humanspiral @ humanspiral @lemmy.ca

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Simply not reality focused. Hatred of Russia programmed higher than European security concerns that could be addressed if "root causes of conflict" (US puppeted provocation of war by Ukraine and supporters) are a basis for peace instead of treating ceasefire as opportunity to rearm and train the newly conscripted.

Just as Russia demands demilitarization of Ukraine, Europe needs to demand demilitarization of Russia to avoid their own military buildup at cost of social programs. Europe continuing to demonize Russia, including blaming ceasefire breakdowns as one sided, is not going to get them treated as human. Not that anyone cares, but prolonging the war is more destruction of Ukraine and less favourable peace.

Even if destabilizing Russia is a unanimous/axiomatic goal, there is greater opportunity through giving it peace, and forcing it to transition to a peacetime economy, instead of the massive success/growth it has generated, including exceptional wage growth, during the war.

automation is viable but when it’s implemented in a way that reduces manufacturing cost to increase shareholder value it fails to improve standard of living for those who don’t share in the value.

That won't be stopped. UBI does improve standard of living of everyone, and is a better policy than subsidizing/fighting for overpaid jobs for a select few.

imports or automation or immigration is a path to lower cost of stuff and provide improved quality of life as a result. There is still employment/income potential from selling the stuff. Influencer is such a job.

Fair labour market would require that labour is not made desperate by structural threats of homelessness and starvation. Structural supremacism of capital/business policies is corruption of labour markets.

Car culture and city/road design is very much a function of the importance of auto industry. Your transportation priorities are easier to push for when auto lobby is not also a job lobby.

The key is batteries. Honda is supposed to be making a battery factory (and whole EVs) in Ontario. It is a key "sensible option" to continue supporting. But there has to be a threat of abandoning all product sales from manufacturers who abandon Canada.

Chinese technology for battery plants in Canada using Canadian materials (other than lithium) can make good value EVs in Canada. I don't know that Honda can do the same.

UBI directly creates economic growth by having more people able to afford more things. That means needing more people to make and sell the things. The freedom to say no to work makes it easier for people who want jobs to get better jobs.

Your point that it could remove the need for minimum wage is a scary thought when you consider the corporate obligation to maximize investor returns.

Your fear is that corrupt markets are the normal inescapable form of markets. That we are all just slaves desperately hoping for the kindest of asshole master to pay us for work. UBI fixes the power imbalance (corruption) in labour market. It also means power redistribution to the people.

Their labour standards are way too low which means countries with good standards cannot compete (tariffs can balance this out though)

This is politicized, but is more credibly claimed in construction and lower value manufacturing. Their EV advantage is based on robotics and battery tech.

They’re a foreign adversary so we should minimize our tech reliance on them as much as possible

This is just something we copy from US. There's a need to befriend lesser enemies, though China has never threatened us.

We normally don't worry about products we buy having hidden bombs ready to be triggered by a genocidal government the manufacturer is beholden to. Same for bricking. It is bad for business.

I would actually like to see any sort of over the air update systems be banned, it should only be possible when plugged in physically.

A government agency independent of our spy/political systems, could administer all updates. wired or air doesn't matter much.

Hydrogen is absolutely key to a sustainable planet. It is only path to have 100% renewable power so that surpluses, can be monetized, on most days needed to have reliable power every day.

Unfortunately, prioritizing human/national sustainability seems impossible whenever a war or any other crisis needs attention.

In a primarily private sector “market” supply chain etc does basic income not just put downward pressure on wages in the form of a pseudo business subsidy ick.

The freedom to say no to job offers, or unfair working conditions, suggests a higher pressure on wages. Getting 5 recruiter calls per day would also raise your wages.

OTOH, people liking their society and wanting to give back might motivate them to work a few hours for beer money. The previous dynamic can mean eliminating minimum wage. You might be happy to work in a library for $3/hour if you feel it is helping educate society, and it doesn't happen to be illegal, as an example.

Perhaps we could do something like saying UBI is paid out annually and only given the day before taxes are due to be paid in order to minimize the amount of time this money is floating out there

The usual "source income deductions" (from paychecks) works fine with UBI.

The key is to base eligibility

And that's how you know this is the usual contempt and hatred for Canadians behind a proposal trying to use the philosophical clout of UBI in a despotic corrupt way.

Their scheme is to reduce old age spending by forcing their kids to support their parents.

UBI is inherently a zero cost program. Government gets no say in what to do with any tax revenue meant for it, and does not pay for administering "eligibility". Its just another (refundable) tax credit that gets paid by higher taxes on others, but who also inherently qualify for UBI.

UBI becomes an easy cost savings program when other programs are eliminated. UBI that is higher than social programs and EI, means programs can be eliminated to the benefit of people both receiving them and not. Unconditionality means no poverty trap preventing them from seeking additional income. Eliminating crime and homelessness is such a massive quality of life increase to all, including tourism related businesses. Massive economic growth and wage (that multiplies economic growth even more) benefits of UBI, means that the rich get richer even after tax hikes.

It's also categorically absurd to mass infrastructure spend on FF export potential to Europe from Alberta. Not only are they weaning off dead ender climate terrorist energy, but they have ample supply capacity from nearby abundant sources. Temporary geopolitical sympathies is no basis for Canada to fund stupidity. If Europe wants to help Alberta cofund something, I'm ok with Canada helping provinces along the way approve permits, but the inherent stupidity should not impact other Canadians.

Ontario and Quebec (and prairies) energy is cheaper with tariff free Chinese help. Solar in Ontario and Quebec would now be cheaper than in Arizona despite much less sun with lower financing costs and cheaper inputs. Chinese battery supplies and factories can both make Canadian EV production competitive, and enhance electricity resilience affordably. Canadian trade of oil for solar equipment helps both Alberta and Canadians achieve desired energy policy/benefits without any stupidity.

Big pipeline projects require a guaranteed climate terrorist future with world subjugated to dead ender energy for 40 years. Oil use, other than for war, is significantly down in last 2 years. EVs are making a big dent in China and Europe, and South. Desperation to steal public funds to subsidize oil industry was part of funding for Trump's victory, as a last gasp for industry profit protection.

If Alberta wants to pay for a pipeline east, rest of Canada can be nice about it. Smartest move would be expanded railways through Ontario and Quebec that go a bit norther than existing routes so that more cargo volume can pass through Canada, and be remote enough that accidents don't kill too many. In a greener future, population around those rail corridors can increase, even as oil use dies off completely, or sufficiently to not have large export markets, that makes oil only infrastructure a bad investment. But even if using existing railways/trucks causes more deaths from accidents, it's still the smartest/least economic risky path.

Absolutely not under any circumstances, should Federal government submit to Alberta referendum extortion as a reason to invest 1 red cent into Alberta. I'd rather see export tariffs on Alberta oil, with 50% of the revenue set aside to repay Alberta after they set a path towards Canadian unity. I'd rather see very aggressive demands on secessionist movements to allow subregions to vote to either become independent city states or Canadian associated regions.

It would lose oil value by joining US. Only 1 customer becomes permanent. The pipeline to west coast would face higher transit fees.

2nd in a week. I think 3rd lost plane since December. 1 was lost to friendly fire.

meanwhileongrad is aNAFO militarist empire supremacist group. Unrelated shit disturbing nonsense is exemplified by this specific trolling.

anthracene

clean coal apologists.

Scary... Polar bears comming to my house! Slightly larger whiter Grizzlys still a problem.

cherry picked examples to try and frame nutomic as being transphobic.

I'm supporting that statement. I don't need different screenshots from OP's to point out that OP is showing a nothing burger.

Also, never seen lemmygrad. Just the NAFO troll site crossposted.