wanting the benefits from their work. If you haven't noticed, much of China's success has been from utilizing their large population for cheap labour. The more that population isn't satisfied with cheap wages, China's economy will be under great stress.Protectionism is working very well for China. They have extremely high taxes on imported goods, rules that prevent greater than fifty percent foreign ownership of Chinese companies, and limits on how much capital can leave the country. We should give it a try too.
None of that has prevented a massive influx of capital and a tremendous growth rate, and they have a labor shortage.
Nobody supports equal distribution of wealth. Just "fair" distribution.And yet your wealth shows you haven't been supporting an equal distribution of wealth and benefited from the labour of the proletariat.. Karl would be mad at you (or call you ein hypocrite). Guess you're just a small time cheater and that's okay.
And have you been fair to the people you have profited from or have you just been climbing over their backs?Nobody supports equal distribution of wealth. Just "fair" distribution.
I pay above scale to get good people and keep them. They appreciate it and respond with productivity and loyalty.And have you been fair to the people you have profited from or have you just been climbing over their backs?
hey dirk;Municipalities hiring consultants to report. Isn't that why there are municipal staff? If they aren't qualified to provide the same advice, why are they still employed?
Tip of the iceburg buddy. The bottom line is that until the colossal waste is eliminated from every level of government then the government can go fuck themselves before they turn to the taxpayer again.
Go ahead and try and defend your socialist blather. You can't defend the indefensible. You sound like the fool you've proven to be every time you tap your keyboard.
