I've just published an article about an economic school that argues people shouldn't fixate on deficits and be willing create more money in order to get things done. (If you click on the link and it asks you to subscribe, just ignore that and click on the link titled something like 'no now'. )

https://open.substack.com/pub/billhulet/p/modern-monetary-theory-part-two-what?

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/49101717

Yet the biggest challenge remains: contamination of territories occurs much faster than their clearance. “We increasingly use mechanical demining machines to speed up operations,” said Radmyla. “But even after the war ends, the fight for every safe meter of land will continue for many years. Right now, it sometimes feels endless.”

To be clear, I'm not agreeing with or endorsing the take.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/67260175

Because the last time a Liberal PM built a pipeline it was too divisive and costly, this PM will checks notes do exactly the same thing again.

TMX 2: Electric Boogaloo!

Any bets on initial-final cost spread this time?

I've somehow missed this. Nate is out of the Ontario Liberal Party (OLP) leadership race.

There's characters are who's left:

• Navdeep Bains
• Rob Cerjanec
• Lee Fairclough
• Eric Lombardi
• Dylan Marando

I don't see much of a competition for Doug Ford apart from perhaps Lee Fairclough. In my current assessment, this roster is more of the same that failed to win against Ford so far. Should the Ontario NDP decide to push the economic populist message, they (we) may have a better chance than the OLP at knocking Ford to a minority. Nate had a chance to do this, had he become the leader but the OLP leadership showed clear displeasure with that prospect so ... here we are.

I've heard that Mark Carney wants to 'bail out developers'. It looks to me more like David Eby wants to help out people who can't afford to buy a first home---but then spin, vibes, and ideology got involved. :-(

https://open.substack.com/pub/billhulet/p/trying-to-talk-about-housing?r=4ot1q2&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Could just give em to Ukraine...