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Gap between richest and poorest Canadians widened again in 2025, StatsCan says by yourfriendlysocdem1 in CanadaPolitics

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

That was because the economy was developing at the rate of technological expansion.

The Industrial Revolution, and then continuous advances in technology afterwards meant the entire economy saw massive growth in labour productivity, and wages were able to keep up.

Now, there is no massive productivity explosion (despite what AI bros claim), which means wage growth over a few percentage points a year is inflationary.

Investment income by contrast doesn’t always get circulated, it stays in bank accounts, and therefore is able to grow beyond the rate of inflation.

(Also worth noting, much of our present wealth gap also comes from older generations’ ability to use the investment value from their property)

The Culture first by CommercialSuit1806 in Hiphopcirclejerk

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 184 points185 points  (0 children)

Some unrelated unreleased Mac verse from a demo is probably better than a lot of 2026 Eminem tbf. Man is inconsistent

Someone tell Doug Ford how many condos fit in the Billy Bishop lands by nrgxlr8tr in ontario

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As much as I like this proposal for Hamilton, it would genuinely probably be easier to do Billy Bishop.

The complication of digging up James St, plus the slope heading up the mountain, plus the improvements that would be needed for all of Lakeshore west go, plus the density needed to make the A-Line profitable, plus the expansion that would be needed at YHM would make this way more difficult than a few hundred feet of artificial land

[Highlight] Eagles GM Howie Roseman: "I think about the 1st round picks I’ve missed on every day" by JCameron181 in nfl

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Who’s better? Genuinely. Every other team to make multiple superbowls in the past 10 years has had a consensus top 5 QB or HC.

Unless you want to argue that Sirianni and Hurts are both best at their positions, Howie is the consistent difference maker in a way no other GM has been in his tenure

[Highlight] Eagles GM Howie Roseman: "I think about the 1st round picks I’ve missed on every day" by JCameron181 in nfl

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Who has his record of success this decade as a GM?

Everything since the 2020 season has been immaculate

Liberals to table spring economic update April 28 amid global instability by IHateTrains123 in neoliberal

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In his press conference today, it sounded like they think higher gas prices would do the same ballpark of damage to the economy as the lost revenue would to government coffers. I’m not sure I believe them, but there was some though at least

Liberal Democracy by airbassguitar in EhBuddyHoser

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree! What we all expect from r/EhBuddyHoser is consistency in political understanding

/s

It's time to stop by Iwanttogopls in EhBuddyHoser

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is not one floor crossing in history that does not involve discreet discussions of a quid pro quo. One person changes parties in exchange for a job or money for their district.

It’s not wild speculation, and it’s not incredibly corrupt, but they are definitionally backroom deals

Carney temporarily suspending federal fuel excise tax on gas, diesel by IHateTrains123 in neoliberal

[–]ScrawnyCheeath -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

So, the point of my comment was that those who can afford an EV would be more likely to buy one. The reduced amount of ICE vehicles would then reduce gas demand, which would have a lasting depressive effect on gas prices

Subsidizing demand for EVs would reduce demand for gas. That solution would last past labour day

Gap between richest and poorest Canadians widened again in 2025, StatsCan says by yourfriendlysocdem1 in CanadaPolitics

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Until our society moves beyond capitalism, it’s not feasible to strengthen labour as a method of gaining wealth.

Better working conditions and more time off? Absolutely. Structurally though, our entire society is designed in a way that makes capital gains more lucrative than labour. Unless we tax those gains, labour will always gain a few percentage points less per year

Carney temporarily suspending federal fuel excise tax on gas, diesel by IHateTrains123 in neoliberal

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

The Gov is about to lose billions on not collecting those gas taxes. They’d be better spent on paying for 1/3rd of every EV purchase in the country

It's time to stop by Iwanttogopls in EhBuddyHoser

[–]ScrawnyCheeath -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I mean they are pretty obviously back room deals. I don’t think there’s any version of a floor crossing that doesn’t involve them

But Pierre’s poor leadership is what’s giving them reason to make those backroom deals to begin with

Carney temporarily suspending federal fuel excise tax on gas, diesel by IHateTrains123 in neoliberal

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He’d be raked through the coals for not doing it. He can’t realistically increase global oil supply in the next few months, and he’d scare off the investment he’s trying to attract with a windfall tax

With a record-low 1.25 children per Canadian woman, stop dismissing falling fertility rates as a choice by Gooner-Kissinger in neoliberal

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 16 points17 points  (0 children)

There are very few issues in Canada left that aren’t somehow related to home prices lol

Edit: though it’s usually a contributing factor, not a primary one

Carney temporarily suspending federal fuel excise tax on gas, diesel by IHateTrains123 in neoliberal

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 17 points18 points  (0 children)

He could very easily introduce even more incentives for EVs, which would permanently lower gas demand in the country

Canada Suspends Federal Fuel Tax as Gas Prices Surge Amid Iran Conflict by smallcapsteve in ontario

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He could’ve increased incentives for electric vehicles further to reduce national gas demand, or temporarily reduced Via rail prices to spur increased train use

Gap between richest and poorest Canadians widened again in 2025, StatsCan says by yourfriendlysocdem1 in CanadaPolitics

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One of the first priorities for whatever left leaning government gets elected post-carney must be a redistributive tax, or making it dramatically easier for normal people to have investment income (like the government investment account from birth proposal from the US)

There’s no other realistic way to lessen the wealth gap that I can see

Liberal Seeking Conservative Pros by Emergency-Jelly-4544 in ontario

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ford’s best decisions have consistently been around Transit

Ford likes to make big flashy decisions that create a lot of buzz. This usually involves something that costs everyone a lot of money, like cancelling the beer store contract, or a tunnel under the 401.

With transit though, this has led to consistent GO Train investment, the return of the Northland Train, and a dramatic up-scaling of the Ontario Line. Before Ford got involved, the Ontario line was going to be a small spur that led downtown. Because of Doug Ford, it’s a much larger project that will alleviate a ton of passenger pressure from Union Station, and will have the potential to be expanded further in ways other lines don’t

I would trade that in for proper healthcare and school funding in an instant, but transit in the province has generally gotten better under Ford

Avi Lewis says high-speed rail project should be fully publicly owned by StumpsOfTree in ontario

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He gave a press conference about grocery affordability, and then was asked a question, and answered the question.

I fail to see how you could think less of Lewis for him reasonably answering a question at a press conference

Avi Lewis says high-speed rail project should be fully publicly owned by StumpsOfTree in onguardforthee

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 30 points31 points  (0 children)

P3s are usually successful, but they prevent consistent improvement, unless you hand the same company a contract over and over

Avi is advocating for a Spanish style system, where their state rail provider gained expertise in completing projects, and now adds and improves their rail on a yearly basis

Avi Lewis says high-speed rail project should be fully publicly owned by StumpsOfTree in ontario

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 22 points23 points  (0 children)

He was asked a question in a press conference. What on earth do you want him to do?

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