046 – The heat is on, despite the cold, on global warming

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Mar 202008
 

Soldier
Affluence represents the solution to environmental challenges rather than the problem. We confront daily the absurdity of a global warming cult that demonizes prosperity while excusing the greater pollution of poverty and subsistence living. Mysticism replaces science as ancient dances and emotional appeals substitute for evidence, all while natural forces like the sun receive no credit for climate variation. Wealth creation through technology and industry offers the genuine path to a healthier planet, yet envy drives calls to punish success and regress to need-based existence.

This same impulse manifests in anti-war protests that demand troop withdrawals without addressing the realities of confronting violence or achieving lasting peace. Protectionist arguments against free trade similarly ignore how open markets and capital investment elevate living standards for all, including labor. Unions and politicians peddle restrictions that ultimately harm the very workers they claim to champion by undermining the prosperity that depends on voluntary exchange and accumulated capital.

Locally, schemes to license landlords expose government overreach, transforming property rights into privileges granted by the state and burdening tenants with hidden taxes. Ownership demands the freedom to rent, lease, or use one’s property without permission-seeking.

When reason and individual rights prevail over envy, control, and collectivism, the direction taken stands Just Right.

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009 – Lost / Unions / Global warming and the carbon market / Sicko

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Jun 142007
 

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We delve into the enigmatic world of the TV series Lost, proposing that it transcends linear storytelling and serves as an allegory for group therapy in a psychiatric setting. The island symbolizes an institution where troubled characters confront their inner demons, with “the others” representing doctors and administrators, and deaths signifying cures. This interpretation explains the show’s mysteries, from the black smoke as encroaching reality to flashbacks revealing real-life traumas, and it highlights a shift in television toward thought-provoking narratives that challenge viewers.

Shifting focus, we examine Canada’s manufacturing woes amid global trade pressures from the US, Japan, and South Korea. Union demands and high labor costs—$75 per hour for Big Three autoworkers versus $45 for Toyota—undermine competitiveness, as evidenced by Ford’s recent quality wins in JD Power ratings failing to offset these disparities. Strikingly, from 1996 to 2005, Canada lost 208 days to labor disputes per metric, far exceeding OECD and UK averages, deterring investment. The rising Canadian dollar, fueled by US war expenditures, exacerbates this, while government hybrid incentives spark counterproductive rebates from competitors like Honda. Environmental regulations, high insurance, gas prices, and Ontario’s minimum wage hikes to $10.25 further strain the sector.

In education, Thames Valley School Board’s $9 million shortfall from declining enrollment underscores monopoly inefficiencies, where 80% of costs are salaries yet crises persist regardless of student numbers. We touch on the University Students’ Council’s new ethics codes post-spoof controversy, a lesson in humor’s absence, and Europe’s carbon markets, where free permits yield utility profits but burden consumers—another green tax scheme.

Finally, we critique Michael Moore‘s Sicko, which ignores Canada’s doctor shortages and champions socialized medicine that demands police-state controls to function, enslaving professionals while fostering a “me, me, me” blame game. True care thrives in markets, not monopolies. As always, pursuing freedom and reason keeps everything just right.

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