This might be a question for a different subreddit but I figured I'd ask. Throughout history we've seen many kinds of anarchist groups rise up in the period of civil wars. Some lasted for a couple of days while others persisted a decent while longer.
In theory, and probably in reality, when these anarchist groups would go into a major city the markets would still function on some level when peace is restored. Do we have any records of the economic activity within areas controlled by anarchist groups?
We did experiments on how people respond to the kind of "investor risk appetite" questions banks ask, which is material because it influences what products an advisor will show you (eg if you say low risk, they're unlikely to show you a high yield/high risk fund even if your risk capacity warrants it). What we found was that most people will pick the fund in the middle, regardless of what the absolute values of the portfolio are. It's like ordering a "medium" without knowing how many ounces are in it, and then not adjusting it if it's 8 ounces or 20 ounces. http://bit.ly/1cPyrR5
A depresso
The man take a sip and spits it out. He turns to the waiter and says,
"Waiter! This coffee tastes like mud!"
The waiter, looking surprised, turns to the man and says,
"But sir, it's fresh ground!"
PLEASE buy coffee from local coffee shops! They NEED our business! Also, the majority of them serve better tasting coffee that is fair trade certified and organic!
Organic coffee is MUCH better for the environment. And, the non fair trade coffee industry is freaking deplorable.
If you insist on supporting a huge, foreign owned chain, please choose McDonald's or Starbucks over Tim Hortons. At least McDonald's and Starbucks beans are Rainforest Alliance Certified. Also, Robin's serves pretty good Organic fair trade dark roast coffee, they're Canadian, and they have better baked goods than Tim's! Yes, your beloved "Canadian" Tim Hortons is not Canadian owned, and they DO NOT SERVE ETHICAL COFFEE! Buying their coffee directly supports slave labour. They sell over 5 million cups of coffee a day, that means that 5 million Canadians are supporting slave labour every single day! And, 80% of Canadians support Tim Hortons at least once a month. Those are disheartening, and frankly, shameful numbers.
End rant.
☕ What is your favourite locally owned coffee shop and why?
I'll post easy criteria that you can copy and paste in the first comment 😊
My favourite: Park Line Coffee at 685 Osborne Street.
Why: It's ethical, delicious, and the owners are fantastic!
Taste compared to Tim's: No contest. SO much better
Roast compared to Tim's: As with most good coffee shops, the coffee is more robust. If you like Tim's regular roadt, order a light roast. If you like Tim's dark roast, order a medium roast.
Price compared to a large at Tim's: About $2.50.
Her: So, you like it?
Me: I just told you it was average.
The Coronavirus has caused massive social and economic upheaval, the extent of which we don’t seem to fully understand yet. Aside from the obvious threats to public health posed by the virus, there are very serious economic implications of this crisis as well.
In light of the virus causing massive disruptions to the US economy and daily life, various economic stimulus measures are being proposed. The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates and implemented quantitative easing, but even Chairman Powell admits there are limits to monetary policy and that “fiscal policy responses are critical.”
Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, is proposing at least $750 billion in assistance for individuals and businesses. President Trump has called for $850 billion of stimulus, in the form of a payroll tax cut and industry-specific bailouts. These measures would be in addition to an earlier aid package that was passed by Congress and signed by Trump.
Other proposals include cash assistance that amounts to temporary UBI programs, forgiving student loan debt, free healthcare, and infrastructure spending (among others).
What should be done in the next weeks to respond to the potential economic crisis caused by COVID-19?
This is not a post about whether the protests are right or wrong. Our opinions may all differ on such a subjective topic of right or wrongness.
Over the past three years people have been talking about how /r/Canada is being flooded by right-wing nutjobs. I didn't see it often enough to consider it overrun, particularly as I am closer to centre than to the true left (I think). I saw the occasional racist remark get a few upvotes but get buried at the bottom, and anything absurd was downvoted into inconspicuousness, though never removed by mods. I did notice that any time I mentioned injustices at First Peoples (imposed governments, unfair treaty negotiation, residential schools), while I was voted positive, I would get an abundance of comments ranging from "they deserve(d) it" to "it wasn't actually that bad" to "it never happened, that's liberal propaganda."
That has changed over the last month with the rail blockades. The floodgates are open. Every new and rising post over at the friendly "real" Canadian sub is an opinion piece from a rigjt-wing publication on how police are sympathizing with protesters, how indigenous peoples should put up with being conquered, how oil and gas is the only economic future for Canada, how Eastern Canada is apparently suffering from massive economic collapse due to these blockades, and how all indigenous people want the pipeline built. I don't care what your views on the pipeline are, or on the protests, but the fact is that the views being presented as Canadian on that subreddit are anything but. They are not civil. They feel more like someone from the Carolinas complaining about how certain statues are being taken down. It feels like a bunch of oil-industry propaganda. What on earth is going on?
How did a sub that was previously right-leaning begin absolutely smothering anyone trying to have a discussion and share viewpoints that weren't aligned with "jail everyone involved and send in armed police."
