Let them eat cake

[steven lloyd]

Let them eat cake
May 31, 2012 / 5:00 am

As much as I would strictly like to address economic topics in this article, I have to face the fact that a cast of characters plays a roll in economics today. The reality of Adam Smith’s “Free Market Economy” does not presently exist. Government is deeply entrenched globally in the world economy. As a result, excluding commentary on politics in this article is essentially impossible. In today’s global economy, governments and economics are not mutually exclusive. Thus, I feel compelled to comment on some recent political events that that are encompassed in the global economic arena. To that end I must declare my disgust for the recent comments of Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty, as he sits atop the palace and cries out to the peasants that there are “No Bad Jobs.” This coming from a member of the perceived morally corrupt elite, who draws a salary of $223,000 per year. This doesn’t include the additional undisclosed benefits that will be allotted to Mr. Flaherty as Harper’s right hand puppet. Add to this, Mr. Flaherty is eligible for a lavish federal pension at age 55 after only six years of service. Meanwhile, Canadians have just seen their Old Age Pension start date clawed back to age 67 starting 2023. To me this smacks of Marie Antoinette’s infamous statement of, “Let Them Eat Cake.” Oh, how history does repeat.

I also have to comment on yet another G8 Summit held last weekend. Don’t kid yourself for one second; this gathering had nothing to do with addressing the global economy and what to do about the economic disaster in Europe. This was just another elitist gathering that will be chalked full of excess as the vampires try to determine how to get the last drop of blood from the middle class.

Throw into the mix the fact that the unconstitutional decision was recently passed in Quebec, which severely curtails free speech and the ability to protest tuition fees. If you listen closely, you can hear George Orwell whispering from the grave… “I told you so.” Government is preparing to silence protest before it even gets a foothold. History is chalked full of tyrannical dictators that suppressed the ability for citizens to protest. Throughout history, the elite’s first step is to severely impede the ability to protest. The second step is to give the people something to protest about. Governments were originally intended to serve the people. It seems now globally, that we the people shall serve the government and all of its wishes. And woe to he who steps out of line.

I guess the silver lining here is that globally people are waking up to the blatant oppression by government and the elitist agenda. That’s why we are seeing protest around the world on an increasing basis. Another nugget of optimism is that it has been proven time and time again that governments are at their most arrogant prior to their demise: Pride before the fall.

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Derrick Nicholson is a Currency Strategist with Western Union Business Solutions. He has been in the industry for the past 20 years. He specializes in mitigating currency risk for companies doing business outside of Canada.

[French Castanut]

Thanks for the article!

C'est juste à point!

Tonight, we learned on the news that the QC govt halted the talks with the students because it was going nowhere...

First a law to shut'em down.. which police is unable to apply (Bill 78)
Who knows what's next?

[Captain Awesome]

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[Motoguy]

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[French Castanut]

Won't be much of a change for the Parti Libéral du Québec led by Jean Charest, who thankfully already increased our PST by 2% to 15%, increased the hydro bill, the gaz tax, the income tax, the health tax, the taxes on the tax and every possible freaking tax. Geee I forgot bridges and overpasses are falling apart, roads sucks, oh yeah, he also sold "l'ile d'Anticosti" to privately owned oil companies... you know, that big island in the middle of Ste-Lawrence river before it becomes the ocean.. a once natural and protected land.

Anyways.. The only thing he can do now is suck even more money from you, Canadians with the equalization. Did I mention he's already swalloying 15,000,000,000$ a year of your hard earned money? :dyinglaughing: This way we can do create babies, that we can send to the nursery for 7$ a day, it's a part of his family program ... then when they get older they'll pay more for school and they'll be able to pay more taxes to support these white collar retirement programs.

But I guess what's happeining in Quebec is the last of your concerns. Well...

[Captain Awesome]

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[French Castanut]

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[The Green Barbarian]

I hope you guys are dumb enough to elect the separatists again, only this time, you have the balls to actually separate, and degenerate into a 3rd world country, without all of that generous welfare you receive from Canada. It also would totally skewer the NDP and their only really power base, which is an added bonus. Au revoir!

[albertabound]

:sunshine: What is happening in qubec is finally come around to a bunch of takers that do not know that they have to work and pay to get ahead in this day.For the last multiple decades they have been fed by the qubec born pms and now they are no longer needed to win an election and they are still acting like they count.When you go ndp all the way what do you expect,look at mockhair their new leader what a jerk.It is about time they stood up and acted like grown ups instead of spoiled brats. :bethecoffee:

[steven lloyd]

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[Lady tehMa]

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Now, :backtotopic: as per "let them eat cake" I do believe it is high time we cut some salaries of the elite. How to accomplish that is beyond me though.

[French Castanut]

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[twobits]

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