Hockleyd
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If you assume the greenhouse is generally controlled for isolation it helps I think. It is a big, chaotic greenhouse but any analysis involved assumptions and trying to isolate systems.
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If you assume the greenhouse is generally controlled for isolation it helps I think. It is a big, chaotic greenhouse but any analysis involved assumptions and trying to isolate systems.
That’s an intriguing way of looking at it.
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
That’s an intriguing way of looking at it.
I don’t want to misrepresent it. He is using all this so far as laying groundwork for his discussion on what we value as a society, and how an economy can shift values to serve interests. But that economies are also very much products of society and the times as much as directing them.
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I don’t want to misrepresent it. He is using all this so far as laying groundwork for his discussion on what we value as a society, and how an economy can shift values to serve interests. But that economies are also very much products of society and the times as much as directing them.
Oh yes. He actually touches back to ancient times with Aristotlean philosophy and touches on some of the economic philosophers and leaders long before Smith and co. Keynes is definitely in the book including as expected in classifying some approaches and philosophies of people.
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Oh yes. He actually touches back to ancient times with Aristotlean philosophy and touches on some of the economic philosophers and leaders long before Smith and co. Keynes is definitely in the book including as expected in classifying some approaches and philosophies of people.
As I get into Carney’s book (bought long before he even got near the Trudeau government in the news) he covers quite a bit of economic and monetary history highlights through the ages. It’s actually been very interesting and informative. He’s goes for a few paragraphs on Smiths views and other works
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
As I get into Carney’s book (bought long before he even got near the Trudeau government in the news) he covers quite a bit of economic and monetary history highlights through the ages. It’s actually been very interesting and informative. He’s goes for a few paragraphs on Smiths views and other works
Well. At the very least we do participate in the hiring decisions. 😄
November 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Well. At the very least we do participate in the hiring decisions. 😄
Very much agree with the principle. I just really value having an example or two to debate these sorts of things to better understand and think through the intent and results. Basically as if we were in government.
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Very much agree with the principle. I just really value having an example or two to debate these sorts of things to better understand and think through the intent and results. Basically as if we were in government.
Sure but what sort of factors would you be looking at to know whether an incentive had served the purpose?
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Sure but what sort of factors would you be looking at to know whether an incentive had served the purpose?
Also an inspiration for many good and wonderful people. Inspiration is abstract in most cases. Connections made in the person’s brain who is being inspired.
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Also an inspiration for many good and wonderful people. Inspiration is abstract in most cases. Connections made in the person’s brain who is being inspired.
Expiration is intriguing. Although then you advantaged the incumbents to start and are essentially putting a barrier to new entrants and competitors potentially. More competition is surely needed in some areas.
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Expiration is intriguing. Although then you advantaged the incumbents to start and are essentially putting a barrier to new entrants and competitors potentially. More competition is surely needed in some areas.
Which apply to a number of industries. That’s why I am after details as we do incent companies in many ways. We have of course complicated all of those in the spirit of creeping bureaucracy so getting a bit of depth is useful.
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Which apply to a number of industries. That’s why I am after details as we do incent companies in many ways. We have of course complicated all of those in the spirit of creeping bureaucracy so getting a bit of depth is useful.
Sorry Massive was the other respondent, you are correct.
Again, what are you noting as subsidies? Billions should be a pretty easy line item to find the components of.
Again, what are you noting as subsidies? Billions should be a pretty easy line item to find the components of.
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Sorry Massive was the other respondent, you are correct.
Again, what are you noting as subsidies? Billions should be a pretty easy line item to find the components of.
Again, what are you noting as subsidies? Billions should be a pretty easy line item to find the components of.
So let’s talk examples and why they might be classed as any or all of those things. Generalities feeds the outrage machine and polarization without increasing understanding.
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
So let’s talk examples and why they might be classed as any or all of those things. Generalities feeds the outrage machine and polarization without increasing understanding.
To be clear, I see subsidies generally as industrial incentives in INTENT. What results they get should be measured and judged. Control of those things is industrial nations policy. Trade agreements are not “free trade” but agreeing to parameters and should not cede sovereignty.
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
To be clear, I see subsidies generally as industrial incentives in INTENT. What results they get should be measured and judged. Control of those things is industrial nations policy. Trade agreements are not “free trade” but agreeing to parameters and should not cede sovereignty.
This is ridiculous. PICK ONE. Stumpage fees and crown land use for forestry. Oil royalties and credits for capital exploration and production costs. Capital cost write off for manufacturing equipment and buildings. Citing what you are referring to as “massive subsidies” should be massively easy.
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is ridiculous. PICK ONE. Stumpage fees and crown land use for forestry. Oil royalties and credits for capital exploration and production costs. Capital cost write off for manufacturing equipment and buildings. Citing what you are referring to as “massive subsidies” should be massively easy.
💯 the old one divides, one decides, principal. “It takes two thieves to strike an honest bargain”. I’m not actually that cynical, but it seems to work in this case. 😁
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
💯 the old one divides, one decides, principal. “It takes two thieves to strike an honest bargain”. I’m not actually that cynical, but it seems to work in this case. 😁
It’s very hard to discuss it meaningfully without any examples. The options and reasons are the value. Not the hand waving.
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It’s very hard to discuss it meaningfully without any examples. The options and reasons are the value. Not the hand waving.
It looked from highlights (I haven’t read it either) that a lot of the “cuts” were via CCA. Basically depreciation rates on buildings and tooling and such. That makes a LOT of sense to me. Investing back in the company and in productivity should be incentivized. Tax the share buybacks more.
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It looked from highlights (I haven’t read it either) that a lot of the “cuts” were via CCA. Basically depreciation rates on buildings and tooling and such. That makes a LOT of sense to me. Investing back in the company and in productivity should be incentivized. Tax the share buybacks more.
Kudos to CA on also putting a sunset clause in that will return it to bipartisan relative sanity after 2030 I think it was? Making it very clear this is to rebalance the scales, not tip them maliciously as a partisan action. Asking the voters being required should be the norm in redistricting.
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Kudos to CA on also putting a sunset clause in that will return it to bipartisan relative sanity after 2030 I think it was? Making it very clear this is to rebalance the scales, not tip them maliciously as a partisan action. Asking the voters being required should be the norm in redistricting.
Some of it. It is being noted by actual analysts that some things are not in there, some are pending. I think it’s a very solid first step. Cutting the luxury taxes due to the administrative overhead making them basically not worth it is interesting. I’m curious about that analysis.
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Some of it. It is being noted by actual analysts that some things are not in there, some are pending. I think it’s a very solid first step. Cutting the luxury taxes due to the administrative overhead making them basically not worth it is interesting. I’m curious about that analysis.
Please define what you mean by subsidies precisely as we have seen with the CUSMA agreement that managing a resource differently results in different opinions on whether it is a subsidy or an environmental regulatory effect or quote or…. TMX was a capital project via tax dollars. That count?
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Please define what you mean by subsidies precisely as we have seen with the CUSMA agreement that managing a resource differently results in different opinions on whether it is a subsidy or an environmental regulatory effect or quote or…. TMX was a capital project via tax dollars. That count?