This Summer I had the pleasure of using bike sharing in Ottawa. Had I know how easy it was, I’d have used it in Toronto too, and possibly Montreal while I was there. One thing I’m unclear about is if the Bixi Bikes in different cities are compatible, and billed as if they are one […]
Tag: Economics
Writings of J. Todd Ring: Why isn’t Wall St. in jail? And come to think of it, why isn’t Obama?
I don’t usually repost other people’s writings, but this article is too hard-hitting and important to pass up. If we want to understand better what is wrong with the economy and politics, this sheds more than a little light, and confirms th…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Green Energy Proposals Part I: An Overview
With a variety of different green energy proposals floating around, it is worth recalling what the various schemes are and what their advantages and disadvantages are. In Part I, I look at an overview of the particular at the systems being implemented …
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Feeding Our Cars
Corn: feeding our cars rather than our species.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Angry Voters
Jeff suggests a new app for the iPhone. I’d call it iVote, or Angry Voters. I used to be a hard-liner against e-voting, but now I’m starting to wonder if democracy is doomed either way, why not make it more engaging at the end of its life? There’s little doubt that an un-fixed electronic election […]
If you don’t stand behind our troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
An open letter to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence;
The Canadian military says an error at the Department of National Defence resulted in tens of millions of dollars worth of benefit payments paid to up to 7,000 service members over the last five years.
The benefits include the Defence Department’s . . . → Read More: If you don’t stand behind our troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: I Hate Tipping
Tipping is terrible. It’s too complicated, and it’s an excuse for employers to underpay people who work in service jobs like waiting and housekeeping. Employers have learned that people are less likely to use a service if the true cost is honest and up-front. This is also why GST/HST is added after the price tag […]
Politics, Re-Spun: The Great Shopping Shift
I end each day quietly lamenting how I haven’t yet succeeded in completely reforming the global economy. Certainly, it’s a tall order. I search for economic and environmental sustainability. I explore no-growth, steady-state economics to see how we can transform our society’s deranged obsession with unlimited capitalist growth into a more eco-socialist model. I don’t […]
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Conservatives: Doing Pork-barrel by the Book
An election issue that was overlooked by the electorate was the G8 spending by Tony Clement, a minister in Harper’s cabinet. Tony is very active on Twitter, he’s practically the Monte Solberg of social media (Monte a Conservative who had a popular blog until it was suggested by Harper that he axe it). There are […]
Death By Trolley: Why Obama and Democrats are Less Trustworthy than Bush and Republicans
Why a progressive blogger trusts Republicans more than Democrats and Obama to follow through on their commitments. 
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Bank of America Gets Foreclosed
This is the feel-good story of the year. A couple, and a rookie lawyer, kick BoA in the ‘holdings’. If it doesn’t play, you want The Daily Show with Jon Stewart : August 8, 2011 from The Pirate Bay. And you will want to watch this clip. Your life will be less fulfilled if you […]
The Skwib: Ask General Kang: Can you explain how international finances work?
You must have me confused with an economist. Perhaps it is because I have not been allowed to answer any questions on The Skwib for some time (due to an extensive run of drivel produced by that Dadaist wanker, Toulouse Le Grandfig), or perhaps it’s because you’re a typical low-intellect human. In any case, economists […]
Continue readingSmart Meters? Not so fast!
Bill Tieleman posted on his blog this morning about his objections to the SmartMeter Program that BC Hydro is attempting to foist upon us.
BC Hydro claims the completely safe wireless-transmitting smart meters will save you money and the environment by letting you — and them — monitor electricity usage. Then you can . . . → Read More: Smart Meters? Not so fast!
Continue readingbastard.logic: Fun With Infographics (STILL Worst Preznit EVA)
by matttbastard Michael Tomasky: The Boston Globe ran a chart last Sunday that I’d buy billboard space to reproduce in every decent-size city in America, if I were running the Democratic National Committee. The premise of it was very simple: It … Continue reading →
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Nuclear Insurance Fraud
Have you wondered why so many people oppose nuclear power generation when there are so many ads claiming there’s a “nuclear Renaissance” and that it’s “green” or “sustainable” and free of greenhouse gas emissions? There are smart people like George Monbiot, and even my dad who think there’s room for nuclear power on our grid. […]
Larry Hubich's Blog: Olbermann: Keith’s Special Comment: The Four Great Hypocrisies of the Debt Deal
Now, I Think I Understand Why Obama Ran as A Democrat
Yep, Orwell’s Bastard has it right. I will go further in guessing that President Obama is not just a wimpocrat, he’s actually a Rethuglican who only became a wimpocrat, probably because he wanted to become America’s first black president. Simple as that. He would never have been able to do that as a . . . → Read More: Now, I Think I Understand Why Obama Ran as A Democrat
Continue readingMary Trapani Hynes AKA Next Mayor of Toronto?
Mary Trapani Hynes, a senior, was among the deputants who came to let Mayor Boss Hogg, his brother Donut Dougy and the rest of the clan know how they felt about cuts to services. She was more than likely the biggest hit of the day and the evening. She seemed to be a . . . → Read More: Mary Trapani Hynes AKA Next Mayor of Toronto?
Continue readingFord Puppet Shows His Contempt For Constituents
As many Torontonians would know, today is the day City Council is having a meeting with constituents to discuss cutting ‘gravy’. Poor long suffering Giorgio Mammoliti, he apparently is longing for his pillow and blanky. He’s not a happy camper, to say the least.
When Fern Hill published the details over at Dammit . . . → Read More: Ford Puppet Shows His Contempt For Constituents
Continue readingTea-Baggin’ Congressional Rep, Joe Walsh Believes in Austerity, All Right
Including imposing it on his own children. Before I go into that, Let’s tune into some typical tea-baggin’ swill of his:
“I won’t place one more dollar of debt upon the backs of my kids and grandkids unless we structurally reform the way this town spends money!” Walsh says directly into the camera in . . . → Read More: Tea-Baggin’ Congressional Rep, Joe Walsh Believes in Austerity, All Right
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