Upcoming posts

April 4, 2007

There are a number of topics I mean to address shortly, most notably:

  • An immigraton policy that aims to increase Canada’s population to 60 million by 2020;
  • A calculus-based approach to optimizing tax brackets;
  • An analysis of the radical and innovative idea of replacing income tax with a national sales tax, both for Canada and the US;
  • Whether voting is worth it, and under what circumstances.

Stay tuned!


On Charities

March 19, 2007

Let’s say you make a dccent living and have a little cash left over after expenses and investments.  Being a socially conscious person, you want to use it to help the needy.  So what is the best way to spend your money?

a) give it to the United Way; 

b) give it to a beggar on the street;

c) give it to a local after-school program (sports, computers, science, etc.); 

d) help sponsor your work collegue’s kid’s hockey trip to France;

e) overpay your taxes.

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A new beginning

March 15, 2007

Hello all. This personal blog is hereby launched.