August1991

BTW, I still favour a Federal Republic. I am a federalist. But I am not a monarchist.

Bump.

Let me make myself plain. I often see older people in food courts, at Tim Hortons, retired people. In their mind, these people worked - now they can live without working. ===== How does this trade exist? Why should the younger (typically dark-skinned, nowadays) person work to make a sandwich so that you can sit and talk to your friends?

Harper, before 2015, got rid of many people - restricted how they spent. The federal civil service hated Harper. Under Trudeau Jnr starting in 2015, the federal government hired many people born in the 1990s - recent graduates. Trudeau Jnr offered: Training, new programmes, travel abroad, generous travel accounts... Nowadays, these people are in their 30s - and Trudeau Jnr can't borrow anymore. === Note the recent dispute about work in office/at home. Under Trudeau Jnr, our federal civil service is close to becoming like Greek/Italian government service - a form of welfare.

Disagree. Truly poor people do not have tattoos, or dogs. They do not paint graffiti. Not in the way that rich people in Montreal do. ==== I was recently in Asia - a very poor Asian country. Cats may wander around where they live. Cats are well treated.

In Quebec, we have saved in ourselves. We have built our infrastructure. Norway, it has saved with foreigners - trusting they will be honest. America? They trust the future is like the past.

I feel uncomfortable making opinions about world politics China is not in debt. Nor is Russia. The US federal state is enormously in debt. What does this mean? Many people around the world hold US denominated paper - issued by the US federal government - with a promise. These people expect that the US federal government will honour this promise with somethng real. (For example, people expect their Social Security payment will give them food.) W)hy? The US federal government has the power to tax some very rich people. Yet the US federal government is borrowing (selling bonds) at a rate greater than Americans can generate income. This is not sustainable. ==== If this system fails, you will first know when the US dollar loses value against other currencies. Among macroeconomic variables, exchange rates are volatile

No, since 2015, many (several hundred thousand) GenX kids have been hired in the federal government as "deputy" or "assistant deputy". Since then, they have received good appraisals and are now hoping to become "acting deputy" or "adjoint-assistant".

Here, I disagree, Feminism - to my mind - is that the State should be blind to a person's sex, gender, whatever. === Christian idea? Here too I disagree. Religions call this marriage. Don't call this mayonnaise when there are no real eggs. Salad dressing, it is.

CdnFox, Our federal MPs are one question. Since 2015, Trudeau Jnr has hired many more: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/trudeau-government-increased-federal-employees-since-2015 When hired, the Gen-X (and parent) feels important. But is the job permanent?

Michael If a person can feed a dog or pay for a tattoo, they are not "poor".

Iceland, some 300,000 people, have survived for centuries Newfouudlanders too. Like Iceland. a sustainable civilised society. Survived for centuries. Norway? Independent, not part of the EU. Own currency. Hydro. Oil, natural gas. About 6 million people. ==== I understand Trudeau Snr.

Looking back, in the 1910s, the world powers (dlplomats, politicians) could have avoided the disaster of Summer 1914.

Herbie, I have no dog in this fight. 1. RFK Jnr could have just resigned. He didn't. 2. He chose to support Trump. 3. He chose to withdraw from certain States - but not all.

Reagan defeated the Soviets. Except in your colleges, there are no Marxists. Possibly some Arabists. ===== As Trudeau Snr once said, we need counterweights.

Harris and Biden Democrats. Thoughts?

Golden handcuffs.

Taiwan, China? North/South Korea? ==== I have been to Crimea, Kiev. I have been to Israel and Jordan. === Ordinary people want diplomats to get along.

The World gangsters need a sit-down. It happened in 1815 and 1945. (Versailles 1919 decided nothing.)

Herbie, I never saw Mussolini. But I did see Trudeau Snr, several times. Same stagecraft. But in the case of Trudeau Snr, he had a good/open message to deliver.

I reckon that tax payment/compliance is a far better measure of "democracy" than voter turn out. In 2020, according to Wikipedia, Biden received 81 million votes. I don't buy it.

People in Singapore also pay taxes. Milton Friedman invented payroll taxes.

Democracy? Voter turn-out is no measure of civilisation. Peaceful transfer of power without death between opponents? ==== Most Norwegians, Canadians and Americans voluntarily pay their taxes. Koreans and even Japanese don't.

Trump is a remarkable character: buffoon, showman. Without Trump, according to the MSM, Vance is "just a guy - with a beard." And many women don't like guys with a beard.