Army Guy Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 On 12/4/2024 at 6:58 PM, eyeball said: This particular dumpster fire was set decades and decades ago. The issue of blaming foreign importers of drugs is an old time drug war tactic that all governments used to avoid the pain of seriously curbing domestic consumption. North Americans are the biggest consumers of illicit drugs in the entire world. In any case it's almost always white mules that smugglers employ and who the authorities just wave through while focusing on shaking down the foreigners everyone has been conditioned to suspect. Again who has been in charge for the 8 plus years, Saying it has been this way for decades is NOT an excuse not to tackle the problems, no wonder we can't get anything done....we all shrug our shoulders and say well it has been done that way for decades, no point in fixing it now, YOU see to the left thats good leadership , good governance... Everything that is wrong with Canada today the Liberals have had 8 plus years to fix...and kicked it down the road, that is bad leadership....Liberals/NDP need to step up and tell Canadians it is our fault..we had no idea what we were doing....and what blows my mind is over 50 % of Canada will vote for the same people over and over again....somehow thinking it can only get better....well you should stock up on weed and booze becasue once the next election comes you guys are in for a rough ride, and all the lube has been used up...it's going to be hard and fast....pay back is going to be a b1tch... Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
eyeball Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Army Guy said: Again who has been in charge for the 8 plus years, Saying it has been this way for decades is NOT an excuse not to tackle the problems, no wonder we can't get anything done....we all shrug our shoulders and say well it has been done that way for decades, no point in fixing it now, YOU see to the left thats good leadership , good governance... I was shrugging my shoulders at this renewed adoption of an old solution that has never ever worked in the past. Doing the same thing over and over again that doesn't work is good governance to you conservatives? If you say so. 28 minutes ago, Army Guy said: ....well you should stock up on weed and booze becasue once the next election comes you guys are in for a rough ride, PP is planning on criminalizing pot again while cracking down on booze? Sure that'll fix everything. Can we get some of that olde tyme religion back too? Edited December 6, 2024 by eyeball 1 Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
Army Guy Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 10 minutes ago, eyeball said: I was shrugging my shoulders at this renewed adoption of an old solution that has never ever worked in the past. Doing the same thing over and over again that doesn't work is good governance to you conservatives? If you say so. PP is planning on criminalizing pot again while cracking down on booze? Sure that'll fix everything. Can we get some of that olde tyme religion back too? NO...read it again, thats not what i said....i said the left has had power for 8 plus years...they are to blame for what is or what is not there.... Did you get these messages via your new hat, or do you have a source you can share, i can malke sh!t up as well....cause i heard that it is not a crack down on weed or booze...but leftists....they are going to make them wear a big L on their outer garments...and force them to all move and live in Vancouver... Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
herbie Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 2 hours ago, Army Guy said: Again your use of distractions is telling but standards for a leftist.... address the issue, Liberals have been in power for 8 plus years Can't distinguish sarcasm from distraction anymore? Been sucking up to the local peanut gallery and it's rubbing off? Yeah the Libs have been in power 8 years, WTF does that have to do with it? They didn't jail enough people for your liking in 8 years? And as was pointed out, WTF makes you think what didn't work for 100 years is going to work now all of a sudden. Quote
Army Guy Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 3 hours ago, herbie said: Can't distinguish sarcasm from distraction anymore? Been sucking up to the local peanut gallery and it's rubbing off? Yeah the Libs have been in power 8 years, WTF does that have to do with it? They didn't jail enough people for your liking in 8 years? And as was pointed out, WTF makes you think what didn't work for 100 years is going to work now all of a sudden. They have had 8 years to come up with viable solutions to even some of our nations issues....lets not even go to the crime issues.... stats say it has double since harpers days...it's all about finding a solution and carrying it out, i know action or taking action is not in your vocabulary, but come on at least they could have tried in 8 years...mean while almost every department is a burning sh!t hole i guess 8 years was not enough fto fix them either....PP has his work cut out for him, he really does not have to try that hard to get stuff done... Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
herbie Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 We're not discussing other issues here. We're specifically discussing the fentanyl problem. Which the BC govt first pointed out an overdose crisis 8 years ago and fentanyl not singled as the main culprit until later. After which they allowed BC to test safe injection sites to prevent overdose deaths, which you condemn and then try safe supply to stop fentanyl contamination which you also condemn. So they have done something in the last 8 years, you just don't like it. And not suggesting any other alternative, it leads one to conclude you prefer jailing people for being addicts, the solution that didn't work for 100 years. Damn rights Canada has a fentanyl problem but only an utter fool (like Trump) would claim the problem is that we're shipping it into the USA. If we were, the US Border Service should hang its head in total shame they've only stopped 40 lbs of it in all this time and admit they are the real problem. The Mexican President is 100% correct in that the problem is the user's demand for it, and f*cking imposing tariffs on their legitimate exports will only make Mexicans poorer and more prone to influence by the cartels. Something far too deep for the ignorant US Rapist President to ever understand. 1 Quote
eyeball Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 6 hours ago, Army Guy said: NO...read it again, thats not what i said....i said the left has had power for 8 plus years...they are to blame for what is or what is not there.... What you said had no bearing on what I said about blaming foreigners for our domestic issues, like our consumption of drugs. Trudeau can be blamed for doing a lot of stupid things and looking for a special economic deal that leaves Mexico out to hang is a bad one. All that does is amplify Trump's erroneous narrative that America's addiction to drugs is the fault of suppliers and smugglers from other countries. 6 hours ago, Army Guy said: Did you get these messages via your new hat, or do you have a source you can share, i can malke sh!t up as well....cause i heard that it is not a crack down on weed or booze...but leftists....they are going to make them wear a big L on their outer garments...and force them to all move and live in Vancouver... Yeah about that, recall you also said... 7 hours ago, Army Guy said: once the next election comes you guys are in for a rough ride, and all the lube has been used up...it's going to be hard and fast....pay back is going to be a b1tch... Is this a warning, a threat or an amplification of another one of Trump's narratives, that Americans won't need to vote again once he's fixed things? Watching the right-wing try to get serious about doing something really hard-boiled about the left wing should be freaking hilarious. Will this be before or after you clowns are stuck trying to deal with potentially millions of refugees Americans are unable to prevent flooding across our border? It'll all be Poilievre's fault but lets get rid of all the lefties. We won't need to wear big L's we'll be the ones laughing our assess off everywhere you look. Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
CdnFox Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 6 hours ago, herbie said: 8 hours ago, Army Guy said: Again your use of distractions is telling but standards for a leftist.... address the issue, Liberals have been in power for 8 plus years Can't distinguish sarcasm from distraction anymore? Been sucking up to the local peanut gallery and it's rubbing off? How about that @Army Guy ... turns out he was wrong and all but it's YOUR fault! Another constant leftist debate technique. Quote There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
Army Guy Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 11 hours ago, CdnFox said: How about that @Army Guy ... turns out he was wrong and all but it's YOUR fault! Another constant leftist debate technique. I know i'm a traitor to my country, i'm the worst of the worst...some how Conservatives used mind jedi mind tricks to make them ruin the country...I've read the conservative owners manual and no where does it mention Jedi mind tricks... 1 Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
Army Guy Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 12 hours ago, eyeball said: Is this a warning, a threat or an amplification of another one of Trump's narratives, that Americans won't need to vote again once he's fixed things? Watching the right-wing try to get serious about doing something really hard-boiled about the left wing should be freaking hilarious. Will this be before or after you clowns are stuck trying to deal with potentially millions of refugees Americans are unable to prevent flooding across our border? It'll all be Poilievre's fault but lets get rid of all the lefties. We won't need to wear big L's we'll be the ones laughing our assess off everywhere you look. You can call it what ever you want...i think the country is going to see some major changes, and a lot of cuts... See thats the problem you have , liberals never got serious about anything their entire stay in government , once weed was legal they decided to divide the country and screw up as many things as possible...and line their pockets...You guys a re special breeds you support the liberals/NDP that has set records for scadalls, stealing , ethics breaches, sh!t 3 or 4 of them don't even know their own ethic back ground...these are the people you voted for to run the country... And now your terrified about a man that has not had a chance to show us his leadership abilities....while Justins record is sitting right in your face....and is dripping in Sh!t and despair and your happy with that, but terrified of the unknown.......The rest of the country is tired of the BS, and come the election we are going to have a new government one way or another....the liberals/ NDP are going to be set back so far that the block "may" be the official opposition. The lefties created all of these problems...and it took them 8 years to screw things up this bad, it is not going to be fixed over night...So ya lets get rid of the lefties, the nations moral compass must be reset, it is going to swing from far left to the right of center... You guys can do what ever it is you do, as the left will be stripped of it's power base, and Conservatives will shake your hands everyday for giving them a super majority and the tools they need to fix everything.... Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
CdnFox Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 1 hour ago, Army Guy said: I know i'm a traitor to my country, i'm the worst of the worst...some how Conservatives used mind jedi mind tricks to make them ruin the country...I've read the conservative owners manual and no where does it mention Jedi mind tricks... Did you use the secret decoder ring we issued you? 1 Quote There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
eyeball Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 1 hour ago, Army Guy said: And now your terrified... Not really, it's a lot more like long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of exasperated hilarity. Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
herbie Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 You can well consider yourself a traitor if you keep your eyes trained South and forget you're looking at a different country. You live in a different one with a different history, a different govt structure and a different culture. While it is hilarious to see the incessant whining from there about 'leftist Democrats' it's almost sad to see it carry on in conversations here where there's like a mere two inches of difference between the three main parties. What in real life changed whether Trudeau or Harper ran the country. What will change that actually makes a difference with PP? The only real difference will be words and a dollar more spent on this and a dollar less on that. Like choosing your ISP or cell carrier. And the minute people realize politicians can't change their petty whining about not liking social change they'll vote those ones out again because they can't grasp that inevitable fact. Be bloody thankful you can choose multiple parties, that coalitions and compromise are possible and scandals are how you dress up or wear a turban or won't get a security clearance. Yet you seem to insist we need our own doddering old 19th century imbecile rapist and convicted criminal to vote for. Quote
Army Guy Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 39 minutes ago, herbie said: You can well consider yourself a traitor if you keep your eyes trained South and forget you're looking at a different country. You live in a different one with a different history, a different govt structure and a different culture. While it is hilarious to see the incessant whining from there about 'leftist Democrats' it's almost sad to see it carry on in conversations here where there's like a mere two inches of difference between the three main parties. What in real life changed whether Trudeau or Harper ran the country. What will change that actually makes a difference with PP? The only real difference will be words and a dollar more spent on this and a dollar less on that. Like choosing your ISP or cell carrier. And the minute people realize politicians can't change their petty whining about not liking social change they'll vote those ones out again because they can't grasp that inevitable fact. Be bloody thankful you can choose multiple parties, that coalitions and compromise are possible and scandals are how you dress up or wear a turban or won't get a security clearance. Yet you seem to insist we need our own doddering old 19th century imbecile rapist and convicted criminal to vote for. Thats BS, i guess according to you millions of Canadians that have gone on and moved to Europe, the US, UK , or any other countries are traitors...is that what you impling, what about all those immigrants that leave their countries are they traitors as well...Maybe we should be asking why are so many Canadians leaving ? Yes we have a different history, and for the most part closely intined with US history.., Yes we have a much different government structure, not sure what the point is here....and yes our culture is intertwined as well, we borrow a lot from them...According to our PM we have no culture, diversity is our strength, then again no many listen to what he has to say... Our culture is being rewritten by our very education system...we have gone from being a warrior society...that our allies could depend on to a bunch of wimps...that have bought into the entire woke gambit... It has been this current government that has divided us into little groups instead of uniting the country, none of these groups can talk to each other , todays conversations consist of yelling/calling names at each other...this forum is a perfect example... Honestly if you had to ask the question what changed you have not been paying attention... everything has change...And i'm hoping everything changes once PP gets in.... Yes becasue those multiple parties have offered us so many choices and solutions to what aisles the country...most of those parties are nothing more than a few words on paper, they offer nothing they can deliver, nor are the relevant in todays political environment. I mean what is the green party, or PPC, or even NDP vote going to do for you... Scandals' rock this liberal government with more than 4 in parliament right now...The liberal party has dropped more MP's due to scandals' than any other government in history..our own PM to the ethics board 3 times...4 MP's have problems deciding on what their ethnic back ground is...lying to take advantage of business loopholes and opportunity's or sucking in more voters, becasue they think Canadians are dumb... Not sure where your going with the 19 th century rapist comments, but right now after all we have been through with this Liberal /NDP government i really question the moral values of those people that voted for them... then again all one has to do is take a look around and see for themselves, everything seems to be burning or at least smoking from mismanagement of our current governments, to the way we treat our own people...You have every right to see shine shine and rainbows, but look past the smoke Canada is in trouble...And i think our neighbors to the south are going to give us an asskicking we need to get on track, or we'll find ourselves oliving in our own bubble... Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
herbie Posted December 8, 2024 Report Posted December 8, 2024 I couldn't give a tinkers dam for anyone who moved to Europe or anywhere else. I only pay attention to people who want to fix things and improve them and even less to those who want to tear shit down and pretend who you vote for will fix everything, everywhere, all at once. And I'm neither foolish nor callous enough to think saving $10 to fill my gas tank is worth taking $1200 out of the pocket of some family that needs it to eat either. Neither changing the govt nor sucking up to the USA is going to build houses, make them affordable, lower food costs or bring a glut of doctors. Especially for one that squawks about defending our North due to the melting ice while denying climate change at the same time. 1 Quote
eyeball Posted December 8, 2024 Report Posted December 8, 2024 3 hours ago, Army Guy said: look past the smoke Canada is in trouble...And i think our neighbors to the south are going to give us an asskicking we need to get on track, or we'll find ourselves oliving in our own bubble... Look past Canada and it's plain to see the whole planet is in a big of pile of shit AG. And it's our neighbours to the south that are going to get us back on track? LMAO! Thanks for the punctuating that...back on track...that's hilarious! 1 Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
Army Guy Posted December 8, 2024 Report Posted December 8, 2024 21 hours ago, herbie said: I couldn't give a tinkers dam for anyone who moved to Europe or anywhere else. I only pay attention to people who want to fix things and improve them and even less to those who want to tear shit down and pretend who you vote for will fix everything, everywhere, all at once. And I'm neither foolish nor callous enough to think saving $10 to fill my gas tank is worth taking $1200 out of the pocket of some family that needs it to eat either. Neither changing the govt nor sucking up to the USA is going to build houses, make them affordable, lower food costs or bring a glut of doctors. Especially for one that squawks about defending our North due to the melting ice while denying climate change at the same time. You only pay attention to those that fix things/ improve things ...I'm all ears baby, what has the liberals/NDP fixed in the last 8 years....feel free to name the top 3 or 4 things...Thats the problem herbie you have not been paying attention... And if you think your only paying 10 dollars a tank of gas your the one that is out of touch....and that family your talking about is paying more out of pocket than 1200.00 a year Carbon tax touches everything food, services, products, everything...all of it has been passed on to consumers....including that family that needs to eat....thats facts put out the PBO... All issue brought on or made bigger by our liberal/NDP government....these would not be problems if not for them....Yes defending the north, well that problem has been solved didn't you hear we announced an artic ambassador who is Inuit... This is a Lie PP has not denied Climate change, this is liberal lies and propaganda....Carbon taxes project has been a complete failure, it has not lowered on emissions to our signed agreement levels, when they have grown year after year....i guess adding more than a million people to our population will do that....This current government does not care about climate change....or we would have multiply different solutions ongoing at once....you've been duped more than once by the sound of it... Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
eyeball Posted December 9, 2024 Report Posted December 9, 2024 2 hours ago, Army Guy said: what has the liberals/NDP fixed in the last 8 years....feel free to name the top 3 or 4 things... Decriminalized pot, we weren't governed like Americans during COVID and dentalcare. That's three out of four anyway. Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
Army Guy Posted December 9, 2024 Report Posted December 9, 2024 1 hour ago, eyeball said: Decriminalized pot, we weren't governed like Americans during COVID and dentalcare. That's three out of four anyway. pot did that on year one....guess they took the other 7 off....I'll give you this one as everyone enjoys a joint every now and again... covid....come on cant do anything better...than how we were governed, shit i remember just on this forum people talking about camps for the unvaced, ya, not our finest hour.... Dental care....something that is or was already covered by those working....so we are paying for those not working ...I think Dental care is on the chopping block just saying...we don't need any more social programs....we are already spending more than we make...when did that ever make sense, do you run your house hold like that....why should government.... * plus year and all you got is 3 out of four....and some of those are iffy....I guess your standards for governance are not that high... I can tell you this , i hope your satisfied with your votes, becasue it did nothing for the country for the last 8 plus years...when you look around and see smoke at every government department your chest should puff out with pride, thats what you vote did...you and all the voters who voted for the left thats what your votes did....Nothing except burn down what was left of our country.... Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
CdnFox Posted December 9, 2024 Report Posted December 9, 2024 4 minutes ago, Army Guy said: pot did that on year one....guess they took the other 7 off....I'll give you this one as everyone enjoys a joint every now and again... covid....come on cant do anything better...than how we were governed, shit i remember just on this forum people talking about camps for the unvaced, ya, not our finest hour.... Dental care....something that is or was already covered by those working....so we are paying for those not working ...I think Dental care is on the chopping block just saying...we don't need any more social programs....we are already spending more than we make...when did that ever make sense, do you run your house hold like that....why should government.... * plus year and all you got is 3 out of four....and some of those are iffy....I guess your standards for governance are not that high... I can tell you this , i hope your satisfied with your votes, becasue it did nothing for the country for the last 8 plus years...when you look around and see smoke at every government department your chest should puff out with pride, thats what you vote did...you and all the voters who voted for the left thats what your votes did....Nothing except burn down what was left of our country.... And the covid response was actually a disaster. Most of it was handled by the provinces, the feds only had one job and that was to secure vaccine. Trudeau gave several hundred million to a Chinese company owned by someone in Montreal with the promise of having vaccines and the Chinese as soon as it was developed told us to f off and they wouldn't give us any. As a result we were months late getting the vaccines compared to other countries and we paid top dollar for it So he had one job and he screwed it up. The other thing federal leader should probably do is try and bring the people together and calm them down. Instead he weaponized covid to try and win an election and told a third of the population that they were racist and bigots and homophobes and so on and so forth and they shouldn't be tolerated and that they were waste of space. He then provoked the truckers into protesting which further divided the country again. So I think we can take that one off the list. So now he's down to two, and 90% of the people that are covered by the federal dental program we're already covered by provincial plans. So basically legal dope. 10 years in power and all they've got to show for it is legal dope. Well there you go, and yet I've all will still vote for them when the election rolls around Got to keep those conservatives out, they might hurt Canada🙄🙄🙄😁 Quote There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
eyeball Posted December 9, 2024 Report Posted December 9, 2024 33 minutes ago, Army Guy said: pot did that on year one....guess they took the other 7 off....I'll give you this one as everyone enjoys a joint every now and again.. Yup. It would never have happened under a conservative government 33 minutes ago, Army Guy said: covid....come on cant do anything better...than how we were governed, shit i remember just on this forum people talking about camps for the unvaced, ya, not our finest hour.... Sure Canada has thrown people into camps and we've even sent people back to places where they wound up in a death camp. You didn't hear about camps from our government this time although that didn't stop you from comparing it to... you know who. 34 minutes ago, Army Guy said: Dental care....something that is or was already covered by those working....so we are paying for those not working I'm okay with that. From each according to their ability and to each according to their need is so fundamental to any humane society that even Neanderthals were advanced enough to grok it. 34 minutes ago, Army Guy said: ...we don't need any more social programs....we are already spending more than we make...when did that ever make sense, do you run your house hold like that....why should government.... I have to run the household and business according to the coming and going of the seasons just like millions of other Canadians. You do your best to put on some fat during the good times to see you through the lean times but sometimes borrowing makes sense, and so, I get how it might also make sense for a government to budget the same way for the same reasons. In any case, there's no shortage of fat in Canada that can't be taxed but I'd rather see company's pay their employees better instead of wasting it on the government, wouldn't you? 35 minutes ago, Army Guy said: * plus year and all you got is 3 out of four....and some of those are iffy....I guess your standards for governance are not that high... My standard for governance is far far in excess of anything that exists anywhere. 39 minutes ago, Army Guy said: I can tell you this , i hope your satisfied with your votes, becasue it did nothing for the country for the last 8 plus years... I'm rarely satisfied which is why I keep my expectations very low. 41 minutes ago, Army Guy said: ...when you look around and see smoke at every government department your chest should puff out with pride, thats what you vote did...you and all the voters who voted for the left thats what your votes did....Nothing except burn down what was left of our country.... The whole world is on fire AG, everyone is getting singed. So yeah, 3 out 4 ain't so bad. Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
NAME REMOVED Posted December 9, 2024 Author Report Posted December 9, 2024 2 hours ago, eyeball said: Decriminalized pot, we weren't governed like Americans during COVID and dentalcare. That's three out of four anyway. Marijuana legalisation was a very minor event. People were smoking it when it was illegal. Police rarely ever prosecuted people who either smoked or possessed it, in limited quantities. Our COVID response was much better, and far fewer people ended up getting sick or died from COVID. Our healthcare system needs revamping, but it's nowhere near as bad as the Americans system, with predatory insurance companies, and tens of millions without insurance. Quote
eyeball Posted December 9, 2024 Report Posted December 9, 2024 Here's what's really irking US authorities about Canada's role in fentanyl. Canada's world class m̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ ̶l̶a̶u̶n̶d̶e̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ wealth protection services. 'We've been informing the Canadian government of this for years' "The money laundering that makes drug trafficking work is largely run out of Canada," he said, specifically mentioning Vancouver and Toronto. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-canada-fentanyl-organized-crime-1.7404130 Sure tell us something we haven't known for decades. There are armies of accountants, lawyers, lobbyists, bankers and of course bureaucrats working around the clock to protect the vast amount of wealth sloshing around Canada and the world, almost entirely from taxation but sometimes also from detection. The protection of fentanyl wealth is probably just a drop in the bucket compared to legal wealth protection but big enough that it has lots of room for more predatory sharks to swim around in. It would be great if the threat of tariffs somehow leads to better scrutiny and regulation of Canada's wealth protection services in general. Maybe if this leads to better awareness of how much economic disparity also drives opioid addiction we'll have better reason to think about stopping the increasing spread of wealth disparity between the top 1-2% of society and the rest of humanity. I'm not holding my breath though. Look at the economic disparity behind ridiculously high healthcare costs. Instead of affordable healthcare America opted for the cheap solution of legal painkilling drug use and that quickly morphed into illegal drug use. And now they're back to blaming the rest of the world for their problems. As for the armies of accountants, lawyers, lobbyists, bankers and of course bureaucrats I mentioned... Donations from opioid manufacturers to politicians continue to influence policy decisions. In addition, a revolving door of officials leaving government regulatory agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Agency regularly join the pharmaceutical industry with little to no “cooling off” periods. The report details these and other glaring examples. https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/what-led-to-the-opioid-crisis-and-how-to-fix-it/ Yeah I've seen this same revolving door before between fisheries management and the protection/encouragement of vast wealth in Canada . TLDR shorty story is that economic disparity and of course the elites maintaining it is, has been and likely will remain the key issue helping to drive everything over a cliff. Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
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