Those demonstrators who are destroying the grass to the north of the Vanouver Art Galley probably never have seen an opera. The probably regard opera as a pastime of the rich. Maybe they should watch Don Pasquale and learn that there have always been the rich, the poor, the lazy, the parasites, and the ambitious. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘tea party’
Mining the Take Back Wall Steet Protest in Vancouver
Posted in About the news, British Columbia, opera, tagged don pasquale, drugs, mining, opera, police, tea party, Vancouver, vancouver prostitute, walll street, west vancouver on October 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bev Oda and the KAIROS Grant: Good for Mining Controversy
Posted in About the news, Church, mining, People, tagged bev oda, Bill C-300, kairos, politics, tea party on February 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The Canadian political scene is abuzz with attacks on a minister of the Federal Government. She apparently uttered “mistruths” about inserting the word “not” into a recommendation that a so-called religious group by the name of KAIROS be granted government money to continue their work. (more…)
Can the Tea Party Benefit USA Mining?
Posted in California, consulting, environmental, Human relations and mining, Jobs and Salaries, mining, tagged DOE, EPA, mining, Monatana, tea party on November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a picture of a house that I bought in Westdene, a suburb to the west of Johannesburg, in 1973. I paid all of R10,000 for that house. Over the years, I extended the house and did significant renovations. When we left and sold the house in 1980, we got all of R45,000. That money translated into about $55,000 Canadian dollars. When I took this picture, earlier this year the house was again on the market for R1.3 million. At the current exchange rate that is about $200,000 Canadian dollars. (more…)
Canadian Mining Tax
Posted in British Columbia, consulting, Investing & Finance, tagged canadian tax, mining tax, tax, tea party on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We all hate taxes. The Tea Party Candidates are winning primaries all over the USA–primarily driven by tax hate. Recall the fall of the Australian PM over the issue of mining taxes! (more…)
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