Politics in 2018
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Jarnhamar said:
Transfer payments.
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ballz said:
+300 'cause you're exactly right!
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Do us a favor and become your own country. ON and Canada will appreciated the the loss of Liberal votes.
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Jarnhamar said:
That the government of the GTA would belong to and be responsible to the local citizens who elected it, not the provincial government.
eg: City Hall not having to get permission from Queen's Park to install a speed bump.
Rifleman62 said:
Make Canada a one-party ( ie: Conservative ) state?
That would put us in the same category as: China, North Korea, Cuba...
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mariomike said:
:facepalm:
You win the Internet today for stupid hyperbole, MM....
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SeaKingTacco said:
Sorry you feel that way.
Rifleman62 said:
Sounds like a one-party ( Conservative ) state to me.
Current one-party states
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-party_state#Current_one-party_states
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mariomike:
Do you really think that? You think no one in the ROC would cast a vote for the LPC? Lots of people in the ROC love his hair and selfies.
Do you really think that? You think no one in the ROC would cast a vote for the LPC? Lots of people in the ROC love his hair and selfies.
So I saw some of the effects of the minimum wage increase. I go to the same place for breakfast/brunch with the wife every Sunday. I noticed the new menus and new pricing. Everything went up 1 to 3 dollars. The owner didn’t want to lay off or cut back any hours so raised his prices. Says he’ll see how that works in the coming months.
Now his prices have been the same for the last three years and they are already low so not too much a hit on my wallet but it makes me think twice if I consider ordering something more expensive from time to time.
My wife however commented on how maybe we should just have brunch at home more often and maybe limit our brunch there to every two weeks. She is much more frugal than me.
I guess it all depends on what people are willing to accept. Increased prices or lower service.
Now his prices have been the same for the last three years and they are already low so not too much a hit on my wallet but it makes me think twice if I consider ordering something more expensive from time to time.
My wife however commented on how maybe we should just have brunch at home more often and maybe limit our brunch there to every two weeks. She is much more frugal than me.
I guess it all depends on what people are willing to accept. Increased prices or lower service.
Brad Sallows
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Relax. The same process will repeat that has repeated before: min wage goes up, prices and wages adjust (recalibrate) accordingly. A new equilibrium will be reached, at which the new min wage will have about as much purchasing power relative to the new price/wage structure as the old min wage had relative to the old price/wage structure.
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What! You mean politicians cannot legislate supply and demand?Brad Sallows said:
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Now we can all be just as poor as those trying to live off minimum wage. Wealth distribution, Comrade.ModlrMike said:
Brad Sallows said:
Maybe. But the amount raised in such a short time is what is different plus add in all the other employment rules like vacation leave, guaranteed hours or pay for shift cancellations is what is a bit different.
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Jarnhamar said:I think I can see why Toronto leadership needs to ask permission to spend money on a speed bump
To paraphrase Mayor LaGuardia, there is no Liberal or Conservative way of fixing a sewer.
Having spent my career as municipal employee, I was/am thankful that these party politcs "discussions" began at the provincial level.
Rifleman62 said:
Likewise.
Rifleman62 said:
Sounds very close to a one-party state to me. Where Liberals can always run, but Conservatives will always win.
Oldgateboatdriver
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I am sorry to have to say so: That is one of the least thought through argument I have seen in along time.
How on earth could Toronto becoming it's own province make Canada a single party country ?????????
They would still have federal ridings ... and very likely the same number of ridings. So how the hell would that change Canada !!!!
As for the remaining Ontario province, if it is so "conservative", I am willing to bet that, after being "freed" from them Libs, they would fracture into the "very conservatives" vs "less conservatives", etc. etc.
One of the consequences of having a real Parliamentary democracy is that it always creates a two party system at the least.
How on earth could Toronto becoming it's own province make Canada a single party country ?????????
They would still have federal ridings ... and very likely the same number of ridings. So how the hell would that change Canada !!!!
As for the remaining Ontario province, if it is so "conservative", I am willing to bet that, after being "freed" from them Libs, they would fracture into the "very conservatives" vs "less conservatives", etc. etc.
One of the consequences of having a real Parliamentary democracy is that it always creates a two party system at the least.
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True, but it's a welcome break from his turning every discussion into a collection of ambulance stories.Oldgateboatdriver said:
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