The blossom and the fading flower

Mel on Housing – a wealth extraction toolDecember 18, 2025
Blair Fix at _Economics from the Top Down_ also wrote two very good papers on the converion of housing into…
Band-Aid Emeritus on Confronting Wealth Inequality: The Billionaire Class ExplainedDecember 18, 2025
Among the special advantages granted to billionaires? They can create monopolies which politicians will both subsidize and protect. Are domestic…
Road Belong Cargo on Housing – a wealth extraction toolDecember 17, 2025
You mention investing. Anybody remember Canada Savings Bonds? Seventy years ago it offered people worried about becoming destitute pensioners a…
Bandaid-Emeritus on F-35 Lightning – guest post by former RCAF fighter pilot Erik AndersenDecember 17, 2025
A huge fan of long-eclipsed Russian military glory, Mr. Putin expected Ukraine to collapse in 3 days. Three years ago.…
sm on Housing – a wealth extraction toolDecember 17, 2025
One thing I think people forget is - it became a good idea to invest in real estate as an…

Personal commentary on political and social issues in western Canada.