Canada = Great Right North: Cato Institute

[Malthus]

This ought to spark some interesting discussion. This author, publishing on the Cato Institute website, believes that Canada is now more economically to the right than the US, in spite of the common perception that Canada = socialist:

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=10208

[Grey Fox]

Motherfucking Harper!

[Neil]

Motherfucking Harper!

Actually, looking at the data, it'd be more like 'Motherfucking Chretien/Martin'.

Then again, it's probably why Canada is so succesful these days.

[crazy canuck]

Motherfucking Harper!

Those trend lines are a bad thing?

[Barrister]

He's cherry picking some numbers.  Most notablly look at the chart for federal debt as a % of GDP.  The line for Canada ends in 2008, but the US line goes to 2010.

The general note though is correct.  Our finances are generally in very good shape (although I worry about what Harper's "stimulus" package that was insisted by the Libs/NDP will do).

[saskganesh]

Motherfucking Harper!

Actually, looking at the data, it'd be more like 'Motherfucking Chretien/Martin'.

Then again, it's probably why Canada is so succesful these days.

run to the left, rule from the right.

if Obamarama has done his homework, I suspect the numbers will change.

[Neil]

Motherfucking Harper!

Actually, looking at the data, it'd be more like 'Motherfucking Chretien/Martin'.

Then again, it's probably why Canada is so succesful these days.

run to the left, rule from the right.

if Obamarama has done his homework, I suspect the numbers will change.

I find it unlikely that Obama thinks he needs anything other than his own divine power to run the nation.

Obama = Cartagia.

[crazy canuck]

if Obamarama has done his homework, I suspect the numbers will change.

I don't think even Obama can change the way the Canadian government governs.

[Neil]

if Obamarama has done his homework, I suspect the numbers will change.

I don't think even Obama can change the way the Canadian government governs.

Still, expenses are to some extent fixed.  Obama can devastate Canadian GDP, and will no doubt try.

[saskganesh]

if Obamarama has done his homework, I suspect the numbers will change.

I don't think even Obama can change the way the Canadian government governs.

why not? he's already writing policy. see: Cap & Trade.

[crazy canuck]

why not? he's already writing policy. see: Cap & Trade.

Not sure what is happening there.  But you have a point that Canadian politicians of all stripes are eager to keep in line with Obama wave of popularity.

[Razgovory]

Cato institute=Epic Fail.

[Barrister]

Cato institute=Epic Fail.

Isn't that the very definition of an ad hom attack?

While I noticed a couple points of cherry picking data to support his thesis, it is broadly correct: Canada's finances over the last decade have been dramatically better than the US.

[Razgovory]

Cato institute=Epic Fail.

Isn't that the very definition of an ad hom attack?

While I noticed a couple points of cherry picking data to support his thesis, it is broadly correct: Canada's finances over the last decade have been dramatically better than the US.

That doesn't mean Canada is more right wing.

[Malthus]

That doesn't mean Canada is more right wing.

The key qualifier here is "economically". Canada is certainly to the left of the US on many social policies.