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	<title>Grandpa Richard Speaks &#187; Opinion</title>
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		<title>A Modern Robin Hood Tax</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/a-modern-robin-hood-tax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[forex]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this idea, and feel it is time for it to happen. See this article for details on the Tobin Tax.
Here is a statement from a well known Ontario based union about it.
June 25, 2010 OPSEU President Smokey Thomas and NUPGE President James Clancy will lead our Union&#8217;s delegation at the G20 rally on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How The Big Boys Screwed Us All</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/how-the-big-boys-screwed-us-all/</link>
		<comments>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/how-the-big-boys-screwed-us-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[traders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this commentary by Lorrie Goldstein of the Toronto Sun.
Especially the last couple of lines.
Indeed, when the s&#8212; hit the fan, these guys acted like Soviet apparatchiks, screwing the public for their blunders.
Worse, they got away with it.
or, how about this one?
Wall Street traders &#8230; success was individual achievement, failure was a social problem.

This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Drugs</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/free-drugs/</link>
		<comments>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/free-drugs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 09:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prescription drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seniors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grandparichardspeaks.com/?p=1319</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In these times of government deficits I do not understand why well off (rich) seniors get a majority of their prescription drugs for free. A report in The Star says that 1/2 of all government spending on drugs for seniors is for those with higher incomes. The Star did not elaborate on what &#8220;higher incomes&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car Hits Dog; Who Pays?</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/car-hits-dog-who-pays/</link>
		<comments>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/car-hits-dog-who-pays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 10:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[accident]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A dog is let out to roam freely. It runs out in front of a car, is hit and killed. Who pays for the damage to the car?
State Farm Insurance thinks that the dog&#8217;s owner should pay.
I feel very badly for the dog&#8217;s owner, but I agree with the Insurance company.
What do you think?
(for details [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Auditor Allowed</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/no-auditor-allowed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 23:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auditor general]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canadian]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, there is logic to their refusal, but I think it is a HUGE mistake for Canadian MPs to not allow our auditor general in to see the books.
I have written both the Prime Minister, and the leaders of the other parties. I suggest all Canadians do the same.
(see article at Globe and Mail site)
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		<title>Toronto&#8217;s Gay Pride Parade</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/torontos-gay-pride-parade/</link>
		<comments>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/torontos-gay-pride-parade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 11:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[gay rights parade]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grandparichardspeaks.com/?p=1298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am sick and tired of this constant bickering over gay rights, etc. I sent the following email out this morning to the 4 leaders of our major political parties.
To: the Leaders of our Country
cc: my local MP
Why does a successful event need free money?
Personally, I ask, with the mess in the budget, why does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With a Piece of Grass</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grandparichardspeaks.com/?p=1287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The title of this post is taken from a quote in an article in The Toronto Star. The article is titled Markham’s ‘food belt’ proposal on the line.
The full quote is:
“My children don’t want to buy a condo, they want to buy a house with a piece of grass,” added Langdon.
What is the proper answer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Multiculturalism in Canada a Good Thing?</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/is-multiculturalism-in-canada-a-good-thing/</link>
		<comments>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/is-multiculturalism-in-canada-a-good-thing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multiculturalism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grandparichardspeaks.com/?p=1278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This one is a real hot potato, so I am not going to say anything. I will, however, refer you to this item in the Globe and Mail.
I urge you to do some research for yourself and if you have a link to a well done counter point to the above article, please send it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guergis</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/guergis/</link>
		<comments>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/guergis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jaffer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://grandparichardspeaks.com/?p=1266</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Embattled Canadian MP Helena Guergis was once my MP, as I lived in Alliston Ontario for a while. Thus, some of you have been expecting me to comment here on these pages.
I consider this news item just too full of &#8220;maybe&#8217;s&#8221; to bother getting into it. The Star is, as usual, digging hard into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Should Rulers Get To Feather Their Own Nests?</title>
		<link>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/why-should-rulers-get-to-feather-their-own-nests/</link>
		<comments>http://grandparichardspeaks.com/opinion/why-should-rulers-get-to-feather-their-own-nests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GrandpaRichard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil servants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here in Canada there is a simple rule regarding the saving of money in a registered retirement savings plan. No more than 18% of your income can be saved per year.
I work for the provincial government here in Ontario. Currently the mandatory plan that I belong to takes 7.6% of my money, and combines it [...]]]></description>
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