As the federal Liberals negotiate NAFTA insisting on including gender and abolishing right to work laws, it becomes apparent that when big government gets involved in trade deals, the end result will be disastrous.
Big government tends towards rules that result in forms of protectionism at the cost of what’s best for the economy, jobs, businesses and consumers.
Free trade can only exist when there are two willing partners, and while it isn’t a global reality, there are successful economies based on open market policies and small government.
For example, take a look at Singapore. It has one of the freest markets in the world and has consistently been ranked as a top place to do business.
This country’s government gets it right by foregoing taxes on around 99% of imports, by spending less, and by implementing low taxes thereby making it easier for people to run a business.
It also incentivizes bureaucrats based on how well the economy is faring.
Singapore is a great example of how small government and business friendly policies are a huge compliment to the economy.
Imagine the benefits if all governments used open market policies.
One party rule; elections are a formality.
No free press, severe restrictions on access to online content.
No pornography or salacious media of any kind permitted.
Prostitution is legal and heavily regulated.
Drug possession is illegal; possession of 1 gram of pot will get you 10 years in prison; trafficking will get you the death penalty – death by firing squad.
All citizens are required to be housed – 80% of Singapore’s housing is public; 90% of remaining housing is by owner.
Health care is a public utility and freely available.
Standards of public conduct are strictly enforced; standards of public utilities are strictly enforced. Everything works and works very well.
The government has mandated that there is religious tolerance at all times – no criticism of another religion is permitted.
Chewing gum is illegal.
All foreign arriving mail is searched for illegal content.
In other words, Singapore is a well-run dictatorship.
" What Liberal government can learn and will learn are two different things. Being lefties, they will learn nothing. I know it’s old but I’ll say it again for any newcomers:
The Three Pillars of Leftiedom:
1. they never learn from their mistakes.
2. They never learn from other people’s mistakes (i.e. history).
3. They refuse to exercise discernment. "
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I’d like to add two more:
4. They stay righteous and sanctimonious.
5. They stay uninformed of world trends and current events.
The Three Pillars of Leftiedom:
1. they never learn from their mistakes.
2. They never learn from other people’s mistakes (i.e. history).
3. They refuse to exercise discernment.
Even the c b c won’t be able to report this
> Breaking News <
" ‘Acts of terrorism’ in Edmonton: Officer stabbed, pedestrians run down "
And so it begins.
If this was from one of Trudeau’s imports, all hell is gonna break loose.
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This will be suppressed and if it is required justy the fagboy will step in to ensure the outcome is minimized.
“We need to understand and help them” will be the theme from those in power.
> Breaking News <" ‘Acts of terrorism’ in Edmonton: Officer stabbed, pedestrians run down "
And so it begins.
If this was from one of Trudeau’s imports, all hell is gonna break loose.
On the other hand Canada is blessed with some of the richest natural resources on this planet along with the capability of manufacturing various products; consumable as well as hi-tech. It became a fully developed, first world country because the politicians, industrialists & businessmen of the era has sense to develop & make good use of our resources and kept manufacturing within Canada.
Unfortunately the current generation of Canadian politicians, unlike Singapore politicians, work for big corporations & globalists they’re hell bent upon destroying Canada by either selling our natural resources to foreign entities or shutting them down and creating circumstances for closure of manufacturing plants, it’s been going on for last 4 decades and they’ll not stop until Canada becomes a third world country (if we could still call it a country), where all it’s natural resources are owned by foreign govt. or corporations, it’s people are relegated to the status of subjects with no rights & liberty to speak of. Picture Canadians as chinese during 1960’s & 70’s with an addition of that we’ll be governed by sharia mixed with some communist style laws and none of our resources will be used for the benefit of Canadians.
@ William Elder, "Petty insular sophomoric contrarian politics " about says it all but I would add ‘infantile’ to that description.. strange times. Very strange representation for Canada.
This nation has lost the manufacturing might and low cost energy which pulled it from a backwater colonial nation to an economic world power and created its large middle class, now these treasonous bastards are killing the commerce for the resource based industry that is left. It’s almost like they intend t collapse our economy.
https://tradingeconomics.com/singapore/wages
To point this out in a meaningful way, take a look at Singapore Airlines compared to Air Canada.
When I return to Canada, from visiting Singapore, it looks like the whole world is over-sized and moving in slow-motion.