Canada's rich get richer while it's poor get poorer, new study shows.

I always thought criminals were.

And you think they just sprout out of the ground as such? That nothing drives them to commit crime?

Yes.

Them being criminals.

You should take a class in criminology, it would really open your eyes.

I did.

Teacher said crime is caused by criminals.

Who was your teacher? Forest Gump?

....

Maybe.

It should have been you, shouldn't it Starhawk? As you are of course, the most forward thinking intellectual, to ever grace this planet with your presence.

Don't troll.

Originally posted by Starhawk
Don't troll.

I beg your pardon. That statement was in complete earnest, though it is up to you whether you believe it, or not.

It has nothing to do with the topic so it's trolling.

Originally posted by Starhawk
It has nothing to do with the topic so it's trolling.

It was to do with the discussion you raised, concerning who would be a suitable criminology teacher.

I wasn't starting a discussion, now get back on topic.

OK then, why did you need a new study to tell you this? It's capitalism, it's been happening since the dawn of the industrial revolution. It's not new, and it's not solvable by increasing taxes on the wealthy.

Yes it is, that tax money can be invested in new businesses and social programs to provide assistance to them.

Originally posted by Starhawk
Yes it is, that tax money can be invested in new businesses and social programs to provide assistance to them.

That's a good step forward, and I think you'll find most governments are already doing it. But by no means is it going to solve the problem. Companies want money and some need money, so they'll always go for cheap labour, even if they have to move factories out of the country all together. It may not be a fact that's pleasant, but it's one we have to face.

Originally posted by chillmeistergen
That's a good step forward, and I think you'll find most governments are already doing it. But by no means is it going to solve the problem. Companies want money and some need money, so they'll always go for cheap labour, even if they have to move factories out of the country all together. It may not be a fact that's pleasant, but it's one we have to face.

More the WANTING then the NEEDING.

Yes and we may have to give up those. But we can get the WTO to start imposing trade taxes internationally on companies that do that.

Originally posted by Starhawk
More the WANTING then the NEEDING.

Yes and we may have to give up those. But we can get the WTO to start imposing trade taxes internationally on companies that do that.

Yes, certainly more wanting than needing, but that's human nature and an entirely different debate. To impose trade taxes internationally, would only mean massive redundancies in poorer countries. Furthermore, it would result in lower wages in your own country, which carries on the cycle, you are trying to prevent.

Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Yes, certainly more wanting than needing, but that's human nature and an entirely different debate. To impose trade taxes internationally, would only mean massive redundancies in poorer countries. Furthermore, it would result in lower wages in your own country, which carries on the cycle, you are trying to prevent.

What redundancies are you referring to?

Originally posted by Starhawk
What redundancies are you referring to?

Well the companies that have already moved would face rocketing trade taxes. The desirable out come of this, from your side of the argument, is that they move back to Canada. This would result in redundancies in the countries these factories were in, making a poorer nation than Canada, essentially, poorer.