Trudeau’s band-aid solution to inflation doesn’t address how carbon tax hacks away at our well-being

Trudeau recently announced he’s handing out one-time rebates for the high cost of living. The less your income, the more eligible you become. This is supposed to help low to middle-income Canadians who are struggling to make ends meet, sometimes losing the battle and even their homes. With our historic inflation, Trudeau fails to admit… Read More Trudeau’s band-aid solution to inflation doesn’t address how carbon tax hacks away at our well-being

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 Earthpages.orgLeave a comment

Central banks have ‘King Canute’ theory of inflation, says former governor | Mervyn King | The Guardian | Opinion & Humor

Mervyn King questions theory that ‘inflation will remain low because we say it will’ Source: Central banks have ‘King Canute’ theory of inflation, says former governor | Mervyn King | The Guardian Opinion: Ha ha. For those unfamiliar with the story of King Canute (or Cnut), he was the powerful and often ruthless 11th century… Read More Central banks have ‘King Canute’ theory of inflation, says former governor | Mervyn King | The Guardian | Opinion & Humor

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What the History of Money Says About Its Future | Opinion : Crypto about to become a lot less cryptic

We may be on the cusp of a currency shift now Source: What the History of Money Says About Its Future Opinion: Our world is changing very fast. Remember just a while ago when people mentioned bitcoin we had images of hackers cooking up some pseudo currency so they could buy and sell black market… Read More What the History of Money Says About Its Future | Opinion : Crypto about to become a lot less cryptic

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 Earthpages.org1 Comment

Researcher describes how Amazon turns its employees into ‘automated machinery’ | Opinion

Source: Researcher describes how Amazon turns its employees into ‘automated machinery’ Opinion – Cut the crap and admit that we’re part of it: Here’s a piece that sums up some academic research into the mechanization of workers by Amazon. The mechanization of people is not a new idea. Sociologists going back to Max Weber (1864-1920)… Read More Researcher describes how Amazon turns its employees into ‘automated machinery’ | Opinion

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Bitcoin – The End of Money As We Know It | Award-Winning – YouTube

I just watched this on Hoopla (through our public library) but it’s also on YouTube. This is a good little history of trading and money, from primitive mankind, through to the Medici middlemen, right up to Wall Street and the US Federal Reserve. Because I’m not an economist I had to bracket some of the… Read More Bitcoin – The End of Money As We Know It | Award-Winning – YouTube

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Coronavirus may create a generation of supersavers who reshape economy

A generation of risk-averse supersavers could emerge from the fallout of the coronavirus crisis and potentially reshape the economy, experts have said. Source: Coronavirus may create a generation of supersavers who reshape economy

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Belgian Tolerance Of Russian Spies: Naivety Or Deliberate Intention – OpEd – Eurasia Review | + Opinion

We live in an era where news about the activities of Russian spies is nothing really new to anyone. It was recently reported that Belgian intelligence services, the ones responsible for protecting … It is not just now that Belgium has identified espionage issues within the country. Already in 2012, Director of the VSSE Alain… Read More Belgian Tolerance Of Russian Spies: Naivety Or Deliberate Intention – OpEd – Eurasia Review | + Opinion

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