Self-tutoring about the CBC in Canadian politics: the tutor begins…. The following is according to my understanding. I came upon a very fine article (see it here) about the questionable way the deficit is treated in Canadian politics. It’s a …
Self-tutoring about politics and trade: the tutor looks into the tariff situation between the US and India. To me, its seems hard to keep track of the US tariffs: a rate might be announced, for instance, but when it will …
Self-tutoring about US federal spending: the tutor mentions a detail. It seems, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center, that the US federal government’s second-biggest expenditure in FY2024 was net interest, meaning, as I understand, interest paid on the federal debt. …
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Self-tutoring about politics: the tutor continues about Nova Scotia’s positive budget result for 2023-2024. I mention in my July 29, 2024 post Nova Scotia’s surprise surplus of $144M for 2023-2024 compared with its forecast deficit of $279M. Good news, right? …