tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post4981999528598284320..comments2023-12-02T00:38:46.467-08:00Comments on House Hunt Victoria: Time for some feedbackHouseHuntVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456914359088891317noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-7900513919733249022013-03-19T07:21:57.887-07:002013-03-19T07:21:57.887-07:00As the worst kind of socialist :) I did vote for t...As the worst kind of socialist :) I did vote for the HST. Ridiculous that it is being reversed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08188115284116016130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-33186485183545451172013-03-19T05:34:46.421-07:002013-03-19T05:34:46.421-07:00Re: CPP
Funny story. My generation (X) frequently...Re: CPP<br /><br />Funny story. My generation (X) frequently kvetches that CPP will be dead and gone by the time we retire. But you know who I heard saying exactly the same thing 25-30 years ago? My parents. Who begin to qualify for CPP next year.Renterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01147315895351599236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-42856128276603700722013-03-18T21:33:23.526-07:002013-03-18T21:33:23.526-07:00PS remind me not to go to nan's for this year&...PS remind me not to go to nan's for this year's Thanksgiving Dinner. Yikes.<br /><br />Dave3Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310295544282670884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-81774895660294022632013-03-18T21:32:33.617-07:002013-03-18T21:32:33.617-07:00"Obama's socialism"
What a truly ri..."Obama's socialism"<br /><br />What a truly ridiculous statement! Despite being a darling of "progressives" worldwide, Obama is well to the right of Harper on many if not most issues. Few accuse Harper of being a socialist.caveat emptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318994505715193523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-37909569357191737072013-03-18T21:32:19.641-07:002013-03-18T21:32:19.641-07:00zzzzz
Old chain letter copy pastezzzzz<br /><br /><a href="http://www.snopes.com/college/exam/socialism.asp" rel="nofollow">Old chain letter copy paste</a>Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310295544282670884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-4693133839637791752013-03-18T21:29:42.649-07:002013-03-18T21:29:42.649-07:00and then the college closed down and the professor...and then the college closed down and the professor lost his job because the college lost all it's government funding...dasmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14638226799679794103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-65724088872899347742013-03-18T21:27:17.397-07:002013-03-18T21:27:17.397-07:00An economics professor at a local college made a s...<i>An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class.</i><br /><br />Ahh, right wing bullshit story time. Tell another one!Leo Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951281972056927807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-1261991347163502612013-03-18T21:20:36.981-07:002013-03-18T21:20:36.981-07:00An economics professor at a local college made a s... An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. <br /><br />The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan".. All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A.... (substituting grades for dollars - something closer to home and more readily understood by all).<br /> <br />After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little. <br /><br />The second test average was a D! No one was happy. <br />When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. <br /><br />As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else. <br /><br />To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. Could not be any simpler than that. (Please pass this on) These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read and all applicable to this experiment:<br /> <br />1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.<br /> <br />2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.<br /> <br />3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.<br /> <br />4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it!<br /> <br />5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.<br /> nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381966560344774965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-17229672632223628012013-03-18T21:02:33.894-07:002013-03-18T21:02:33.894-07:00"I've always been a fan of taxation."..."I've always been a fan of taxation."<br /><br />This is ridiculous and you are the worst kind of Socialist. <br /><br />Price is what you pay, value is what you get. I don't think anyone would argue that the Cypriots are suffering from a massive case of buyers remorse at the moment. <br /><br />Taxation has it's place and that is to provide a pool of resources so that non-profit motivated entities can have resources to draw from to provide superior social value than a purely capitalist system can. <br /><br />Needless to say, there are very few (if any) areas in the economy where this is a valid observation and covering bank losses and supporting the bad decisions of corrupt politicians is certainly not one of them. <br /><br />If that means that countries have to default on loans, the Euro is destroyed and interest rates skyrocket, well so be it - capitalism at work. <br /><br />If you didn't plan accordingly, well you might lose it all but that is the beauty of capitalism - if you work hard, there is always an opportunity to get it all back and then some. Not so in a socialist environment where everywhere you turn there is a bureaucrat stealing your money. <br /><br />You probably voted for the HST too...nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381966560344774965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-4170340026857002952013-03-18T20:49:50.650-07:002013-03-18T20:49:50.650-07:00Is CPP an income tax?
You're rate is dependan...Is CPP an income tax?<br /><br />You're rate is dependant on your income. It's not optional. You derive some benefit from it being collected from you. <br /><br />Does someone see it any differently than an additional income tax?koozdrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879691936698695299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-25321730802848293402013-03-18T20:39:58.629-07:002013-03-18T20:39:58.629-07:00By the time I retire I expect CPP to be either abo...By the time I retire I expect CPP to be either abolished or pushed back to 75 or older. But hey at least I've paid the way for the boomersLeo Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951281972056927807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-10416251300417988402013-03-18T19:33:13.003-07:002013-03-18T19:33:13.003-07:00I've always been a fan of taxation. If you ha...I've always been a fan of taxation. If you have ever looked at the costs associated with providing minimum services that keep a civil society in some sort of balance, and then visited a country where this does not happen, you might agree too.<br /><br />I view taxation as the opportunity to contribute to systems that I have benefited from (education/health/etc) at a time when I can. The fact that we have health care and cpp and maintained communities is not something I take for granted. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08188115284116016130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-83969499001569529892013-03-18T18:28:43.955-07:002013-03-18T18:28:43.955-07:00And few people would argue that all taxation const...<i>And few people would argue that all taxation constitutes theft...</i><br /><br />I see that it's Glenn Beck time again.<br /><br />In fact, most Canadians do not view all taxation as tantamount to theft. Sorry.Introverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03333045260631104757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-78284235749700469692013-03-18T17:39:31.769-07:002013-03-18T17:39:31.769-07:00Thanks for the article Dave.
Another good read---...Thanks for the article Dave.<br /><br />Another good read---Google:<br /><br />"Global House Prices Home Truths The Economist"<br /><br />Some good side bar topics too as well as "The Economists House Price Indicators"Alexandraherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100843258061373047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-23391261221145743742013-03-18T16:52:13.863-07:002013-03-18T16:52:13.863-07:00There is no such thing as absolute property rights...<i>There is no such thing as absolute property rights when governments have the power to tax.</i><br /><br />No one is talking of an absolute right. And few people would argue that all taxation constitutes theft, i.e, an attack on the right to own property. <br /><br />However, if governments, without debate or electoral mandate, help themselves to large chunks of citizens bank deposits, whatever rights to property citizens may have had before, will be greatly diminished. <br /><br />And the Cyprus decimation tax was approved not only by some rubbish island in the Mediterranean but by Angela Merkel.<br /><br />This confirms that across a large section of the Western World, the commitment to property rights, such as they have until recently been understood, is under serious threat.CShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399620869685840906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-20549958531636489082013-03-18T16:50:27.506-07:002013-03-18T16:50:27.506-07:00looked at 3501 Richmond this weekend. $440,000 193...looked at 3501 Richmond this weekend. $440,000 1930s house. HUGE deferred maintenance. Needs a new roof, new electrical, new sewer/plumbing, new drain tiles, massive cosmetic updates inside.<br /><br />It needs probably another $60,000 of work to be done to it. <br /><br />Apparently there are multiple offers. Insanity still abounds.Robert Reynolds - HMR Insurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939128478955272061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-62567105411830505382013-03-18T16:13:47.482-07:002013-03-18T16:13:47.482-07:00Who to believe?
From Alexandrahere's bank rep...Who to believe?<br /><br />From Alexandrahere's bank report:<br /><br /><i>years of stagnation may follow, but no crash is likely because demographic trends will support demand in the medium term, a report by Scotiabank said on Monday.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/why-housing-prices-arent-coming-back/article6929120/" rel="nofollow">From professor of finance at Ivey School of Business:</a><br /><br /><i>Canada will experience significant 'secular,' or long-term, decline in house prices starting around 2015, when the population ratio is about to turn upward based on Statistics Canada projections.</i><br /><br />I wonder who's less biased - the bank or the university?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550264432110709714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-73665054077856763372013-03-18T14:57:36.019-07:002013-03-18T14:57:36.019-07:00Sorry for the delay, crazy busy - don't think ...Sorry for the delay, crazy busy - don't think I'll be posting much for the next few weeks.<br /><br />Monday, March 18, 2013 8:45am<br /><br />MTD March<br /><br />2013 2012<br /><br />Net Unconditional Sales: 259 570<br /><br />New Listings: 732 1,385<br /><br />Active Listings: 4,215 4,274<br /><br />Please Note<br /> •Left Column: stats so far this month<br /> •Right Column: stats for the entire month from last year<br />Markohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315282480144281935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-30364575158190916062013-03-18T14:38:19.489-07:002013-03-18T14:38:19.489-07:00sorry "stagnate"sorry "stagnate"Alexandraherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100843258061373047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-6428404917882117982013-03-18T14:37:54.440-07:002013-03-18T14:37:54.440-07:00Interesting read: "Canada housing to slow, st...Interesting read: "Canada housing to slow, stanate, but not crash." Scotiabank.Alexandraherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100843258061373047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-2636725928764418972013-03-18T14:02:07.027-07:002013-03-18T14:02:07.027-07:00Here are my stats for 11-17 March:
SFH: Vic,OB,Es...Here are my stats for 11-17 March:<br /><br />SFH: Vic,OB,Esq,SE & SW with a min of 2 beds & 2 baths, priced between $375K-$775K:<br /><br />Sold : 22<br />Avg Sale Price: $550K<br />Med Sale Price: $517K<br /><br />12 of the 22 Sales went for below BC Assm't & five had secondary suites.<br /><br />Since I began tracking in Oct of 2012, the average sale price for Saanich East homes in the areas of Gordon Head, Lambrick Park and Mount Doug is $570K.<br /><br />For Condos and Townhomes in pretty much the same areas priced between $250K and $550K with a min of 2 beds & 2 baths:<br /><br />Sold: 10 Apartments & one Townhouse<br /><br />The Avg sale price for apartments was $283K and med sale price was $268K. The lone townhome went for $358K. The townhouse and 8 of the 10 apartments went for below BC Assm't.<br /><br />Alexandraherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100843258061373047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-18602223826452768032013-03-18T13:25:43.919-07:002013-03-18T13:25:43.919-07:00But what the action by EU Ministers indicates is t...<i> But what the action by EU Ministers indicates is that the Western commitment to property rights is under serious threat.</i><br /><br />There is no such thing as absolute property rights when governments have the power to tax.<br /><br />Government can levy any tax on anything at any time. They can also effect major changes to the market price of something you own (i.e. your house) by raising interest rates.patriotzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11154064267408955762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-55854943645938203522013-03-18T11:31:56.474-07:002013-03-18T11:31:56.474-07:00Back to Victoria - Marko - how are the stats for t...Back to Victoria - Marko - how are the stats for this morning?a simple manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054677016369304449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-40881876169196935382013-03-18T11:27:53.255-07:002013-03-18T11:27:53.255-07:00Cyprus has an enormous banking sector swelled with...Cyprus has an enormous banking sector swelled with the deposits of wealthy foreigners many of which are Russian. Maybe just tax evaders but more lurid possibilities come to mind. Maybe Putin is complaining because he has accounts in Cyprus to hide the proceeds of corruption.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123542260692860177.post-4992360837028366282013-03-18T10:48:58.428-07:002013-03-18T10:48:58.428-07:00I'm guessing there will be little complaining ...<i>I'm guessing there will be little complaining from foreign account holders in Cyprus since they are tax evaders using Cyprus as a haven and prefer not to draw attention. </i><br /><br />Probably a bad guess.<br /><br />The British have a military base in Cyprus and a total of around 16,000 forces personnel and public servants. The UK government has already announced that it will compensate these people. <br /><br />Another forty of fifty thousand Brits reside in the Island. Mostly pensioners. <br /><br />As for tax evaders, you find them everywhere. But folks putting their money on deposit in a Cyprus bank are more likely simple-minded retirees than big-time tax evaders. And insofar as Cyprus serves as a tax haven, many using its facilities will be honest citizens making perfectly legal arrangements to avoid, not evade, tax. <br /><br />As for there being little complaint, Putin is already complaining loudly on behalf of Russians being fleeced in the Island, and Russia just provided Cyprus with a multi-billion Euro bailout facility. Hence the urgent consultations among EU-zone finance ministers this AM.CShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399620869685840906noreply@blogger.com