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You are making things up and/or conflating what a right entails. You have mobility rights in Canada - it doesn't mean the government has to pay for all your moving expenses if you decide to move from NB to Sask. You have freedom of speech rights in Canada - it doesn't mean the government has...

When you turn your "belief" into a "basic human right" (which owning and/or renting a home at a certain price point is in no way shape or form a "basic human right") - that is being/demonstrating entitled/entitlement. You said it yourself...other "cities have better options..." And those...

It's not authorized for use in Canada nor is it presently being reviewed for approval in Canada. My guess is that BC doesn't "recognize" it for vaccine passport purposes. Further complicating matters would be that your vaccine status is known to regional health authorities in BC (assuming you...

Healthcare is a public good. It's paid by the public for the benefit of the public. Why a member of the public needs healthcare services does not come into the "calculus". Or put another way, good or bad choices does not exclude you from being a member of the public. You're basically...

Just stop! I'm actually sad, that your publicly funded education has failed you so much. Yes, go right on thinking that inflation will ensure that debt will take care of itself! Inflation effects what dollars may or may not be worth over time or in comparison to different times. It does not...

What the hell are you talking about "inflationary easing"? If you mean raising rates to cool off inflation and/or decreasing the money supply - NONE OF THAT CHANGES THE AMOUNT OF DEBT. If you have a mortgage, let's say $500k balance owing - whether you get a promotion (i.e. your personal money...

Really, there is a plan? So when is the national debt going to be paid off? Is it being paid off in 20, 30, 40 years? I must have missed that press release from the Government of Canada! How much of the national debt is scheduled to be paid down in 2021? Or 2022? or 2023? No mate, there is...

They shouldn't run it up. No governments AGAIN, regardless of political stripe should take on debt continuously without any plan to repay it. My belief is not one of political ideology, it's merely common sense. It's having grown up watching governments (both Conservatives and Liberals, at...

LOL! And when a non-governments entity takes out debt, they have a plan to repay it - the same can't be said about various governments (regardless of political stripe). If you truly believe the world is going to end, hell, you are basically saying "we don't have to pay it back" - hell, why not...

If the actual debt is not being paid down, how does it all even out? LOL - you seriously believe the Party that incurs the copious amounts of debt determines if the debt is "good" or "bad"? If it is isn't being repaid nor if there is a plan to repay it - that's what is "BAD." Sorry mate, you...

I draw comparisons to household debt and government debt because the underlying principle is the same - debt with no plan/will/desire/etc to repay it is ALWAYS BAD. And just because a debt collector will not come after the Government of Canada, doesn't mean copious amounts of debt have NO...

I never once in this thread said (as you claim) "we must cut". I have said, (and this has happened in recent history) that cuts will happen whether anyone wants them or not. Moreover, my point (which again, you're lack of reading comprehension shows, because you continually miss the point) is...

LOL! Taking out copious amounts of debt just because interest rates are low doesn't mean you get to roll over that debt at the equally low interest rate. Seriously mate, are you that obtuse? Do you truly believe that any number of the multiple series of Canadian bonds that may be maturing in...

When cuts are made it hurts EVERYONE! Cuts to federal healthcare transfers to the provinces in the 90's HURT EVERYONE - whether it was longer waits for hip replacements for seniors, longer waits for MRI's, etc., etc., etc.! Whereas spending money that you don't have doesn't BENEFIT EVERYONE...

LOL! I asked you point blank previously, " what exactly is your more "nuanced' Keynesian or neo-Keynesian approach?" Seems like you're the one that can't hold a discussion when challenged to explain your "Keynesian" approach! LOL I don't know what it's called, vitriol, bias or whatever, but...

Many tens of thousands of dollars on multiple degrees (both undergraduate and graduate degrees) in Economics, Finance and Business. What you are saying in pure drivel. That's it. Debt is not complicated where you have to bring in Keynesian economic theory! If you can't afford something, and...

LOL! My gawd, you're worse that a trained parrot that was taught to say the words "supply and demand" - you actually believe you're an economist! I'll regret this later, what exactly is your more "nuanced' Keynesian or neo-Keynesian approach? LOL

You don't get it do you, it's not about what someone "wants to cut" it's what they will ultimately "have to cut" regardless of want or desire. It wasn't that long ago (the 90's) when cuts HAD to be made, not because they were "wanted" or "desired." But I reckon (if you are even old enough)...

What is debt to GDP ratio useful for? Seriously, it's a ratio - that's it. A ratio cannot tell you if it is "an appropriate level" or not in isolation. USUALLY, ratios are used for comparisons, LIKE A P/E ratio. Company X's P/E ratio on it's own is useless, it's a measure to compare across...

LOL! If you have a family member that can't stop spending/borrowing, is their income the problem or is their spending habits the problem? I guess if they truly don't want to adjust their spending habits, well, they will have no choice but to earn/generate more income. Or, if you drank all the...