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Cake day: July 5th, 2023

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  • I think, based on what I’ve heard him say during interviews an such, that Carney has a well rooted mindset and understanding of the workings of the system, beyond the financial side of the economy. I also think he has to win an election for any of that to matter. We’ll only know what’s an election ruse and what’s a real belief once he’s in office by looking at his actions. For example I bet that some significant part of his fossil-friendly rhetoric is just rhetoric so that he can’t be labeled anti-oil which could turn away people who don’t have strong fossil fuel opinions but see some value in the sector in terms of self-sufficiency and security. I bet that the only fossil related rhetoric that materializes would be that which secures our sovereignty and helps solve the EU’s energy insecurity. That’s my bet. We’ll see what materializes.







  • No, it all stems from the owner class’es pursuit for ever increasing profit. We were happy driving half-sized cars and trucks 15 years ago. We didn’t ask for them to double in size. The automotive industry needed to generate higher profits demanded by their major shareholders and they figured they could achieve that by upsizing vehicles and charge disproportionately more than the increased cost. And this touches just one sector. And then there’s the humongous CO2 personal expenditures of the top of the owner class.