‘Smart roads’ would take the task of driving out of the hands of human drivers. Continue reading Big brother takes the wheel
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Smart roads are making new mass transit and expressways obsolete
Satellite technology tracks traffic along all routes, changing rates on the fly Continue reading Smart roads are making new mass transit and expressways obsolete
Move into the fast lane
The U.S. has pioneered dynamic pricing of highway toll lanes. Continue reading Move into the fast lane
Bring back the rental market
Halve the rate of home ownership. Continue reading Bring back the rental market
Get dirty and avoid vaccines
Health authorities insist the benefits of immunization outweigh the risks – a mindset that stems from faith, not science, without any incentive to curb needless or even harmful use of vaccines and medications.
Deregulate housing
Unbridled home-owning has become the single biggest threat to Canada’s economic stability. Continue reading Deregulate housing
Free the food carts
Selling sidewalks would reduce conflict, reap cash. Continue reading Free the food carts
Let private enterprise build subways
A century ago, firms ran streetcars for profit, paying fees to government. Continue reading Let private enterprise build subways
First do no harm
Vaccines do good and they do harm. They also arouse passions among those who would see no harm. And intolerance, as seen in reactions to Oprah Winfrey and Jenny McCarthy for giving voice to vaccine skeptics.
“Vaccine Totalitarians”: The CDC’s phony crisis over the flu vaccine
Americans are being told that a manufacturing problem in a U.K. pharmaceutical plant has led to the U.S. shortage of flu vaccines.
Continue reading “Vaccine Totalitarians”: The CDC’s phony crisis over the flu vaccine
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