One of the world’s wealthier citizens has suggested that the rich should give half of their wealth to charity. Phew! The government already gets more than half of mine, so I now have one more reason to wish that I was rich(er). It’s all in the point of view, right?
posted in economy | Comments Off on Contemplations of the idle rich | 251 words
It could be called classic behaviour. First, the “pusher” gets you “hooked”. Then, once he “owns you”, up goes the price. Call it retail if you wish.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Blame in on bean futures | 268 words
For over a year now, we’ve been van-free. After careful analysis, we realized that the need for seven seats and sliding side doors had disappeared. A question of changing demographics.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Buying a bit more stow space | 261 words
Don’t trust the label, at least when it comes to bottled beverages. The FDA has taken umbrage with certain national firms and their claims. In particular, green tea.
posted in economy, politics | Comments Off on Cheap water | 312 words
The fences are in place. Toronto is prepared to emulate Quebec, come next weekend.
I’m not going to be there. The system is prepared; not one shout of protest will be heard by the “deciders”, and come Monday next we’ll have a few bad memories and not much else to show for the publicly funded party. Oh, there’s a paltry billion dollars that will have bought some toys and padded the overtime cheques of a large number of police officers; chump change.
posted in economy, environment, politics | Comments Off on Why not fake out the forces of might? | 261 words
Perhaps I’ll have to accept that things are going well; on the only day of the season where my local camping supply store offers to absorb “both taxes”, I went for a wander and couldn’t think of anything I really wanted to buy.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Paid no taxes | 250 words
Show me the money. Isn’t that a Cruise line? Turns out that the banking industry is singing in harmony on that one, at least in Alberta.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Show me the money | 279 words
An egg; proof that nature has considered all possibilities. There’s a certain pleasure in eating a fried egg. Conversely, there’s a certain terror involved in collecting that egg from its rightful owner. I remember…
posted in economy, food | Comments Off on Getting back to your agrarian roots | 333 words
How many people do you need to grow money? Curious question, perhaps, but after reading the latest tidbits from the agency that “takes care” of my pension fund, I’m in the need to know. Over the last few years, investment funds have not been very efficient at the only task on their to do list. Oddly enough, despite the large number of professionals that dedicate their days to the job at hand, the percentage of return has been in the negative percentage range.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Hiding your riches under a basket might work | 294 words
Does anyone else take offence from the wailing and gnashing of teeth going on in the driven world of Canadian companies that export? For the second time in recent history, our currency is running at very close to parity with the US dollar, and to hear them (can you avoid it?), the world is at an end because they don’t have as much “selling power” when it comes to cross-border sales. Suck it up! Why should I be forced to subsidize your bottom line, forever and ever amen?
posted in economy | Comments Off on Finally, some equality for shoppers | 262 words
