National Economy

[Build.It]

Originally Posted by YOWetal

I can see a lot of surface logic to your program when you lay it out like this but you need to think deeper.

I have thought quite deeply about this actually (for years as a matter of fact).

Originally Posted by YOWetal

Pensions and caps and privatization will leave some people (and I accept mostly irresponsible people) in real trouble. Old people used to have to eat catfood and without large families even more old people would be in dire straits now.

You misunderstood me. Every worker contributes to the fund. The fund as a whole gets partitioned to say 10 investment firms who are responsible to invest and grow their portion of the funds. I'm not saying each citizen gets their individual contributions invested privately - I was talking about the total CPP collected.

Originally Posted by YOWetal

I think it's hard for conservatives to accept just how hopeless a lot of people are. An IQ of 80 makes life extremely difficult. They are nearly unemployable. Here's commentary from someone you probably trust:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPmaAE3jq6I

I'm not saying that their life is not harder, but it's a LOT harder for low IQ people to be independent today than it was in the 90s. In the 90s a regular warehouse worker could easily afford to house themselves. Today they can't. This is solved by deregulation (discussed to great length on this forum already).

Originally Posted by YOWetal

Same with habits such as personal finance and general conscientiousness which while not as inherited as IQ certainly are related to upbringing but regardless blaming them doens't solve the problem that 1/3 to 1/2 of people will save nothing for retirement, nothing for their kids education etc.

If they don't save they'll be guaranteed an income of around $50K so they don't have to eat cat food.

Originally Posted by YOWetal

Downloading to the provinces sounds great but doesn't really solve the budget problem except the provinces borrow at higher rates. And many things would be difficult for example does PEI now needs a Air Accident investigation unit? I guess you would get rid of equalization which makes Quebec separate and the Maritimes destitute. Sure Alberta can enjoy lower income tax rates and no sales tax with similar services but Canada will be finished.

Yes.