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Oil is a Barometer of Economic Times as is Gold Standard & Poor’s downgraded Japan’s sovereign debt rating last week. It was the first cut in Japan’s rating in nine years. Japan now joins Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain — all of which have been downgraded. Everyone is also looking toward the U.S. fiscal situation, given...
Further to my 3 blogs opposing the proposed merger between the TSX and the LSE, I received a release today from TD Waterhouse where I am a subscriber. I quote it as it points out the irony of the prospective that the TSX might disappear if a merger occurs. “Commodities put Canada in the driver’s...
Have Gold & Silver Started to Fall in Price? The current thought in the US and most of the world is that the debt crisis is abating (as we said so long ago), and in the early part of 2011, the price of gold, silver and metals has slipped a bit. January was not a...
The Shining Example of the Canadian Banks If you ask people around the world, who best survived the 2008 economic meltdown, the universal answer is the Canadian banks. They remained solid, financially stable, and essentially protected the Canadian economy. This should be a lesson to the Canadian government. All the foreign companies pulled back their...
A Commodity Based Economy Canadians have a history of being a resource based economy. When the world economy suffers, so does Canada. This has been true for as long as Canada has existed as a nation. Attempts to Broaden our Economy Previous governments have enacted all sorts of policies to attempt to diversify and strengthen...
In my blog of December 9, 2010, I pointed out how our capitalist society suffers from dramatic up and down cycles that rob the middle class of their wealth and earnings. I suggested 10 points that would very much moderate these cycles and bring about a far better capitalist society. This is the 5th of...
Prosperity Runs in Cycles – which are predictable in their occurrence, yet unpredictable in their cause or length The economic world is a strange historical combination of repetition of i) prosperity cycles, – combined with ii) technological advancement. Those that say history always repeats itself are correct – to some extent. We have always had...
Investing in Renewable Energy – The Incredible Bumbling of the Liberal Government of Ontario, Canada
Renewable Energy A recent phenomenon of political correctness and social responsibility of the Liberal Government of Ontario, Canada points out just how ridiculously inefficient the actions of government can be. In their rush to be environmentally correct, the Liberal government of Ontario brought in a number of the most ridiculous rules and regulations. One of...
There are large income tax incentive programs to Encourage Conservation of Energy, or to Promote Research and Development, or to Induce the Production of Ethanol, and so many other programs Yet our biggest issue is ignored under our income tax system – the devastation wrecked upon average citizens by the relentless economic cycles that ravage...
The Remarkable Story of China & the Negative Effect of Democracy So much has been written about China that everyone is aware of this economic miracle. There is a lot to be said about a central economy that considers economic growth to be important. The largest reason for this economic growth, is the planning and...