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Tag: Greed

August 8, 2022 Ian Chadwick

Scripturient: Council’s Inappropriate Pay-Raise Decision

Late last month — less than three months before the next municipal election — council made significant decisions about their own pay and the role of the mayor. Given that four of them have filed to run again (and a fifth is pending), and two of those are vying for

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January 9, 2022 Ian Chadwick

Scripturient: Greed: Council Votes Itself More Money. Again

NB. This is a repost from Dec. 16, 2021 At its Dec. 13 budget meeting our perpetually greedy, self-serving council voted 5-3 to increase their own individual expense accounts from $4,000 a year to a staggering $5,500. That’s $2,000 more than councillors were allowed for expenses in 2014. That’s a

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December 16, 2021 Ian Chadwick

Scripturient: More Greed: Council Votes Itself More Money Again

At its most recent budget meeting, Dec. 13, our perpetually greedy council voted 5-3 to increase their own individual expense accounts from $4,000 a year to a staggering $5,500. That’s a LOT of money for a council that has spent the last two years in virtual meetings, not attending events,

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May 6, 2021 The Arbourist

Dead Wild Roses: The DWR Thursday Thought of the Day – Buckminster Fuller

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December 29, 2018 Ian Chadwick

Scripturient: America’s time machine

We meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political, and material ruin… our homes are covered with mortgages, labor impoverished; and the land concentrating in the hands of the capitalists… The fruits of toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes

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September 22, 2017 Simon

Montreal Simon: Why the Con’s Phony Tax Revolt Is Doomed to Fail

If you believe our Con media you might think that the entire country was rising up to fight the Liberal government's plan to make our tax system fairer.If you believe Andrew Scheer, you might think that millions of middle class Canadians are as mad as hell at Justin Trudeau for

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April 4, 2016 Simon

Montreal Simon: The Greedy One Percent and the Moral Message of Bernie Sanders

I remember seeing a lot of signs like those one during the heady days of the Occupy movement.Back in the days when everything seemed possible, and it looked like the beginning of a revolution.But of course it didn't happen, the movement was brutall…

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October 16, 2015 Ian Chadwick

Scripturient: Apps are making us criminals

Almost every week you read in the news about another taxi driver protest against Uber and its drivers. Taxi drivers go on strike, some rage against Uber and attack the drivers or damage their cars. Similar protests – albeit not yet as violent or large – have been made against

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November 5, 2014 Stephen Elliott-Buckley

Politics, Re-Spun: Carbon Energy Is Dead, Wake Up?

The math is so easy. So why is BC ramping up coal and LNG production? STOP THEM!   It really doesn’t get any simpler than this. Climate realities mean not ignoring science. Here’s some math. Let’s get off the coal, oil and gas. Click on the image for more enlightenment!

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April 22, 2014 Larry Hubich

Larry Hubich's Blog: Waitresses in Saskatchewan fired to make room for Temporary Foreign Workers

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April 22, 2014 Larry Hubich

Larry Hubich's Blog: Waitresses in Saskatchewan fired to make room for Temporary Foreign Workers

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April 22, 2014 Larry Hubich

Larry Hubich's Blog: Waitresses in Saskatchewan fired to make room for Temporary Foreign Workers

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April 21, 2014 Larry Hubich

Larry Hubich's Blog: Tax the Rich: An Animated Fairy Tale

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April 21, 2014 Larry Hubich

Larry Hubich's Blog: Tax the Rich: An Animated Fairy Tale

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April 21, 2014 Larry Hubich

Larry Hubich's Blog: Tax the Rich: An Animated Fairy Tale

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April 20, 2014 Stephen Elliott-Buckley

Politics, Re-Spun: What Would Jesus Occupy?

13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple

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March 30, 2014 Christine

350 or bust: Take Time To Renew Your Spirit

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January 27, 2014 Stephen Elliott-Buckley

Politics, Re-Spun: Two Richmond Boycotts for 2014

Bill Zylmans, that awkward racist guy. First we have IKEA’s union busting, coming up on one year of locking out their workers because they won’t take major concessions in the face of billions in profits. Now we have the strawberry and potato farmer who worries about how few Caucasian farmers

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January 24, 2014 Stephen Elliott-Buckley

Politics, Re-Spun: Who Is the Least Qualified to Evaluate Teachers?

Let’s say you don’t employ public school teachers. Let’s say you make millions of dollars. Let’s say you earn sometimes hundreds of times more money than the lowest paid worker in your organization. And let’s say you may not have even attended public school in Canada? So what should you

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January 23, 2014 Stephen Elliott-Buckley

Politics, Re-Spun: Eating the Poor

Do you look up to the 1%? How could you? Come, children, let’s take a look! Fact: The world’s 85 richest people hold the same amount of wealth as its 3.5 billion poorest. Opinion: “It’s fantastic, and this is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them motivation to

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