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LNG Canada project called a ‘tax giveaway’ as B.C. approves massive subsidies
Canada and British Columbia have put “the right fiscal framework” in place for LNG Canada to go ahead, according to Shell. What that means is more than $5 billion in subsidies. Photo: Province of British Columbia / Flickr LNG Canada project called a ‘tax giveaway’ as B.C. approves massive subsidies Fracked gas export project will […]
New EU Copyright Law Could Force Online Platforms To Ban Memes Across Europe
New EU Copyright Law Could Force Online Platforms To Ban Memes Across Europe A new law being just passed in European Parliament and in the process of becoming finalized has received scant media attention, but could be nothing short of revolutionary in terms of its lasting impact on the internet, political speech and discourse, and the […]
Taxing and Tracking the Independent Media: Censorship and Control
Taxing and Tracking the Independent Media: Censorship and Control One of the most heinous things about taxes is that they support the very “organs” (to quote a Soviet-era term) of government that crush the people…even further. The taxes are weapons used by the authorities…and all authority comes from the barrel of a gun (to paraphrase […]
Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions – the Final Demise of the Dollar Hegemony?
Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions – the Final Demise of the Dollar Hegemony? Sanctions left and sanctions right. Financial mostly, taxes, tariffs, visas, travel bans – confiscation of foreign assets, import and export prohibitions and limitations; and also punishing those who do not respect sanctions dished out by Trump, alias the US of A, against friends of […]
Venezuela In Chaos After Maduro Announces Massive 95% Devaluation, New FX Rate Tied To Cryptocurrency
Venezuela In Chaos After Maduro Announces Massive 95% Devaluation, New FX Rate Tied To Cryptocurrency Chaos and confusion erupted across Venezuela, and most stores were shuttered on Saturday, after president Nicolas Maduro announced that the government would enact a massive currency devaluation, implement a new minimum wage, hike taxes, and also raise gasoline prices for […]
Another Way Of Looking At The Pension Crisis, As “A Stealth Mortgage on Your House”
Another Way Of Looking At The Pension Crisis, As “A Stealth Mortgage on Your House” Money manager Rob Arnott and finance professor Lisa Meulbroek have run the numbers on underfunded pension plans and come up with an interesting – and highly concerning – new angle: That they impose a “stealth mortgage” on homeowners. Here’s how […]
Canada Global Warming Tax up to $1,000 per Household?
Canada Global Warming Tax up to $1,000 per Household? I have been warning that Global Warming is profitable for governments. They paid these academics $1 billion to come up with dire forecasts that ignore nature, cycles, and history, all to justify taxing people that will never actually impact anything nor balance their budgets. Canadian households […]
New Jersey To Now Tax Water Supply as Well – Creative Greed of Taxes
New Jersey To Now Tax Water Supply as Well – Creative Greed of Taxes Politicians are truly amazing. When they need money, they are never short of ideas of things to tax. New Jersey is proposing to now tax water from the tap. The proposal is being submitted by State Senator Bob Smith D-Middlesex. Of course, Smith […]
Uganda Taxes the Internet Deny Access Unless you Pay Your Taxes
Uganda Taxes the Internet Deny Access Unless you Pay Your Taxes I have been warning that there are no rules when it comes to the greed of government. Throughout history, the ideas behind taxes keep popping up is slightly different ways. For example, your freedom to travel can be suspended and your passport revoked if […]
Trump, Tariffs and Trade Deficits
Trump, Tariffs and Trade Deficits “The Chinese are raping us” and “Canada is killing our farmers”! Such melodramatic claims from Trump resonate with many Americans, because the effects of globalization have been devastating for half the population. To his credit, Trump has been harping on trade deficit for thirty years – he was complaining about […]
German Court Rules Govt Can Intercept Communications Without Just Cause
German Court Rules Govt Can Intercept Communications Without Just Cause Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig ruled last week that the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) may continue to access data at the world’s largest Internet node in Frankfurt am Main without just cause. In the ruling, the court dismissed an action brought against this practice by […]
Italy’s Countdown to Fiscal Crisis
Italy’s Countdown to Fiscal Crisis Italy’s current scheme of piling unfunded government spending on top of an already-huge debt is a recipe for disaster. As a general rule, we worry too much about deficits and debt. Yes, red ink matters, but we should pay more attention to variables such as the overall burden of government spending and the […]
The Next Recession Will Be Devastatingly Non-Linear
The Next Recession Will Be Devastatingly Non-Linear The acceleration of non-linear consequences will surprise the brainwashed, loving-their-servitude mainstream media. Linear correlations are intuitive: if GDP declines 2% in the next recession, and employment declines 2%, we get it: the scale and size of the decline aligns. In a linear correlation, we’d expect sales to drop […]
As Rest of World Moves Towards Renewables, US Keeps Offering Exclusive Tax Breaks for Fossil Fuels
As Rest of World Moves Towards Renewables, US Keeps Offering Exclusive Tax Breaks for Fossil Fuels About a half decade ago, as the shale drilling rush was sweeping across the U.S., drillers needed upfront cash — and quick — to let them snap up acreage, drill and frack exploratory wells, and hone their skills at […]
Rulers, ‘Foolers,’ and Shooters: They’re Closing the Cage in Plain Sight
Rulers, ‘Foolers,’ and Shooters: They’re Closing the Cage in Plain Sight A picture that has been around awhile depicts Homo sapiens society at its finest…as it truly is. There are four “tiers,” so to speak, with the politicians, royalty, and rulers occupying the uppermost level, followed by the clergymen and religious swamis on tier two, […]
