August1991

In this modern world of the 21st century, define the State. Where do you live? What passport do you have? Where do you pay taxes? What is the area-code of your phone? Indeed, where is your phone? ==== Increasingly, I'm with Trudeau Snr and the Austrian-Hungarian regime.

Everyone knows this riff by @paravonian:

Guilbeault foolishly said that the federal government would not pay for roads. (Unlike Coyne, I disagree. The federal government should pay for some roads.) ===== It seems that reduction of CO2 emissions is the flavour of the month. To do this, the best way is a Pigouvian Tax. And if I were a politician like Mulroney or Harper, I would eliminate another tax.

As a foreigner, I've always liked her American way of speaking. === By mail-in, Biden won certain counties in 2020. To win 2024, Trump will need several critical counties.

In 2022, she should have won. She lost. ===== IMHO, like Trump in 2020, she was bad at organizing critical counties.

RoboSmith. I always love your quick replies,

For many Americans, this will be a wrong comparison. Navalny is dead. Yet, what Putin did to Navalny is what Biden is doing to Trump.

Food is critical for life. For tens of thousands of years, we obtain food through prices - numbers. In Canada, health care is also critical - but we use a Medieval system.

This federal dental care system will make lawyers, economists, dentists very rich.

Canada is largely a Roman Catholic country. And we get along.

Disagree. I prefer a male pilot. And a female cashier. ===== Let me explain further: I sometimes choose an older male cashier - he must be really good.

Agreed. Money? Merely paper - but have you noticed that money always has a number?

Japan debt to GDP is higher. The US govt debt to GDP was higher in 1946.

Disagree. You Americans have your own way of solving problems.

Disagree To me, the peaceful transfer of State power between living people who hate each other - this is civilisation. You Americans have done this. Russians and Chinese have never done this

We've all noted something is wrong. Why? How? I figure that women more than men note when something is wrong. Everyone complains - but rich people more than poor people are likely to complain about the precision of something. Rich people note mistakes more than poor people. When lining up in the grocery, I choose a woman cashier. They are faster and more precise. But I prefer a male pilot. Why?

Check Wikipedia: John S. Macdonald. But look at the federal 1896 riding votes. We Canadians cross lines.

To me, Putin is a thug. But is Biden or Trump any different? ==== I will say this: Putin has incentives to protect Russians.

Canadian banks of course keep foreign currency for foreign settlement - but they hold Canadian dollars for local settlements. My question is how do their holdings of foreign reserves - US dollars- affect their domestic holdings.

Which Trudeau? Disagree. ===== We Canadians - English/French/religion have a long history of voting for the other side - even given the choice. In a riding, a Protestant could vote for Gallagher - instead of Smith.

Agreed. In Canada, our banks keep reserves in Canadian dollars to settle.

I'm sure many voters, in their own way, thought the same of Trudeau Jnr 10 years ago. ==== Americans have weird ways to exclude candidates. Trudeau Snr created a better measure in federal politics: how well does the PM speak French

In most cases, the greatest cost to health care is pregnant women - and when older people die. Imagine a health care system as a car warranty: the car imposes costs (pregnancy) or stops. ==== Economists refer to moral hazard, and adverse selection.

Agreed. Our federal Chretien government did not agree with Bush Jnr.

OMG. Think what you are saying.