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The problem with a carbon tax in Canada
The problem with a carbon tax in Canada Last week, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna indicated the federal government has not yet determined the national minimum carbon price which is part of its climate strategy. McKenna rejects any assertions the current economic environment is not the time to impose carbon pricing. Frédéric Bastiat (1850) forewarned of […]
Canada’s new deficit plan is trouble
Canada’s new deficit plan is trouble Yesterday Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the projected deficit for 2016-17 is now $18.4 billion. This amount does not include $10.5 billion in new spending promised by the Liberals during the election campaign. When the budget is delivered in one month’s time it is foreseeable the total deficit […]
My letter to the WSJ re: Inflation is not indicative of an expanding economy
My letter to the WSJ re: Inflation is not indicative of an expanding economy Re: US Consumer Prices Flat in January, but Offer Glimmer of Inflation Dear Sirs: This quote from Ms. Davidson’s article perfectly illustrates the fallacy that higher prices are desirable: ”Broad-based price growth is signalling that the wage and price pressures are building, an […]
Three Reasons to Be Worried About the Economy
Three Reasons to Be Worried About the Economy On January 12, America’s central planner-in-chief gave his State of the Union address. The president promised nothing less than to feed the hungry, create jobs, shape the earth’s climate, and make everyone a college graduate. There’s nothing new here, though. We’ve heard variations of this silly song […]
Modern Finance: I’ll be gone, you’ll be gone
Modern Finance: I’ll be gone, you’ll be gone In his book Other People’s Money: The Real Business of Finance, author John Kay quotes Lord Keynes’s idiom, “Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are generally distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.” The men and women with authority over […]
The Continuing Demonization of Cash
The Continuing Demonization of Cash The insidious nature of the war on cash derives not just from the hurdles governments place in the way of those who use cash, but also from the aura of suspicion that has begun to pervade private cash transactions. In a normal market economy, businesses would welcome taking cash. After all, what […]
The Fed Passes the Buck: Blame Oil and China
The Fed Passes the Buck: Blame Oil and China There are a handful of themes out there on recent market action that are either totally wrong or otherwise highly misleading. For instance, regarding the recent calamity in the capital markets, one especially apparent dichotomy has presented itself as offering two choices as to what, exactly, […]
Why We Need a Recession
Why We Need a Recession According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a recession is defined as a “significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months.” Often, this is understood as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth as measured by a country’s GDP. Public opinion is generally […]
A short lesson on wealth creation
A short lesson on wealth creation This morning on CBC Newsworld business reporter John Northcott was describing, in horror, a recent OXFAM report indicating that 62 of the world’s richest people have as much wealth combined ($1.76 trillion) as the poorest half of the planet (3.625 billion). Mr. Northcott and lead anchor Suhana Meharchand made […]
Are We Headed for Another Bust?
Are We Headed for Another Bust? On Wednesday December 16, 2015, Federal Reserve Bank policymakers raised the federal funds rate target by 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent for the first time since December 2008. There is the possibility that the target could be lifted gradually to 1.25 percent by December next year. Fed policymakers have […]
The Formlessness of Progressivism
The Formlessness of Progressivism Progressives are often good people with good intentions. However, modern Progressivism has evolved into something so shapeless and amorphous as to amount to little more than a belief in “things that sound nice.” Mainstream Progressives have done an abysmal job of outlining precisely, in their view, the proper role of government […]
India’s Failing Gold Monetization Scheme: Seizure Imminent?
India’s Failing Gold Monetization Scheme: Seizure Imminent? India’s newest gold monetization scheme has been a colossal failure. After one month, it has netted only one kilogram (2.2 pounds avoirdupois) out of an estimated 20,000 tonnes (44 million pounds avdp) of privately-held gold. Why is that? Well, let’s look at how the program works. Gold-holders turn their gold over to a bank. […]
Stephen Poloz Considers Negative Interest Rates
Stephen Poloz Considers Negative Interest Rates Price controls on interest rates are the latest fad. A 100-year-trend that’s picked up steam in the last 15 years, where central banks have been confident enough to blatantly ignore the supply and demand for loans and keep rates as low as possible. How low can you go? For […]
Splendid Isolation: A Sane Foreign Policy For America
Splendid Isolation: A Sane Foreign Policy For America A proper foreign policy for the US would be consistent with and recognize the limitations placed upon our country by the physical world in which we live. First of all it would recognize that all countries, including the US, have limited resources. These resources are provided by […]
