Pocket Change and Conservative Finance Minister Jim Flatulence

I can pay for most commodities needed in pursuit of the simple life with pocket change. [see post below for context]

But our government, like many in other wealthy countries, makes it harder everyday as it imposes a Market First economic model (vs Sustainability First) upon Canadians.

How do I know our government is a slave to Market First?

This from Saturday’s London Free Press:

Question to Finance Minister Flatulence - “You and your Prime Minister have said we must stay the course and cannot interfere in the market.”

Answer - “The sustainability of the manufacturing sector in Ontario depends on increased productivity.”


[Water pollution: photo link]

I would have asked a follow-up question - “Mr. Flatulence, how has the goal of increasing productivity, as if without limits, worked out so far for Canadians and their environmental life-support systems?”

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This from The Little Green Handbook by Dr. Ron Nielsen (see Recommended Reading in right margin):

Market First is a market-driven future based on an assumption of an almost unlimited ecological capacity to support global development and industrialization.

Sustainability First requires a radical change in our behaviour, reflected in selfless care for one another and dedication to the environment.

Which model holds the most promise for those pursuing the simple life?

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