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Tunya Audain
Noxious Rent-Seeking Will Grow To Suffocating Levels !
It is character of a people that — overall — determines the health of a nation.
If people are generally self-sufficient and have a positive work-ethic, things go well.
If people feel entitled to government handouts, then the slippery slope is activated.
The extent to which a government promotes handouts determines character of citizens.
With a projected deficit of $30 Billion and active talk about a Guaranteed Annual Income this foretells serious character changes ahead. The rent-seekers that voted in Trudeau will soon turn us all into rent-seekers — expecting favors for minimal output. Though the term (rent-seeking) is poorly named the behavior is understood as undesirable — look it up on Internet. It’s being more frequently used for a host of creepy behaviors.
Please read this short essay (referring to the USA but so cogent to today’s Canada) : Are We Rome? By Lawrence W Reed — http://fee.org/resources/are-we-rome-by-lawrence-w-reed/« less
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