Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by Harry Lime

Trickle down economics? Really?

I said the wealth trickles down, never said anything about trickle down ecomomics, and wouldn't be the term I would use. Did not graduate from from the Warren Sanders Reich Shool of Economics

Originally Posted by Harry Lime

And what on earth are you quoting? You just can't put random words in a quote bubble and have it mean anything.

Books, papers, articles, what ever i remember or find.

and yes i can

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

We are talking about corporations and their efficient use of capital.

You're not talking about capital efficiency though. Your suggesting that corporations should be penalized for holding cash as an asset.

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Probably handy you chose not to get cancer, then. Or be born with disabilities. Or have tragedy reduce your ability to "make smart choices" so you don't have to worry about people mocking you for making minimum wage.

The soft bigotry of low expectations !

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Harry Lime

Trickle down economics? Really?

And what on earth are you quoting? You just can't put random words in a quote bubble and have it mean anything. My point was that governance and the private sector are run in two very different ways, and if one is run as the other, it fails.

He’s quoting AI. He has no base level of understanding for any of this so he plugs whatever you’re asking into ChatGPT and then just quotes the answer.

That way he can endlessly continue to argue with you without ever knowing or learning anything.

[MelBridgeman]

I can source everything i post

Just let me know what you want a source for.

Pep just isn't on the same pay grade as me.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

The soft bigotry of low expectations !

Explaine.

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Explaine.

Is a phrase that describes the attitude of assuming that certain people are capable of less because of their race, disability or background.

These circumstances are challenges, but they are not excuses.

For Pep and Key Lime Pie Kid
https://pacificlegal.org/what-is-the...-expectations/

[BoLevi]

Originally Posted by GGG

How can lowering taxes to zero have a failure in intent or execution, I don’t follow your logic there.

If the goal is to shrink the bloated public sector, then i that process requires smart management.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

You're not talking about capital efficiency though. Your suggesting that corporations should be penalized for holding cash as an asset.

I've been convinced efficient use of capital is paramount, so a company sitting on cash is...well...

On the other hand, having an ever-growing pile of cash on a company’s balance sheet, just collecting interest, is often seen by investors as an inefficient use of capital.

https://www.morningstar.com/markets/...tock-investors
So that's the cash pile. Share buybacks don't produce anything or create economic activity. It's not economically useful.


So by the government taking large portions of it and doing something even as basic as handing it to the needy, that money is instantly spent on economic activities. The government could also choose to do things like build infrastructure which is also economically productive.

[MelBridgeman]

^^^^ None of those ideas is a "efficient use of capital"

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

For Pep and Key Lime Pie Kid
https://pacificlegal.org/what-is-the...-expectations/

You sound like some who has no ####ing clue what hardship is.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

^^^^ None of those ideas is a "efficient use of capital"

Far more efficient than a share buyback.

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

You sound like some who has no ####ing clue what hardship is.

that is all relative, and how you respond is what matters.

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Far more efficient than a share buyback.

You know taxes are levied on share buyback right?

Most things aren't single variant. share buyback is one of a litany of options at a corporations disposal.

But as a previous poster said, having a rainy day fund,is just smart and not just for corporations.

Thank god you don't get to decide what to steal and what not to steal

Less goverment the better everyone is off.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

that is all relative, and how you respond is what matters.

You are just making excuses to avoid recognizing not everyone has the same easy road. A person pulling themselves out of poverty into a strong career is the exception, and it's not because there are so many challenges to overcome that only a slim few make it through that gauntlet.


Do you have any idea how health issues can completely impede you from being able to function and achieve even the most basic of successes? Obviously you don't, or you wouldn't be how you are. But since it's no big deal to you, I wish all the pain and suffering on you for the rest of your life . Maybe one day you will understand the meaning of the word empathy. Probably not. Can you go find another community to be a horrible in person please?

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

A prudent investor would indeed put more effort into due diligence in order to minimize risk and increase the likelihood of a successful investment. While luck certainly plays a role in the outcome of investments, particularly in startups, the best investors work hard to stack the odds in their favor through thorough analysis and strategic decision-making.

What if one investor had more money so they hedged their bets by investing in both companies?

Did they put more or less work into the investment in the company that failed?

I’m just asking in the hopes of learning how to be as sharp as you are when it comes to whatever it is you’re doing better than everyone else.

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

You are just making excuses to avoid recognizing not everyone has the same easy road. A person pulling themselves out of poverty into a strong career is the exception, and it's not because there are so many challenges to overcome that only a slim few make it through that gauntlet.


Do you have any idea how health issues can completely impede you from being able to function and achieve even the most basic of successes? Obviously you don't, or you wouldn't be how you are. But since it's no big deal to you, I wish all the pain and suffering on you for the rest of your life . Maybe one day you will understand the meaning of the word empathy. Probably not. Can you go find another community to be a horrible in person please?

Where there is a will there's a way!

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

What if one investor had more money so they hedged their bets by investing in both companies?

Did they put more or less work into the investment in the company that failed?

I’m just asking in the hopes of learning how to be as sharp as you are when it comes to whatever it is you’re doing better than everyone else.

Is this investor a man with some straws???

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

Is this investor a man with some straws???

No he’s a man of hypotheticals.

Can you answer the question so that everyone can see how right you are?

[Dion]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

Where there is a will there's a way!

I’ve made my life’s work spotting #######s. And you know, I think it’s harder now than ever before because there’s so many socially acceptable ways to exhibit a pathological lack of empathy.