Author Archives: Danielle Park

While the US central bank cites official unemployment under 5% and inflation near 2% as mission accomplished on their dual monetary mandate, the reality is that the labor force participation rate is the lowest since 1978, and especially for the … Continue reading →

Taxing the things we want less of is a necessary prod to dis-incentivize destructive behaviors (think alcohol and tabacco taxes, junk food). Recycling the revenues raised back into paying for clean up and treatment of the destruction caused is also … Continue reading →

Someone is using devices that track and spy on cellphones in the area around Parliament Hill, but what’s unclear is who’s doing it. Here is a direct video link.