Episodes
Friday Nov 02, 2018
Is Ticketmaster Ripping Us Off? - 6CR #37
Friday Nov 02, 2018
Friday Nov 02, 2018
Ticketmaster has been accused of price gouging customers. Darnell & Joel discuss an article from the CBC.ca explaining three pricing "tricks" that Ticketmaster engaged in.
'I'm getting ripped off': A look inside Ticketmaster's price-hiking bag of tricks
- Trick 1: Prices can change any time
- Trick 2: Not all tickets go on sale initially
- Trick 3: Double-dip fees on scalped tickets
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
Reference Articles:
Price Discrimination on the Part of the Seller
"The best regulator is the market...the competitive market"
Doug Ford halts Ontario anti-ticket scalping law
Ontario to make ticket-buying ‘bots’ illegal, cap markups in scalping crackdown
Canadian scalper's multimillion-dollar StubHub scheme exposed in Paradise Papers
Walter Block - Free PDF: The Case for Discrimination
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Friday Oct 19, 2018
Church & State - 6CR #35
Friday Oct 19, 2018
Friday Oct 19, 2018
The separation of church & state is engrained in western culture. Is this idea related to the polarizing nature of our public discourse on politics and religion? Darnell & Joel discuss the following:
- Differentiating church & state from religion & politics
- Historical overlap of church & state
- Why is liberty important?
- Non-aggression Principle
- Rights & freedom are necessary for prosperity
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
Reference Articles:
Separation of church and state
Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Relations between the Catholic Church and the state
Politics According to the Bible
Difference Between Totalitarianism and Authoritarianism
The Constitution of the United States
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Friday Sep 28, 2018
Traditional Sports vs eSports - 6CR #32
Friday Sep 28, 2018
Friday Sep 28, 2018
There is speculation that eSports will surpass traditional sports in the not so distant future. Darnell & Joel discuss their experience with gaming and traditional sports. The conversation covers the following:
- will eSports eclipse traditional sports?
- valuable lessons learned from traditional sports
- dangers of excessive screen time & isolation
- boys developing into men
- learning to process embarrassing experiences in sports
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
Reference Articles:
This is Why:Canada's eSports scene is set to explode
Take a look at the average American gamer in new survey findings
HE TOOK THE DEFENDER’S JERSEY OFF!!
Praxeology: The Methodology of Austrian Economics
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Friday Sep 21, 2018
Libertarian Principles with Tim Moen - 6CR #31
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Tim Moen, the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada joins Darnell & Joel to discuss libertarian principles and Maxime Bernier. The conversation covers the following:
- Who is Tim Moen?
- Libertarian ideas, inalienable rights and non-aggression principle
- Skepticism as means to finding libertarian ideas
- inclusive nature of libertarian community
- Tim's history with Maxime
- Does Maxime have a Trump's chance at becoming Prime Minister?
- Differences when communicating with convervatives and liberals
Tim Moen discussing party merger (post interview): A Merge? Let’s Do This!
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
Reference Articles:
Ep. 1194 Why There’s No Point in Not Being Radical: Libertarian Strategy with Tim Moen, LP of Canada
Tim Moen: MY Letter to Young Libertarians
Tim Moen contact info:
FB: Tim Moen
Twitter:@moen_tim
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Friday Aug 10, 2018
Canada's Universal Healthcare - 6CR #26
Friday Aug 10, 2018
Friday Aug 10, 2018
Universal healthcare is apparently a human right. Darnell & Joel discuss the following aspects of "free" healthcare in Canada
- Structure and History of the Canadian Healthcare System
- How do we pay for "free" healthcare
- Successes and failures of Canada's Healthcare
- Prices communicate value
- Providing Healthcare for the impoverished
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
Reference Articles:
Tom Woods show #1194 with Tim Moen (leader of Libertarian Party of Canada)
Ontario Government 2018/2019: Composition of Revenue vs Composition of Expenses
Ludwig Von Mises - Economic Calculation Problem
Price Theory Explains the Opiate Crisis
A Four-Step Healthcare Solution
What Ontario’s changes to OHIP+ tell us about the future of national pharmacare
5 Pharmacare Questions and Answers
Generic drug industry agrees to cut prices up to 40% in 5-year deal with provinces
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Friday Jul 20, 2018
Samuel Sey Part 2 - 6CR #23
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Part 2 of the interview covers the following topics with Samuel Sey:
- Disparities
- Oppression
- Abortion
- P.K. Subban and the NHL’s White Way
- Hockey Culture
- Interracial Relationships
Part 1: Samuel Sey Interview
Reference Links:
Canadian Centre for Bio-ethical Reform
Pentagon Paid NFL Teams to Thank Troops at Games
There Are Two Kinds of White Supremacists
Samuel Sey Contact:
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Friday Jun 22, 2018
York University Strike - 6CR #19
Friday Jun 22, 2018
Friday Jun 22, 2018
York University and CUPE 3903 have history of employment strikes. Darnell & Joel discuss who's at fault for the most recent strike.
Reference Articles:
York University on strike: Why it keeps happening again and again
Arbitration is the only answer to ‘clash’ in York U strike, says labour report
There is no end in sight for the latest York University strike. Here’s why
York university strike: Confusion on campus
Top seven reasons why unions matter – a conversation with young workers
Unions ignore long history of excluding minorities from jobs
Labor Unions and the Negro:The Record of Discrimination
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Friday Jun 15, 2018
Voting Pt 3: Principles over Promises - 6CR #18
Friday Jun 15, 2018
Friday Jun 15, 2018
The results of the Ontario 2018 election are in - Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives win majority government, NDP are the formal opposition party and the Liberals lost party status. Darnell & Joel give there thoughts and answer some listener questions.
FB post Joel referenced in the intro - NDP voter challenge
Question 1 - How would Doug Ford be able to cut costs without cutting jobs? What are the benefits of saving and cutting costs?
Question 2 - What are the counter arguments to the listener's rational for voting NDP?
Question 3 - What is the fundament role of government? Why is it problematic for the government to see themselves as the solution to the problem?
Reference Links:
Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario, 2017
Beware of politicians talking of government waste
NDP admit to annual $1.4-billion costing error
Tim Hudak 2013 PC party platform
Common Sense Revolution - Mike Harris
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Monday Jun 04, 2018
Voting Pt 2: Principles over Platforms - 6CR #17
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
The 2018 Ontario provincial election is on June 7, 2018. Darnell & Joel use the principles established in the previous episode - Voting part 1 - to analyze three components of the party platforms:
1. Taxes/Deficits
2. Childcare
3. Education
6CR #10: Cannabis Legalization
Reference Links:
Globe & Mail: Ontario election guide
Macleans: Ontario election 2018 platform guide
Reality Check: Is Ontario’s debt really that bad?
Ontario launches plan to teach high school kids financial skills
Child Care and Early Years Act
Economist Don Boudreaux quotes:
"The best regulator is the market...the competitive market"
"If your spending other peoples money it is easy to spend"
Fred Swaniker - education in the 21st century
6CR #2: Ontario's Full Day Kindergarten Program
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Friday Jun 01, 2018
Voting Pt 1: Principles over Politics - 6CR #16
Friday Jun 01, 2018
Friday Jun 01, 2018
In Ontario, we have a provincial election on June 7, 2018. Darnell & Joel use the Canadian Federal system to discuss how they view voting and the principles they use to analyse political parties.
https://www.elections.on.ca/en.html
Reference Links:
Three Levels of Government in Canada
Left vs Right - Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations - pg 119-120
Authoritarian vs Laissez-faire / Libertarian
How crushing is Ontario’s $312 billion debt?
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