Jack Layton about Canada's debt to private banks.
If anyone pretends they'll balance the budget, but doesn't mention our privatised debt, he/she shouldn't be taken seriously.
#comer#Onpoli
@Distributel Had a severe slowdown 2 days ago and another one now (Weston and Jane area). Any idea what's going on?
This is the speed after a 60 seconds reset of the modem.
@epicbapl @CorbynistaTeen@jeremycorbyn That's exactly what neoliberalism is - privatization, deregulation, and laissez-faire capitalism with social friendly rhetoric.
I am neither Democrat nor Republican, but Sanders is in my opinion the most fundamentally decent man in politics. His life-long struggle for a more equitable society is a reminder of how far we have come—and a challenge to complete the journey. #GetWellBernie
@StopWithUrBS @PatTheBerner @IPM_HQ - "They're the same, but she's better"
[after she wins with corporate money and forgets all her *plans*]
- "I'm so surprised this happened"
Think of it. Instead of spending trillions on wars, strong U.S. presidential leadership could bring the world together in the fight against climate change and the need to transform our energy system away from fossil fuels. https://t.co/Q7EieYBmdG
@RepThomasMassie The peasants have become too greedy, right, Your Majesty? Can't sip your champagne in peace cos these poor maggots want to survive?! They have the gall to interrupt your excellency with obnoxious requests to use their taxes on stupid healthcare, when war is all they need?
I must believe this would be playing out differently if Cdn govts had retained the significant equity share of GM they earned by saving the company in 2009 (as @UniforTheUnion urged), instead of selling it back to the financiers for cheep. Many global OEMs have sig. public equity
@johnefrancis @lex_alta @Tom_Parkin_ @CdnCicero No doubt that the libs and the cons have no interest in seriously talking about this because "they're too close to the banks" (as Layton nicely put it), but today's NDP doesn't seem to care either. Too bad, because they'd win a lot of voters. (Sorry I've missed your reply)
@christoaivalis A govt that would have the people's interest at heart would help the plant become a cooperative. I hope the @OntarioNDP will have a proposal in this direction, because Ford and Trudeau surely won't.
@Tom_Parkin_ Still, we are paying interest on debt to private entities (banks etc) for these bonds, and we shouldn't, just like we didn't do it before 1974. (Sheer is a corporate shill and only interested in cutting services and privatization, that's not in discussion)
https://t.co/E3yYRCrj39
Jack Layton about Canada's debt to private banks.
If anyone pretends they'll balance the budget, but doesn't mention our privatised debt, he/she shouldn't be taken seriously.
#comer#Onpoli