There was a time, before 1913, when you could keep every penny you earned. You did not have to file with the federal government, telling them what you earned and giving the feds their cut. Your finances were your business and no one else’s. There were no audits, investigations, account freezes, withholdings, or any other forms of payment. There was your productivity and you and that’s all. Back in those days, however, the federal government barely existed as compared with today. More precisely, in real terms, the federal government in 1885 spent in inflation-adjusted dollars about 0.05 percent of what it spends today. Even then, people believed that it was too big and wanted it cut back to size. https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/replace-income-tax-tariffs

JOBS ARE going to AI no JOBS for you, RBC says it has partnered with Cohere Inc. to develop generative artificial intelligence products for the financial industry. It says the partnership will help create more accurate and verifiable models with a focus on risk and security. Toronto-based Cohere says the collaboration will use its newly launched North AI workspace to build a customized version for finance that will meet the security and privacy needs of the industry. Ivan Zhang, a co-founder of Cohere, says the new platform will help financial industry firms increase productivity and efficiency. RBC says it already uses AI in customer service, staff guidance, and to help the productivity of research analysts in its capital markets business, while TD says it uses AI to help its call centre staff. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2025/01/09/rbc-partners-with-cohere-on-ai-financial-platform/

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What effects will a declining Canadian dollar have on the Canadian economy? President-elect Trump’s threatened trade actions against Canada could also exert further downward pressure on the loonie, especially if the Bank of Canada responds to Trump’s actions by making additional rate cuts. For context, it took $1.33 Canadian dollars to purchase one U.S. dollar on January 1, 2024, compared to $1.43 Canadian dollars on December 13, 2024. This represents a substantial depreciation in the Canadian dollar’s value of approximately 7.6 per cent over the period. https://www.fraserinstitute.org/commentary/declining-canadian-dollar-could-stifle-productivity-growth-canada

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This is EXACTLY what we need: Trump will pursue a twenty-first-century version of what was originally known as the American System. The American System was invented in 1790 by Alexander Hamilton and supported by a succession of U.S. presidents and leading political figures including George Washington, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, Calvin Coolidge, and Dwight Eisenhower. The American System relied on the following policies: * High tariffs to support manufacturing and high-paying jobs * Infrastructure investment (public and private) to support productivity * A strong army and navy to protect the U.S. but not to fight foreign wars * A central bank with limited powers to provide liquidity to commerce https://dailyreckoning.com/your-trump-investment-guide/

Canadian real GDP made no progress in the latest report. Seasonally adjusted it was unchanged in August, following just 0.1% growth a month prior. Goods producing industries (-0.4%) were hit the worst, while services (+0.1%) managed to inch out minimal growth. Adjusting for population emphasizes this isn’t a zero growth environment, but a record addition of new people consuming goods and services were needed to get up to zero. Eroding productivity and quality of life is just part of the bad news. The bank also points out that private business growth is contracting, a problem that was suggested with yesterday’s data on stagnant business growth in 2024. The economy’s growth is now confined to public sector spending, and not where many would hope. https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-gdp-driven-solely-by-public-admin-biz-growth-turns-negative/

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Adding, “A tax rate just in line with the U.S. is probably not sufficient to counteract the country’s inherent strengths in drawing in investment and talent. Canada must aim to do better in order to level the playing field.” TD is far from the only firm criticizing the lack of productivity being fostered in Canada. Earlier this year, the Bank of Canada (BoC) warned the country’s lack of productive growth is at “crisis” levels and needs to be addressed immediately. The OECD also forecasts Canada’s per-capita real GDP growth will be dead last among advanced economies for the next 40 years. That was based on pre-pandemic data too, which has since worsened. https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-real-estate-fueling-productivity-crisis-quality-of-life-to-erode-td/

Canada’s productivity crisis “getting worse” and lagging behind U.S.: report 🇨🇦 #resigntrudeau 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #NoMoreLiberalsAndNDP 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud 🇨🇦 https://tnc.news/2024/08/31/canadas-productivity-crisis-getting-worse-and-lagging-behind-u-s-report/ via @truenorthcentre