#Economic

How did Canada get here?Eric Margolis wrote a short biography of Pierre Trudeau upon his death in 2000. Its worth reading as an insight into Justin’s character.Trudeau: Canada’s Great HelmsmanOct
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Special Committee to Investigate Air Mail and Ocean Mail ContractsSenator Hugo Blackhttps://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/investigations/mail-contracts.htm "In 1932, with the nation in the grips of a crippling economic depress
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This will be a huge issue in the coming years, and likely not just on dating sites. One's personal life, the romantic, intimate and sexual aspects of it are within
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Ontario just passed an ag-gag law, #bill156, in the middle of a pandemic through a very opaque process.This is Canada's second ag-gag law after the Alberta Government passed the first
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Nothing showcases the President's ignorance more than his total incomprehension on the basics of testing. First, the US *trails* other rich countries on the testing metrics that matter: the linked
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Why left wing/MMT analysis has a natural home on Wall StreetIn today's @markets newsletter, I wrote about Weird Left Finance Twitter.Sign up for the newsletter here https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/markets Here's @AlexY
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The pope hasn't said different than he said as archbp in argentina. What he wants is for them to have tax responsibilities etc. I think this is a really, really
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how hoseok delivers hope and the faith for prosperity and triumph in piece of peace: a thread #HappyHobiDay#HoseokOurShiningStar#OurPieceofPeaceJHope disclaimer: these are my thoughts and interpretations, they dont have to be
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Situation in London continuing to deteriorate as expected. Many doctors are worried that other parts of the UK will follow. A lot of misinformation around, so some fairly blunt observations
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How to Build - Or Find - A Real Estate Compounder. You’ll need the following:(thread below) A Niche Business Model Where:• Demand is outpacing supply (constrained market)• Tenants are “pot
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Conspiracy theories are all about unearthing secret plotting by sinister powerful groups, revealing a hidden hand. Over many decades fascist groups have advanced antisemitic conspiracy theories, which target Jewish individuals
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As states head into legislative sessions in early 2021, it’s high time for lawmakers to focus on wealth taxes. A thread / 1 https://www.cbpp.org/research/state-budget-and-tax/improved-state-taxes-on-wealth-high-incomes-can-help-fuel-an-eq
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There’s been lots of handwaving about the surge in money supply data recently. Here's a short thread on what I think it means. First thing: there’s no doubting how unusual
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Americans keep expecting a system that's not built to serve their interests to serve their interests.- Progressives look to congress for economic justice.- Trumpers think the judicial system will overturn
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More reading on the student debt crisis: “Higher education today exacerbates and reinforces inequality and the racial wealth gap. Prior to COVID, 70% of Black Americans were projected to default
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HELLO. Research released earlier this year sheds new light on why it’s so important to extend the duration of unemployment benefit receipt in all recessions, but especially this one. Let
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