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Paul Summerville • February 26, 2013

Commentary on Japan’s population decline, worthless coins, heading towards legal cannabis, poverty before capitalism, sentimental equity investing, and political reform in Canada.

Some strange thoughts.

Paul Summerville • January 10, 2013

Commentary on re-inventing liberalism, the trillion dollar coin debate, feeling the heat yet, silly Chinese censorship, great chart showing different outcomes of profits and wages, and is Chief Spence helping or hurting.

Get liberalism back on track. Thanks to Harry of Victoria.

American Interest -- The Once and Future Liberalism
We need to get beyond the dysfunctional and outdated ideas of 20th-century liberalism.

Paul Summerville • May 30, 2012

Commentary on feminism’s civil war, historically important currencies, China delusions, Europe’s got things upside down, food surplus and deficit, and ending public funding of Catholic schools in Ontario.

What role mummy?

Paul Summerville • May 17, 2012

Commentary on China’s looming investment implosion, the slow march to legalisation, no Dutch disease here, how much money is enough, and getting Canadians to work.

An old theme well told.

Paul Summerville • December 10, 2011

Commentary on the Euro deal, the no word, happiness is experience, the oil curse, and yes Paris is amazing in January.

How you say ‘no’ in German. (ed’s note – Europe ex-UK as in Asia ex-Japan, guess geography matters). Thanks to David of London.

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Twin Virtues: Inequality of Outcomes & Equality of Opportunity©

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The LimeSpot enabled revolutionary new sales channel.
 
Ultimately, the most successful societies find the balance between the twin virtues of inequality of outcomes and equality of opportunity.
 
The new politics must marry the twin virtues of unequal outcomes and equality of opportunity.
 
When too few get too much everybody ends up with less.
 
Can it be that striving for equality of opportunity however imperfect the process not only benefits the individual but also creates benefits for the society as a whole that are unintended but wonderful?
 
Economics must be a 'moral enterprise' as much as politics claims to be. Economic outcomes need to be framed in terms of right and wrong not just efficiency if only because these often align in surprising ways.
 
My vision of Canada is that any Canadian child from a family of limited circumstance can expect to have a chance at lifetime of unlimited opportunities.
 
Tax policy should be founded on the principle of generating steady tax revenues sufficient to maximise environmentally sustainable economic growth in order to fund fair government.
 
Public policy should be designed to decrease inequality before the law and increase equality of opportunity.
 
Capitalism is not the problem; the problem is what we do with capitalism.
 
Content is always more difficult to argue than conspiracy.
 
Let the state regulate and the market operate (most things).
 
Welfare strategies are best designed as a hand up not as a hand out.
 
Political debate should not be fact free fighting.
 
Explanation lasts longer than eloquence.
 
Always favour empowerment over dependency.
 
The most enduring public figures are embraced for the causes they fought for and not the concept of themselves they hoped others would remember them by.
 
Find your voice and don't be the echo of somebody else.