Splicedwdm

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SplicedwdmMar 4, 2025
#TuckFrumpMar 4, 2025
Trump's trade war wallops stock market https://thehill.com/business/5176193-trump-tariffs-stock-market-impact/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
SplicedwdmFeb 6, 2023
Show threadMatthew SheffieldFeb 6, 2023

One of the things about the elites of the Republican party is that they are obsessed with rolling back societal changes that happened about 100 years ago.

They're still mad about the New Deal, direct election of Senators, evolution, and the creation of the Federal Reserve.

SplicedwdmJan 19, 2023

As Ontario looks to private health care, B.C. reinvests in its public system - The Globe and Mail

https://apple.news/AreoCu82JS82MTElymCQiXQ

The way it should be IMO. Invest in Canada’s public health care; don’t prop-up private clinics etc.

As Ontario looks to private health care, B.C. reinvests in its public system — The Globe and Mail

Ontario Premier Doug Ford pointed to B.C. as example of private clinics being used to provide health services, but that province has been bringing private spaces back into the public system

SplicedwdmJan 7, 2023
Aleszu BajakJan 7, 2023

"Research shows it costs taxpayers $31,065 a year to criminalize a single person experiencing homelessness while the yearly cost for providing supportive housing is $10,051."

https://housingmatters.urban.org/feature/homeless-encampment-sweeps-may-be-draining-your-citys-budget

Urban Institute post via aaronACarr’s viral tweet

https://twitter.com/aaronAcarr/status/1611116182735622144?s=20&t=5cbu5j0AApRD1XN66zVUbw

Homeless Encampment Sweeps May Be Draining Your City’s Budget

Alternative responses to homelessness, such as permanent supportive housing, reduced police involvement, and wraparound services, can help reduce burdens on city budgets.

Housing Matters