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[–] 70 points 5 months ago (14 children)

How is this not against the law already?

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  • [+] 41 points 5 months ago (7 children)
  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    I would really like to see an NDP majority the next time around. The Liberals and Conservatives are two sides of the same pro-business coin. The media which is in that camp and benefit from either being in power do a great job of painting socialism as a scarey bad choice, and this is believed to be true by many of the people who would benefit the most.

    The vast majority of the programs that benefit people enlarge, health care, dental care etc. have been achieved by NDP parties pushing for these social values. They are not bad programs, they just cannot be monetized by the elite the way they would like. And taxes are not bad because that’s how these things are paid for, and the people who need the benefit but are least able to pay for it, also pay the least tax.

    How is socialism bad?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I agree that this has been true much of the time but the NDP won a majority lead by Bob Rae back in 1990. I was a young Liberal voter at the time and recall everyone being shocked. Unfortunately we were in a significant economic downturn. They took a page out of the idea of right sizing rather than down sizing with what became known as Rae days. No one had to lose a job, they just put in less hours and everyone got paid less. But no one got paid zero. Lots of generalizations there but you get the idea.

    Marit Stiles and her team are doing a creditable job of holding a majority government to account. They are actively working to make people aware of what the Conservatives are trying to pull. They are using social media to expose how big business is gouging us, proposing viable solutions and giving people the opportunity to find their voice and speak their mind.

    Maybe we will turn a corner next election if people get tired of the buffoonery.

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  • [–] 22 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Because we dont ever elect left wing parties

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  • [–] 15 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    True, both Libs and Cons are right leaning currently. We need Avi

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Big fan of this guy except for his views on military spending.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago*

    I'd still get him elected and lobby the party for doing domestic defence investment. That'd be easier to achieve than getting con or lib gov't to not spend much more money on foreign equipment. We still have not canceled the F35 purchase.

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  • [–] 22 points 5 months ago (17 children)

    I can’t see the article. It’s behind a … $750 pay wall?

    Is he talking about in person shopping or online shopping? Online shopping should be more regulated to avoid gouging via tracking.

    In person is this not already covered under the competition act? Like you can’t charge more than what’s advertised?

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    They change what's advertised to you based on what the algorithm knows about you.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    That, I think, is part of the impetus for switching to digital price tags. The tag will literally be able to charge the displyed price depending on who is walking down the aisle. This idea has been patented, and probably not by someone trying to keep anyone from doing it.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    The budding companion market is gonna love this!

    Rent out a grocery trip with grandpa (fixed income), or maybe John who just got out of county.

    ??? Profit.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago*

    Nope, it's worse. Prices will be raised on people in too tough a spot to go somewhere else. Grandpa and John will pay the increased price because they don't have cars and this store is either the only one close enough to walk to or the near a bus stop within a route or two. If they raise the price on someone with more money, they can probably choose to go somewhere else. Unless all the chains cooperate on individual customer based price fixing I guess. Quick, someone patent that, if it hasn't been already.

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    [–] 16 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    So it’s ok to charge more if you look rich? Why eat the rich when you can fleece ‘em?

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago

    "Socialism doesn't work," says man who has never tried socialism. News at 11

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago

    Charge conservatives twice as much

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago

    That’s fine. Start charging corporations hundreds of times what you’d charge a person.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    And the world keeps plunging into a corporate dystopia

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago*

    Get fucked Clown Ford. Love to see you out of public office.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    Doug Ford wants old people to be ripped off.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    GET THAT PRICK OUT OF OFFICE.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    "Pentastarm says she will not ban herself from continuing to not vote for Doug Ford. More at 11."

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I'm just visiting and curious why you guys keep electing this guy? Isn't he a crack head? You're not supposed to be taking notes from the morons on this side of the border.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    If this were to the south, I would say it was a gambit to, you know, try to keep those types of people away.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    I guess Canada is not for sale because you found a better deal elsewhere, duggie?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Ah yes, socialism.

    Words don't mean anything anymore, do they?

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