Poll: Which Story Should Vancouver Province Do on Stagnant Wages:

Poll: Which story would you prefer to read in The Province Newspaper, Vancouver: income have been stagnant for one year or that incomes have been stagnant for 30 years for the average Joe while rising 180% for the 1%?

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The Peasants are Storming the Gate. Let Them Eat Cake?

I decided to repost the following in light of recent events: Occupy Wall Street.  It was originally posted May 6, 2010 here. The Global Financial Crisis brought about the single biggest one-time historical transfer of wealth to the financial sector from western taxpayers via the government. This wealth transfer was the culmination of a 30 … Read more

Jack Mintz Tax Myths are Myths

The highly respected economist Jack Mintz, University of Calgary, writes a piece in the National Post today “The Campaign’s Top Corporate Tax Myths” in reference to the ongoing corporate tax debate in Canada’s Election 41. I have to take issue with Mr. Mintz’s assertions, at least partially.

Response to: Fortune’s still knocking at Harper’s door, Lawrence martin Globe & Mail

I think you guys may not like to hear it, but some of the blame for Harper’s free ride has to be laid on the media.

Canada Election Poll

Canada Election 41 Poll – Vote Then See The Results

How you intend to vote in the upcoming Canadian federal election? Vote and see the results.

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How Corporate Tax Really Works vs. Harper Sugar Pill Assertions

“Let me be clear”, Mr Harper and the Conservatives are following the discredited voodoo economic of Ronald Reagon, aka Reaganomics. Gearge W. Bush repeated these policies and drove the US over a cliff. It’s not something we want to copy in Canada.

Indian Hospitality – Hotels and Inns

If you have visited India in the winter you know that hotel rooms can be hard to come by, or at the very least a little bit expensive. Well, why not turn that into an investment opportunity? India has dire shortages of hotel and motel rooms.

NRI Matters Top 25 Power Podium for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2011

NRI POWER PODIUM is an initiative brought to you by NRI Matters. It provides an open platform to three NRIs at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2011, New Delhi. You could be one of them. This is an opportunity for you to take up a cause and make a difference to the NRI community by asking the right questions, starting a debate, making the right noise; all pointed at the who’s who of powerful India – Indian bureaucrats. You have three categories to voice your opinion through:

Indian Mobile Opportunities – Education

We all know about the success of Indian education at the higher eduction level, specifically within technology, and the failure at the primary and secondary level. However, the mobile internet revolution provides an opportunity to solve some of the education issues, if you are open to a complete rethinking of the way education is provided (in India as well as elsewhere).

India Mobile Opportunities – Information and Media Sharing

To date, the mix of VAS (value added services) in the mobile telecom space has included ringtones, various SMS services and poor quality video, but this is set to change with the onset of 3G technology. Importantly, I believe we are on the cusp of ubiquitous mobile video sharing capability, which opens up a whole new array of potential business models.

India Solar – The Story Continues

The Indian federal government announced its national solar mission several months ago. And since that time there has been a frenzy in Indian solar on multiple fronts, some of which I’ve written about in past posts:

Jim Quinn – Lies Across America. Must read daily link of the month

A must read post from Jim Quinn, who writes at The Burning Platform Blog”. Many who read this post thought it overly moralistic, but what they might miss in the take is that this is a screed straight from the heart against the currents state of affairs and action paralysis, against the uninformed drift in simply soldiering on doing things the same way they have always been done.

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