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The problem is his time is worth a lot more than those fines to him.

US Speeding fines are actually significantly lower than fines in Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia or Asia.

Contrarily to a common myth, US cities/states don't finance themselves with speeding fines. It's a tiny drop in the bucket. New York cameras issued $23,5 million in tickets. The annual budget of New York City is $115 billion dollars.

One of the thing you notice on US social media is that several american men (it's always men!!) call major US cities crime-ridden democratic shitholes. They want harsh punishments for lawbreakers. Cops beat up someone? "He probably deserved it. Respect the law!!" they will say.

These same accounts keep denouncing tickets and speed cameras. They clearly don't see breaking the law as a bad thing. Some even cheer attacks on cameras (destruction of public property). It's actually insane these "law and order" folks don't notice the hypocrisy.

Alberta is the most conservative and most religious province in Canada. The Prime Minister of Alberta is a woman named Danielle Smith.

This is what she said two years ago:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/smith-apologizes-for-comparing-vaccinated-albertans-to-followers-of-hitler/

Alberta is very rich because they have a ton of oil. But it's really badly managed.

Norway has a lot of oil, but Norwegians have an investment fund to help future generations. Norwegians have strong labor rights. They are very environmentally conscious. They try to reduce plastics, they travel by bicycle, they use electric cars.

Alberta is the exact opposite. The big oil companies are privately owned. Local politicians oppose measures to reduce plastics pollution:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/we-will-continue-to-push-back-alberta-to-continue-single-use-plastics-ban-fight-with-federal-government/

Alberta politicians also blame a lot of their local problems on Canada.

It's just sad.

Because many people keep posting pictures, putting their real name and sharing personal info on facebook ("I'm a married male that works in Architecture. I studied at Michigan University and live in Ann Arbor"). This shit basically makes Zuck richer because he can sell more accurate data to companies.

Because many dumb US States are kissing his ass to get data centers that will use water, electricity, generate pollution and create little to/no jobs. Dumb politicians think they are getting a great deal.

This is the guy who wrote 'they trust me. Dumb fucks' in an email.

https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a19746937/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-ims-data/

Several things are driving extreme inequality :

• Corporate concentration : Behind every huge multinational, you find billionaires and extreme CEO compensation. This is why I avoid multinationals like Starbucks Coffee, Dunkin Donuts, McDonalds, Tim Hortons. I prefer to go to local coffees. This is also why I use Linux instead of Microsoft. This is why I encourage people to use Firefox instead of Google Chrome. This is why I financially support free open source software such as LibreOffice, VLC, GIMP. This is why I always avoid huge hotel chains. I only go to local hotels. Every Billionaire owns a multinational. An economy of small and mid-sized businesses is an economy with far less inequality.
• Labor market flooding The labor market was flooded with temporary workers and recent migrants that often don't know their basic rights. This has had bad consequences on low-income workers.
• Money in politics: Several provinces have very weak rules when it comes to money in politics. This gives rich donors enormous influence.
• Weak lobbying rules: The maximum fine for illegal federal lobbying in Canada is $25,000 dollars. If you get caught again, it's $50,000. These figures are an absolute joke.
• Under-investment in public transit: Forcing people to use an individual car to move is a great way to support the insurance industry, the banking industry and the oil industry. Guess who happen to own Canadian Insurers, Canadian Banks and Oil Refineries? The elite.
• Stupid provincial tax policies A lot of the provincial tax policies are just plain stupid. Take Ontario. Doug Ford announced a tax cut on gas to help working families. This is a purely stupid idea. It means a Toronto Bank CEO going to the country club on Sunday gets a tax cut. The TD Bank clerk taking the bus doesn't.
• Stupid zoning policies: Several Canadian cities make it incredibly hard to build apartment buildings. Toronto, which suffers from one of the worse housing crisis in the Western World, recently failed to allowed sixplexes citywide. Apartments buildings are far more affordable than individual homes. Winners are landlords and single home owners.
• Fucked charity system: Revenue Canada allows deductions for donations to charities. Perhaps it started out as a well-meaning idea, but it turned out to be a major mistake. Often, rich Canadians appoint their wives to these fake charities and give them a huge salary. It's common to see charities paying people $300,000 or $750,000 to run an empty art gallery. The goal is just to pay less taxes. This system is now totally out of control.

Basically, this is going to require change at the federal, provincial and municipal level.

Good riddance.

Jordan Peterson started out as a talented and charismatic academic that gave advice to young people who wanted to improve their life ("clean your room" "Spend time reading books" "don't be hard on yourself").

He slowly turned into a millionaire guru. He now praises pseudo-science, snake oil salesmen and unscrupulous politicians. He is also a self-hating Canadian.

Salut. Merci pour ton message. Je ne regarde pas toujours mes messages privés.

Je vais tenter de passer sur le chat.

Cordialement,

Alberta has the single worst premier in Canada

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/smith-apologizes-for-comparing-vaccinated-albertans-to-followers-of-hitler/

Justin Trudeau sacrificed political capital for Alberta. He opened a brand new pipeline. Under his mandate, Alberta oil production reached the highest level in HISTORY:

👉 https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/7940-another-record-year-canadian-crude-oil-crude-oil-year-review-2024

He was rewarded with nothing but contempt and lies:

I may disagree with Trudeau on plenty of things, but claiming he was anti-Alberta is a shameless lie.

In January 2025, Smith was the only Premier who REFUSED to sign a joint declaration, saying Canada will hit back if it faces economic bullying:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-premiers-trudeau-meeting-trump-tariffs-1.7431085

On March 20, 2025, she gave an interview to Breitbart in which she said the United States should temporarily pause tariffs in order to help Pierre Poilievre:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/lets-just-put-things-on-pause-alberta-premier-under-fire-for-breitbart-interview/

Smith sickens me. In the military, this is the kind of officers who always end up shot by their own troops.