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Poor optics out of the gate
#farside: 'Different strokes for different folks' as the saying goes. Reagan in my opinion was a good leader and compared to the present leader no a wimp. Reagan did more to correct the excesses and i... More...
By bbj

Poor optics out of the gate
Actually, #farside that's why I bought Costco into the commentary....because of the excellent program about the company several weeks ago. As said earlier, if the conditions at Walmart are so bad no o... More...
By bbj

Poor optics out of the gate
Seriously BBJ perform some due diligence. Costco actually pays their employees a decent or living wage while Walmart dabbles in minimum wage. http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2013/04/17/walmart-p... More...
By farside1

Poor optics out of the gate
I'm going to be blunt but Reagan was an idiot. He supported McCarthyism and worked for it in the Hollywood scene. As an actor he could speak but I doubt he had the brains to decide policy. That was do... More...
By farside1

Poor optics out of the gate
I'm not concerned with winning or losing an argument with him. I made my point and that's enough. What I concern myself with is people who put up the Free Enterprise banner and use fear tactics to say... More...
By farside1

Poor optics out of the gate
farside, you could win an argument with bbj, unless you have time to waste. I wish I could put him on ignore. More...
By mrajabally

Poor optics out of the gate
Nobody is forced to work at Walmart. Nobody is forced to own shares in Walmart. it is all a matter of choice and that is free enterprise. Just look at the line up of people trying to get on with anoth... More...
By bbj

Poor optics out of the gate
Thatcher's dealing with the unions that saved GB from the downward slope it was on. If she hadn't stood up to the unions they way she did the UK would be a third world country. It is now vibrant and a... More...
By bbj

Poor optics out of the gate
Yes I do. And it's not for the rich to get richer at the expense of everyone else. Do you understand that. Did you read the above link. While the owners of Walmart profit beyond belief, the taxpayers ... More...
By farside1

Poor optics out of the gate
The Reagan/Thatcher kind of conservatism has pretty much destroyed both countries. And conservatives in both the US and GB pretty much want to keep it that way. Economic stagnation and erosion is thei... More...
By farside1

Poor optics out of the gate
farside: Do you really understand what is free enterprise? More...
By bbj

Poor optics out of the gate
Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher were true leaders (and Statesmen and Stateswomen) and got the economies going on both side of the Atlantic as the stats clearly show. But why let the truth interrup... More...
By bbj

Poor optics out of the gate
#bbj, you're not really fooling us. We know the majority is anything but silent -- they speak loudly all the time (look at you) and not only once every four years. We also know what the rich think abo... More...
By DVarga

Poor optics out of the gate
Not only aren't the poor getting richer but the middle class has been losing for about 25 years now. Thanks to people like Ronald Regan and his "Trickle down" theory ... ya that worked oh so well didn... More...
By farside1

Poor optics out of the gate
So who says free enterprise and the NDP don't belong together. Look at Manitoba and Saskatchewan where the the NDP is or has been in power for many years. Small business flourished quite nicely as did... More...
By farside1

Teen dies in mill mishap
This is so very sad, and he is not the first to have a major accident while probably trying to gain experience for work. I hope changes are made to protect young people that are doing dangerous jobs w... More...
By damama55

Poor optics out of the gate
Well, I am sure you all have heard of Medicare not covering meds people need now for severe pain. More found monies for the Liberals to maybe give themselves another pay raise???? Hey, after all, I am... More...
By damama55

Poor optics out of the gate
NDP is licking its wounds having a dismantling session. The Dix, Mihota, Topp brigade worked well. More...
By bbj

Poor optics out of the gate
mrjarbally: Those clowns do not know anything The results of the last election proves you wrong again Mo. The silent majority spoke and louder than the NDP or pollsters had banked on. Free enterprise ... More...
By bbj

Tennis event to serve alcohol in seats
Can't people be without their booze for a few hours a day? or is it all about the money it generates? Thank you. More...
By youhavegottobekidding

Huge raises just plain wrong
Voters will have a golden opportunity to show Clark what they think about these obscene pay-raises to the pigs at the trough by denying her an election victory at the upcoming by-election. More...
By Casey Berlanda

Pricey loo is see-through
I'm all for doing whatever it takes to keep the citizens of Kelowna and visitors safe and be able to provide the convenience of a public washroom in OUR city park. My question is twofold : who is moni... More...
By Shar Quinn

Huge raises just plain wrong
These pay levels were already very generous BEFORE the outrageous increases especially as the Liberals have been holding all other government employees to a net 0% increase. I am particularly incensed... More...
By eaglebudd

Pricey loo is see-through
Yes there is a way to get rid of drug users in downtown Kelowna. Develop a local police force that focuses on city issues. While not calling the RCMP into disrepute, RCMP officer routinely get transfe... More...
By stilloutthere

Quebec construction workers on strike after negotiations break down
M. Ouellet's union elite are one of the last bastions in the private sector that argue workers should be paid just for showing up, and then double time if they stay late. Like the rest of the world, C... More...
By stilloutthere

Citizens get chance to force vote on new RCMP building
Before Kelowna gets anywhere near looking at a new RCMP building, it should consider a new police force. The city is plenty large enough to fund its own force. City police forces routinely do a far be... More...
By stilloutthere

B.C.-Alberta relations go from frosty to friendly
Christy Clark needs to smarten up & grasp the reality that Americans are working as rapidly as they can to get their LNG ports completed so they can garner some of the premium price that Japan, China,... More...
By stilloutthere

Pricey loo is see-through
Isn't there a way to get the drug users out of down town Kelowna? More...
By eaglebudd

Stranger things have happened
The Liberals were very steadfast in keeping a 0% increase for all employees. This included Hospital Residents...who frequently work 80 hours a week and many ear less than $50,000.00 per year. They hav... More...
By eaglebudd

B.C. could act on Senate
Yes, let's see Premier Clark put the idea of senate abolishin on the table. It isn't likely to succeed but would be good to hear a reasoned debate on the subject. More...
By camdd