tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post8494838357121634325..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: More Poor Choices?Owen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-20166129870033731902014-09-11T03:57:50.498-04:002014-09-11T03:57:50.498-04:00They aren't hammering him, Asking, because bot...They aren't hammering him, Asking, because both the Liberals and the NDP have been infected by the same corporatist virus.<br /><br />Harper happens to be a carrier of the most virulent strain. Big money still writes the cheques.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-858088958915375112014-09-10T22:18:59.838-04:002014-09-10T22:18:59.838-04:00"Counter cyclical spending is a well establis..."Counter cyclical spending is a well established response to a recession, Asking. Harper was forced by the opposition to adopt that strategy when he held a minority.<br /><br />But a majority gave him the opportunity to practice stupid economics. And now the chickens are coming home to roost."<br /><br />Owen, you commented two days ago about the very nature of this. I responded about Harpers (and the Republican's) neo-Austrian economics. We are in a very different position form most recessions this time. Economic demand is awful and unemployment is nasty. While USA monetary policy certainly has helped, Obama has been kept from pursuing a truly useful path to success by the Republican right. Only the USA's unhealthy focus on war making has arguably helped by providing a form of government employment for some. Only ideology has kept them from more wisely investing some 3-4 TRILLION dollars on infrastructure over the past 10 years.<br /><br />Harper's insistence on "balancing the budget" ASAP (question why this is such good policy under our current economic situation??) will eventually hurt him at the polls, todays report is further confirmation of his wrong choices. More importantly, it will prolong needless suffering in the Canadian economy.<br /><br />He certainly is giving the opposition some real meat to work with. Why are they not hammering Harper on this?Askingtherightquestionsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-25816069719060198112014-09-10T17:38:53.937-04:002014-09-10T17:38:53.937-04:00Harper's economic policy has never been about ...Harper's economic policy has never been about job creation, Anon. It's been about wealth accumulation.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-11549856429584075972014-09-10T16:29:17.718-04:002014-09-10T16:29:17.718-04:00What of all of the jobs, given to foreigners? What...What of all of the jobs, given to foreigners? What of all those jobs, taken from Canadians?<br /><br />Jason Kenny out and out blatantly lied regarding, his TFW program. He is bringing foreigners over, that are not even ticketed nor certified. The two people that quit their jobs, are absolutely right. The foreigners are damned dangerous to work with.<br /><br />The oil, gas and mine barons are, bottomless pits of greed. The wealthy sit on all of the money, to gain control.<br /><br />I believe Harper has Canada in, over $4 trillion in debt. Harper very much favors, global governance for Canada. He said so, in his speech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-71407303540322889852014-09-10T09:43:40.573-04:002014-09-10T09:43:40.573-04:00If you're addicted to looking in the rear view...If you're addicted to looking in the rear view mirror, thwap, you're bound to smash up on the highway ahead.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-12568034457768540932014-09-10T09:40:17.092-04:002014-09-10T09:40:17.092-04:00Well, we're fucked then. Because the US recove...Well, we're fucked then. Because the US recovery is a mirage. More than this, the printing of trillions of dollars to buy back bonds and thereby inject cash into the hands of the 1% has produced such asset inflation that the world's central banks are thinking about raising interest rates to stave-off inflation.<br /><br />All of this 19th century economic policy has been a disaster. The harpercons have been the worst for clinging so dogmatically to it.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.com