Smart Links 19 December 2011

Paul Summerville • December 19, 2011

Tags: Canada, Europe, Global Economy, Stuff, Yes

Commentary on avoiding catching a cold on a plane, a rambling worry piece about everything economic, another rambling worry piece with cool links, and the Canadian political third rail.

Achoo!

Wall Street Journal -- Where Germs Lurk on Planes
What to do when stuck at 30,000 feet next to sneezers and coughers.

Mauldin’s maudlin musings. Thanks to David of Victoria.

Pdf below – The Centre Cannot Hold

It really is scary.

Pdf below -- Things That Make You Go Hmmmm

That health care thing.

Globe and Mail -- In Ottawa, health-care funding hits the wall
Darrell Dexter has a simple solution to his province’s health-care funding problem. The federal government should go broke.

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Mauldin - The Center Cannot Hold.pdf	260.75 Ko
Things That Make You Go Hmmmm... 12.2011.pdf	1.92 Mo

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