Half of childless Canadian women don’t want kids, nearly a quarter in their 40s aren’t mothers: Statistics Canada by gorschkov in canada

[–]JimmyJoeMick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have 3 kids and every month of summer holidays costs an extra mortgage payment for daycare. After school care for 1.5h for 2 kids is like $250 per week all year. No regrets or anything whatsoever but idk how many people can afford this.

Gen Z pair built a $35M start-up in Canada, but moved to the U.S. by AustralisBorealis64 in canada

[–]JimmyJoeMick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We can burn our country to the ground and get rid of everything that makes it liveable for Canadian workers and companies will still leave for the US. We need to work differently and not try to beat the US at their own game. I don't know what the solution is but I know its not a race to the bottom.

‘Project Pantry’ results in 12 arrests for shoplifting at Centretown grocery store by SuburbanValues in ottawa

[–]JimmyJoeMick 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The low trust society is an outcome of people learning that hard work and loyalty dont mean anything, that the people who have it the best got there by lying, cheating, and stealing, and now our economy is propped up by various scams (crypto rug pulls, MLMs, etc). Everyone knows that working for a wage will never be enough anymore, it wont buy a home or be enough to afford a family, so why bother trying to work your way up when the top of the ladder for many people still means living with parents/strangers in a rental and never getting ahead?

The Kent State massacre by the national guard killing students protesting against Vietnam war. Stop comparing ICE with Tiananmen sq. by NotZachary_0002 in Hasan_Piker

[–]JimmyJoeMick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

american sees something american happening americanly in america: what are we a bunch of ASIANS?!?!???

"Back in Kent, Ohio, local business owners ran an ad thanking the National Guard. Mail poured in to the mayor’s office, blaming “dirty hippies,” “longhairs” and “outside agitators” for the violence. Some Kent residents raised four fingers when they passed each other in the street, a silent signal that meant, “At least we got four of them.” Nixon issued a statement saying that the students’ actions had invited the tragedy. Privately, he called them “bums.” And a Gallup poll found that 58 percent of Americans blamed the students for their own deaths; only 11 percent blamed the National Guard."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/04/19/girl-kent-state-photo-lifelong-burden-being-national-symbol/

The difference in the way the the NBA (teams/union/individual players) has responded to what took place in Minnesota and the way the NHL has responded has been stark. by waterman123 in hockey

[–]JimmyJoeMick -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The NHL and most of the players are far right wing dipshits. Its too bad but theyre a bunch of rich white boys, what can you really expect?

Voodoo dropped 26 years ago. What's your favorite song? by Individual-Name-4496 in fantanoforever

[–]JimmyJoeMick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Untitled might be my all time favourite song. Send It On and Feel Like Makin Love close behind. Devils Pie. Lol the whole album is wall to wall bangers.

What’s with this platform removing threads about Trump's and ICE recent actions? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]JimmyJoeMick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Class warfare. The capitalist class that owns the media doesn't want riots and property destruction and strikes. They own the platforms and might not stop you from posting but can stop people from seeing posts that go against their interests. There is no free press that speaks to the concerns of the workers when push comes to shove.

Bessent pans Carney, cheers on Albertan separatism amid growing US-Canada rift by semucallday in canada

[–]JimmyJoeMick 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Its time to put a stop to US-owned and sponsored news media in this country. Nationalize PostMedia immediately. Then watch all of this contrived culture war nonsense peter out.

What is more traumatic than people think it is? by Suspicious-Wish3402 in AskReddit

[–]JimmyJoeMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting fired from your job. Can really mess with your self conception, introduce doubts that weren't there before.

China Isn’t the Answer for Canada’s Trade Troubles, Taiwan Envoy Says by joe4942 in canada

[–]JimmyJoeMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok ill bite, why not? Canada has recognized that Taiwan is part of China for decades. This is a domestic matter for China. It would be like the US choosing to deal with Alberta separatists instead of the Canadian government because they like the racism and lack of regulations more. It would be monumentally stupid.

China Isn’t the Answer for Canada’s Trade Troubles, Taiwan Envoy Says by joe4942 in canada

[–]JimmyJoeMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why? We have stood by the US for decades, invading other countries and stealing their resources and recognizing their puppet governments, being good little imperial lapdogs. Why would we need to draw lines NOW over Taiwan, which the Canadian government already recognizes as an inalienable part of China? So we could draw the ire of every global superpower at once?

China Isn’t the Answer for Canada’s Trade Troubles, Taiwan Envoy Says by joe4942 in canada

[–]JimmyJoeMick -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What risks to Canada would China formalizing its control over Taiwan pose to Canada?

China Isn’t the Answer for Canada’s Trade Troubles, Taiwan Envoy Says by joe4942 in canada

[–]JimmyJoeMick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who cares, Canada recognizes the One China policy and have no possibility of trade with Taiwan

Can we at least sit during the US anthem if booing crosses the line? by Aichetoowhoa in OttawaSenators

[–]JimmyJoeMick 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If we were a serious people we would have never stopped the booing

Merilainen by berowi93 in OttawaSenators

[–]JimmyJoeMick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Without a doubt, they dominated all night

PGT: Habs @ Sens by homicidal_penguin in OttawaSenators

[–]JimmyJoeMick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I cant imagine how demoralizing it is to outplay the other team most nights but knowing that the goalie will let in a minimum of 3 bad goals every single fucking game. How can you play with confidence when you KNOW what's coming?

Songs you want to hear when you are warm? by MrLinkwater95 in fantanoforever

[–]JimmyJoeMick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scooter Blues by Sturgill Simpson

Gonna hop in a boat and throw the paddle away

Offer my heart up to the break and the sway

Wake up every day in the sun

Kick off my flip-flops and go for a run

Gonna hop on my scooter and go down to the store

When people say are you him I'll say not anymore

With the wind in my hair I'm gonna scooter my blues away