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The Six Cents Report is a weekly podcast that uses theology and economics to analyze events that Impact Canadians. #Sixcentsmakeschange
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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
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 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
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
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
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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