Why do governments and this one in particular think announcing some great spend of non existent dollars amount to any form of tactic or strategy. It’s just piling inefficiency on inefficiency, creating more bureaucratic bloat, and just plan BS because no one has any idea where the money is going to come from, how it would be used or how it would generate any type of positive net good. Makes for good headlines though and gets the hands out crowd continuing to vote Liberal.
They do it because the bulk of the population (at best) skims the headlines. Meaningful engagement and contemplation are reserved for important matters like the Leafs’ draft pics or which of the Kardashian sisters admitted to getting anal bleaching.
"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon." - Milton Friedman
"Inflation is taxation without legislation."- Milton Friedman
While cost input factors and supply issues can effect pricing and supply management that precludes competition and therefore market corrections, the general trend is monetary and the post 2021 COVID jump was certainly a product of money supply increases on steroids.
Does money spent on restaurant meals, take-out and meal delivery services count as "food"? If it does, the tendency in recent years for people not to prepare their own meals might contribute to "food inflation."
David, do you think Canada will ever be able to have an open and honest conversation weighing the pros and cons of supply management? And are there legitimate pros?
Well if we're lucky, the US might use trade negotiations as leverage to force the issue. Although that could conceivably bring down a government (again: if we're lucky).
That virtually every politician in Canada pledges everlasting love and support for supply management is inexcusable and embarrassing.
Why do governments and this one in particular think announcing some great spend of non existent dollars amount to any form of tactic or strategy. It’s just piling inefficiency on inefficiency, creating more bureaucratic bloat, and just plan BS because no one has any idea where the money is going to come from, how it would be used or how it would generate any type of positive net good. Makes for good headlines though and gets the hands out crowd continuing to vote Liberal.
They do it because the bulk of the population (at best) skims the headlines. Meaningful engagement and contemplation are reserved for important matters like the Leafs’ draft pics or which of the Kardashian sisters admitted to getting anal bleaching.
"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon." - Milton Friedman
"Inflation is taxation without legislation."- Milton Friedman
While cost input factors and supply issues can effect pricing and supply management that precludes competition and therefore market corrections, the general trend is monetary and the post 2021 COVID jump was certainly a product of money supply increases on steroids.
No one seems willing to deal with structural problems and root causes so we continue to tinker on the margins wondering why nothing improves
Does money spent on restaurant meals, take-out and meal delivery services count as "food"? If it does, the tendency in recent years for people not to prepare their own meals might contribute to "food inflation."
David, do you think Canada will ever be able to have an open and honest conversation weighing the pros and cons of supply management? And are there legitimate pros?
Well if we're lucky, the US might use trade negotiations as leverage to force the issue. Although that could conceivably bring down a government (again: if we're lucky).