CBC's Go Pubic stories of bad customer treatment are depressing. Companies are quite happy to fuck over customers, since treating customers ethically, honestly and promptly cuts into profits too much. https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/dodge-recall-long-delay-1.7157569
I suppose Canadian Conservative politicians would have you believe that if the carbon tax is cancelled, companies will magically pass on the savings to customers. Right. #canpoli#carbontax
I’m sure the only plan Ford and his owners have for climate change is to move to mansions in gated communities with high security to insulate themselves from climate change-related unrest. #onpoli
#writerscoffeeclub Mar30. How do you keep track of your work? Do you have a system?
I use the Obsidian app, and create one folder per project. In the folder I put all the ideas, plot plans etc, and I write the first draft there as well. I move the project into a Word processor when it is time for the editing process.
Perhaps an unpopular statement, but not everyone who owns a house in #Toronto is rich. There are a good number of “house poor” people who while they may own a house, are living on a fixed income, are an elderly senior etc. and can’t maintain the property. I’ll bet there are ways to integrate the house poor into housing solutions (more multi-generational housing, downsizing on place, allowing city-subsidized micro-housing units in back yards etc.). 1/2 #housing
@Jgmeadows I received a bit of pushback here when I made the long ago comment on my dislike of property taxes: they have no relation with the ability to pay, nor services rendered. I’d much prefer higher wealth/income taxes, or some other method that doesn’t force seniors out of their homes, and even communities, in order to maintain shelter.
There is something surrealistic about doomscrolling while listening to peaceful classical music on my headphones. Like enjoying a string quartet while the Titanic slowly (or not so slowly) continues to sink.
Ever get a typo that seems like it is trying to say something? I was trying to type “World War II” just now, and it came out “Word War II.” It seems to me that “Word War” is an apt description for social media these days.
So Trump gets more time to pay and a smaller number for the bond. I am so not surprised. Just another day in hte life of a powerful white American male.