MacroCyclo

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Meet the Corporate Lobbyists Connected to Pierre Poilievre and his Inner-Circle in c/canada
[–] MacroCyclo 6 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Any time significant detail comes out about conservative policy, it always favours those in the top tax bracket. When they say affordability, they don't mean for working canadians.

Our local police posted this. in c/canada
[–] MacroCyclo 0 points 1 day ago

I know! People here are way too serious.

NDP wealth tax would raise $94.5B, pay for worker tax cut and health-care improvements in c/canada
[–] MacroCyclo 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, but just like capital gains, it doesn't make sense to tax wealth until it is changing hands.

The Pseudo-Populism of Canada’s New Right in c/canada
[–] MacroCyclo 17 points 2 days ago

They say their top issue is affordability, but it seems like they are taking about affording a third home or a new sports car. Anytime you get policy details, it's to benefit folks in the top bracket.

Fifty years in the making of Ontario’s housing crisis – a timeline - Canadian Centre for Housing Rights in c/canada
[–] MacroCyclo 2 points 2 days ago

Bike lanes are driving up the cost of housing by making the city a nice place to live!! Rip em out!

Rebel News owner Ezra Levant was 'mentor' to Poilievre, says author in c/canada
[–] MacroCyclo 4 points 2 days ago

The parallels are uncanny. We even have our own Steve Bannon.

NDP wealth tax would raise $94.5B, pay for worker tax cut and health-care improvements in c/canada
[–] MacroCyclo 9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Are they proposing it as a yearly tax? That seems like the proposal is just for show. We should be working on implementing an inheritance tax if we want to be serious about taxing wealth.

ON inks deals with NS and NB to drop inter-provincial trade barriers. Who's next to sign on? in c/canada
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Psychology self help books (self.allselfhelpinoneplace)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by MacroCyclo to c/[email protected]
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What are your favourites? I have really liked:

  • How to talk to kids so kids will listen and listen so that kids will talk

I think it's appropriate for all ages

  • Adult children of emotionally immature parents

Maybe a bit more specific, but it's likely most people have at least one emotionally immature parent.

Some Conservative supporters question whether the polls can be trusted in c/canada
[–] MacroCyclo 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm in a very similar situation. The NDP and Green seem unqualified and the Liberal is lackluster.

Some Conservative supporters question whether the polls can be trusted in c/canada
[–] MacroCyclo 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I have to admit. I did the same last year. I could not understand why Poilievre was so popular and everyone hated Trudeau so badly. I thought that there must be something funky going on with the polls.

A look at religion in Carney, Poilievre, Singh and May’s lives in c/canada
[–] MacroCyclo 11 points 1 week ago

It's nice to see that secularism is now the default for Canadian politics.

Bell lobbying CRTC to cut Starlink out of government funding in c/canada
[–] MacroCyclo 8 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I love my offbranded Bell subsidiary substitute! It gives me the illusion of choice so I can feel like I am not funding Bell while still using the internet.

In all seriousness, where are we on other options? PublicMobile got bought out by Telus. Any non big telecom options for phone and internet?

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What's a great buy it once Android app? (self.asklemmy)
 

Any suggestions for paid one time purchase apps on the Google play store?

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What is your default sort? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by MacroCyclo to c/[email protected]
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I haven't seen a thread on this in a while. I have been going with top day for a while, but it can be hit or miss. Other sorts don't seem to display as good in terms of balancing quality and quantity. What is your preferred sort for your main feed?

Edit: Realizing that the people who sort new commented before the hot/top/active people, haha

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Climate changes increases insurance premiums (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 11 months ago by MacroCyclo to c/canada
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Recent CBC article citing statscan data.

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CPC Signing Up New Candidates (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 11 months ago by MacroCyclo to c/canada
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I feel like the CPC is trying to import the American constant election news cycle to Canada.

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If Thrift Stores sold food, what would they sell? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by MacroCyclo to c/[email protected]
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The first thing that comes to mind is a big plastic bin filled with burnt burgers for 4 for a dollar.

Edit: I guess I was thinking more prepared/restaurant food.

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No posts? (self.retroachievements)
 

First achievement, stomp a goomba in Mario bros.

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Reddit is a Dying Mall (www.staygrounded.online)
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What financial services do you use? (self.personalfinancecanada)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by MacroCyclo to c/personalfinancecanada
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I'm curious what products and services everyone uses. I like trying out new services, but it seems like the big banks are pretty effective at squashing competition.

I'll go first: Chequing - BMO Savings - Wealthsimple Investing - Questrade with Passiv Credit cards - BMO, Costco, Amazon

I have tried Brim (credit card) and Koho (kind of a chequing account), but eventually dropped them because they couldn't effectively replace BMO.

I'm interested to know everyone's experiences with their banks and other financial service providers.

Edit: This thread has been amazing! Thanks for all the replies!

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This sub is entirely CBC (self.canada)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by MacroCyclo to c/canada
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Why is this sub just CBC news stories? Does a bot add them all? They are mostly empty with no comments. Makes for a strange feed.

Edit: I think I just need to figure out which way to sort my feed. Sorting by hot gives me almost all CBC.

Edit 2: CBC is great. I am commenting on the state of c/Canada, not the quality of CBC

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