Big Government Socialism isn't 'free' – all programs taxpayer-funded, meaning YOU pay for them The Big Government Socialists who have taken over the Democratic Party love to talk about "free" programs: Free community college, free child care, free dental and eye care for Medicare, free public housing, free food stamps, the list goes on. Don’t fall for it. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ belief in socialism has now infected virtually the entire elected membership of the Democratic Party in Washington. This infection persists despite daily evidence that big government is not efficient or effective. https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/big-government-socialism-free-taxpayer-funded-newt-gingrich Parliamentary Budget Officer WARNING: Canada’s Debt Levels Will Soon Become “Unsustainable” With the Trudeau-Freeland Liberals threatening to embark on a scheme of massive government spending and historic deficits while crippling the economy with ‘green’ measures, the Parliamentary Budget Officer is issuing a new warning: Canada’s debt levels will soon become unsustainable. https://spencerfernando.com/2020/09/06/parliamentary-budget-officer-warning-canadas-debt-levels-will-soon-become-unsustainable/ Funding for Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan Is Unstable and Unsustainable President Biden and congressional Democrats have justified their plan to raise taxes on the rich to fund much of their $3.5 trillion spending by claiming that the tax code is not progressive enough. Yet a recent Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) analysis of the House Ways and Means tax plan undermines that thesis by showing that high-income taxpayers already bear a disproportionate share of the federal tax burden and that the tax proposal would simply make that burden more disproportionate. https://taxfoundation.org/democrats-spending-plan-unsustainable/ Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren's husband arrested on drug and weapons charges, officials say New York state police raided the home of Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren on Wednesday, and her husband was later arrested on drugs and weapons charges, officials said. The mayor said she's not a target of the probe against husband Timothy Granison, but questioned whether the timing of his arrest is tied to her current bid for a third term at City Hall. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/home-rochester-mayor-lovely-warren-raided-state-police-officials-say-n1268023 No one should be surprised by low voter turnout in Trudeau’s selfish, unnecessary summer snap election Today, in response to low voter turnout in Prime Minister Trudeau’s selfish and unnecessary summer snap election, Democracy Watch called for democratic changes to the federal political system to increase voter turnout. Initial results show t ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z41Tcf1uSgE

Capitalism vs. Socialism Capitalism and socialism are somewhat opposing schools of thought in economics. The central arguments in the socialism vs. capitalism debate are about economic equality and the role of government. Socialists believe economic inequality is bad for society, and the government is responsible for reducing it via programs that benefit the poor (e.g., free public education, free or subsidized healthcare, social security for the elderly, higher taxes on the rich). On the other hand, capitalists believe that the government does not use economic resources as efficiently as private enterprises do, and therefore society is better off with the free market determining economic winners and losers. The U.S. is widely considered the bastion of capitalism, and large parts of Scandinavia and Western Europe are considered socialist democracies. However, the truth is every developed country has some programs that are socialist. An extreme form of socialism is communism. See also Communism vs. Socialism. http://www.diffen.com/difference/Capitalism_vs_Socialism Participation Trophy Should We Give Our Kids Participation Trophies? I coach tons of world-class athletes, and the pride they feel from a big win doesn’t come from a ring, or a trophy, and it doesn’t come from someone else telling them they’re the best. That moment of pride comes from out-performing the best of the best, from knowing that years of relentless training led them to the performance of a lifetime. The pride comes from doing what they love and being the best at it. And that’s a feeling no trophy can provide. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-new-you/201409/should-we-give-our-kids-participation-trophies Should kids in sports get trophies for just participating? Ashley Merryman, author of “Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing,” said handing out trophies undermines kids’ success. “The benefit of competition isn’t actually winning,” she told USA Today. “The benefit is improving. When you’re constantly giving a kid a trophy for everything they’re doing, you’re saying, ‘I don’t care about improvement. I don’t care that you’re learning from your mistakes. All we expect is that you’re always a winner.’ http://www.mercurynews.com/2015/09/25/should-kids-in-sports-get-trophies-for-just-participating/ Fake News The Liberal Agenda Is Based on Fake News It appears that liberals don’t know what they’re supposed to think on any given subject at any given time. They simply hope they can run to the front of the mobs. The mobs are also fake, by the way. You ever stop to think that every news story that has created massive controversy from coast to coast in this country, have you ever stopped to think that it’s all fake? ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvU3IGdkNPo

Gov. Newsom backs bill to place limits on where people can carry a gun in public Following up on his calls for more gun reform following the mass shootings in Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park, California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday stood by Democratic lawmakers and gun control advocates to lend his support for SB2 -- a proposed bill to strengthen the state's restrictions on who can carry a firearm in public. "We have more work to do," Governor Newsom said of gun control laws, "And this is part of this effort." The measure - which was written by State Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) - would restrict people under 21 from getting a concealed carry permit and also require all permit holders to have more training, including on how to safely handle, store and transport firearms. https://abc7news.com/sb2-california-concealed-carry-ca-gun-laws-gavin-newsom/12759930/ Scott, Cornyn, Hagerty, Senate GOP Introduce Concealed-Carry Reciprocity Bill U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), along with 42 of their Senate colleagues, in introducing the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state that allows concealed carry, while still abiding by that state’s laws. “Americans have a constitutional right to protect themselves and their families. That right doesn’t vanish when they travel to other states,” said Sen. Scott. “I’m proud to champion this common-sense legislation, which codifies law-abiding Americans’Second Amendment right while protecting individual states’ ability to choose what is best for their citizens.” https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-cornyn-hagerty-senate-gop-introduce-concealed-carry-reciprocity-bill Trudeau kneels down on Bill C-21 provisions but he needs to prostrate The hunting culture in Canada covers elements of the history of hunting from the pre-colonial era until the present in all parts of Canada. The current dictator in power in Canada was all set to wipe that culture off the country’s fabric. Every fourth household in the country possesses some sort of a firearm and the liberal government took a controversial move of banning even the legal possession of firearm which was sure to garner the ire of the Canadians. https://tfiglobalnews.com/2023/02/07/trudeau-kneels-down-on-bill-c-21-provisions-but-he-needs-to-prostrate/ Japanese government offers families 1m yen a child to leave Tokyo Japan’s government is offering 1m yen ($7,500) per child to families who move out of greater Tokyo, in an attempt to reverse population decline in the regions. The incentive – a dramatic rise from the previous relocation fee of 300,000 yen – will be introduced in April, according to Japanese media reports, as part of an official push to breathe life into declining towns and villages. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/million-yen-per-child-to-leave-tokyo-japans-offer-to-families Famous Mr. Rogers song resurfaces in a big way — had he been warning us all along? Perhaps, Fred Rogers and The Kinks were ahead of the curve when it comes to the transgender fad that’s creating havoc in society today. A clip of Rogers, of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” fame, performing a song he wrote in 1967 is making the rounds on social media and it goes against every concept of radical gender theory widely accepted on the left. And while the video is certain to trigger the LGBTQI+ community, some see it as an early warning against transgenderism. The lyrics of “Everybody’s Fancy” define the differences between the biological sexes accepted over millennia. “Boys are boys from the beginning. If you were born a boy, you stay a boy,” Rogers sings. “Girls are girls right from the start. If you were born a girl, you stay a girl, and grow up to be a lady. Everybody’s fancy, Everybody’s fine. Your body’s fancy and so is mine.” https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/02/03/if-you-were-born-a-boy-mr-rogers-song-resurfaces-in-a-big-way-had-he-been-warning-us-all-along-1330049/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szWlNLPpucs

The dodgy 'studies' behind Trudeau’s radical experiment to socially engineer Canadian businesses A study that 'warrants further study' is no reason to rush to regulate diversity The Senate of Canada is back in session this week, ready to vote on Bill C-25. That’s the legislation introduced by Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains to revamp the Canada Business Corporations Act and inject more social subversion into corporate governance. Part of the bill deals with shareholders’ election of directors. Another tackles the trending topic of diversity in management, on boards and throughout the corporate system. http://business.financialpost.com/opinion/terence-corcoran-the-dodgy-studies-behind-trudeaus-radical-experiment-to-socially-engineer-canadian-businesses Trudeau government’s needless obsession with gender is exhausting The last thing the people who run the Service Canada desks, or the rest of us, need or want is more gendered language instruction or social engineering I went to a Service Ontario office in downtown Toronto Wednesday to renew my driver’s licence. It was everything a customer/taxpayer could want: Swift service from an employee who was polite and capable. I was in and out within 15 minutes, just as I usually am when I go to such an office every year or two to do business. That’s pretty much all I want, not only from this particular department, but also from any and all arms of government: In my freaking dreams, of course http://nationalpost.com/news/christie-blatchford-trudeau-governments-needless-obsession-with-gender-is-exhausting Trudeau Budget Panders to Feminists with a '281-Page Social Engineering Blueprint' My wife is Canadian, which means that I frequently hear complaints about Justin Trudeau, Canada's clueless leader, from my in-laws. Once my in-laws (and every sane Canadian) read the details of Trudeau's proposed budget, Donald Trump may need to build a wall on our northern border to prevent hordes of Canadians from entering our country. Not so much a budget as a progressive agenda, Justin Trudeau continues his goal of turning Canada into a progressive dystopian nightmare. The Toronto-based thestar.com complains, https://pjmedia.com/trending/trudeaus-budget-panders-feminists-281-page-social-engineering-blueprint/ Will the Liberal obsession with progressive social issues sink Trudeau Last winter, I was sitting in the study of the great Albertan journalist Ted Byfield, who is now approaching ninety years old. We were chatting about the state of the culture, and the proliferation of identity politics. Byfield was a bit more upbeat than I was about where some of this was headed. As soon as people start to feel economic pain, he said, they’ll stop caring about these little progressive projects and left-wi ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShMws1l6h-A