CIRCLE WITH A DOT

The #Eby #Austerity budget in #BC shows why the Federal #NDP and the Provincical NDP's need to separate and become truly independent entities.

We already here a constant stream of "but the NDP in BC does the same thing as the conservatives in Alberta" in regards to healthcare because both have mismanaged healthcare for decades... I'm now expecting to see "the NDP in BC supports austerity, why are you not supporting Carney implementing it too?".

When Federal and Provincial political parties share branding each gets painted with the brush of the other, even if they are independent in policy. While this can be beneficial when things are going good, it's a negative when things go bad. Thus if the Federal NDP wants to stand on it's own merits, and not be viewed by peoples opinions on happenings at the provincial level, it needs to both look and be independent.

#CDNpoili

If you are offended by someone wishing that you / yours are treated the same as you treat others... you are the problem

@TheBreadmonkey

Pearl the Pitbull says she'll help... would you like 1 million pitbull kisses or 2 million?

The vaunted 'Free Market' is largely a fraud. In order to have a true free market two conditions need to be met:

1) New vendors need to realistically enter the market.

2) Consumers need to realistically be able to not just choose between vendors but to be able to walk away from any purchase and forgo the product/service

The rise of the #oligarchs demonstrates how condition 1 fails to be met. Consolidation of businesses under #capitalism inevitably results in the entry cost for any new vendor becoming unrealistically high, leaving a few large companies to dominate the market.

Condition 2 is an even more egregious violation. Consumers can not realistically walk away from purchasing essentials (food, housing, internet, etc) and thus are not participating in a free market but a compelled market.

Thus it is best for essentials to operate under a planned economy with society as a whole operating under a hybrid economy with a private sector only existing where both conditions can be fulfilled.

#economics

@Paulatics

I heard "we will take it under consideration but have already decided to do nothing in response" as an answer from the government... anyone else hear anything differently

@menelion @i47i @funnymonkey

Smart glasses and even AI when used as an adaptive support for people with disabilities is always a good thing.... the problem is that the corporations behind these technologies are using them to exploit people and violate their privacy.

Our governments are failing us because we need legislation that regulates these technologies so that appropriate uses are allowed but corporate abuses are not.

@NMBA

Great composition!