Episodes
Friday Feb 07, 2020
Who Wants to be a Billionaire? - 6CR #73
Friday Feb 07, 2020
Friday Feb 07, 2020
Taxing Billionaires appears to be the solution to our problems.The TVO . Darnell & Joel discuss the following:
- Getting paid for the value you contribute vs time
- audio clips from TVO Debate
- Government protecting billionaires?
- How is wealth generated?
- "Taxation is theft"
- Who are these billionaires?
Related episodes: 6CR #12 & 6CR #33
https://www.sixcentsreport.com/
References:
TVO: The Agenda - Should Billionaires Exist? - TVO.org or YouTube
TVO Debates: Should Billionaires be Taxed out of Existence? TVO.org or YouTube
The Real-Time Billionaires List
45 Canadians make Forbes billionaires list
Jeff Deist Talks Ray Dalio and Crony Billionaires
Book to be given away: Economic Principles for Prosperity
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Friday Jan 03, 2020
2020: Top 5 From the Last 5 for the Next 5 - 6CR #68
Friday Jan 03, 2020
Friday Jan 03, 2020
With the end of the 2010s, there have been many "end of a decade" lists released. Darnell & Joel take a different look at the last decade and comprised their list - the top 5 aspects of the last 5 years that will impact the next 5 years:
5. Raptors NBA Championship
4. Cannabis
3. Climate Change & Student walk-outs
2. Jordan Peterson
1. Bitcoin
https://www.sixcentsreport.com/
References:
5. Raps
Raptors’ championship will have long-lasting impact on basketball in Canada
Toronto Raptors: Long-term impact of winning NBA championship
Could basketball overtake hockey as Canada's national sport?
2015: Canadians do not make up the majority of NHL players this season
Bianca Andreescu Wows Canadians, Inspires Young Tennis Players
4. Cannabis
related episodes: 6CR #10 & 6CR #44
How the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corp lost $42 million last year
2019 was a disaster for the cannabis sector — and there might be more trouble on the way in 2020
CEI: Federal Regulations Cost $1.9 Trillion Annually
Tiger Woods arrested on DUI charge in Florida, says alcohol 'not involved'
What Is the Endocannabinoid System?
The Union: The Business Behind Getting High (2007)
Perfect Plant? 7 Great Uses For Industrial Hemp
3. Climate
related episode - 6CR #55
TDSB helps students walking out for climate change
Why Adolf Hitler Was TIME's Man of the Year for 1938 | Time
2. Jordan Peterson
Shut Him Down: The Rise of Jordan Peterson
Video Shows Man Beaten, Car Stolen While Witnesses Hurl Anti-Trump Rhetoric
‘I’m really sorry’: Justin Trudeau admits wearing brownface at 2001 costume party
1. Bitcoin
Distributed Ledger Technology: Where Technological Revolution Starts
Bitcoin Is To Blockchain As Email Was To The Internet
You Don’t Actually Own Your Securities
Land Registry: A Big Blockchain Use Case Explored
Do you know the Uses of cryptocurrency in third world countries?
Wala Was Africa’s Perfect Crypto Success Story – Until It Collapsed
Regulation of Cryptocurrency: Canada
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Friday Aug 09, 2019
Homelessness Pt 2: Solutions - 6CR #47
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Friday Aug 09, 2019
In the second half of our discussion on homelessness, Darnell & Joel transition to solutions. Topics include:
- Private vs Government Welfare
- Benevolence within the church and necessity of community
- Causes of financial need and type of support
- Welfare Cliff
Previous Homelessness episode: 6CR #45
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Reference Links:
What If Charity Replaced Taxation?
Maryland church ordered to evict homeless or pay $12,000 fine
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Friday Oct 05, 2018
Generational Wealth & Race with Seun Adeyemi - 6CR #33
Friday Oct 05, 2018
Friday Oct 05, 2018
Seun Adeyemi of SA Capital joins Darnell & Joel to discuss the following aspects of financial planning:
- Inheritance and Probate Taxes
- The value of creating a will
- Wealth vs Poverty
- Life Insurance
- Financial Stewardship & Literacy
- Investing & Saving
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
Reference Articles:
Lack of inheritance tax is making inequality worse, think-tank study suggests
Merrilee Boyack on Getting Your Estate Planning Figured Out
Seun Adeyemi contact info:
Twitter:@SACapitalCanada
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Friday Aug 17, 2018
Real Solutions to Gun Violence with Dr. Joseph Smith - 6CR #27
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Dr Joseph Smith from Generation Chosen joins Darnell & Joel to discuss what his organization is doing to address the needs of those most vulnerable in our society and consequently prevent gun violence. The conversation covers the following:
- Why youth turn to the black market and guns
- How Generation Chosen is involved in the community
- Emotional intelligence and root causes of "bad behaviour" in school
- Mental health
- Government solutions vs non-profit solutions to gun violence
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
Previous episode on guns 6CR #21
Reference Articles:
City of Toronto studies why youth turn to guns
Toronto gunman had ‘severe mental health challenges,’ according to family
Remaking the Future | Education in African Countries is Crucial to Our Survival
Ford wants some mental health funding to go to police in wake of Danforth shooting
Toronto gunman had ‘severe mental health challenges,’ according to family
Toronto’s history of gun violence: a vicious cycle of missteps, intransigence and bad policy
Generation Chosen Contact info:
https://www.generationchosen.ca/
Generation Chos3n GoFundMe Campain
IG: @gen_chos3n
FB: @GenChos3n
Twitter: @GEN_CHOS3N
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Friday Aug 10, 2018
Canada's Universal Healthcare - 6CR #26
Friday Aug 10, 2018
Friday Aug 10, 2018
Universal healthcare is apparently a human right. Darnell & Joel discuss the following aspects of "free" healthcare in Canada
- Structure and History of the Canadian Healthcare System
- How do we pay for "free" healthcare
- Successes and failures of Canada's Healthcare
- Prices communicate value
- Providing Healthcare for the impoverished
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
Reference Articles:
Tom Woods show #1194 with Tim Moen (leader of Libertarian Party of Canada)
Ontario Government 2018/2019: Composition of Revenue vs Composition of Expenses
Ludwig Von Mises - Economic Calculation Problem
Price Theory Explains the Opiate Crisis
A Four-Step Healthcare Solution
What Ontario’s changes to OHIP+ tell us about the future of national pharmacare
5 Pharmacare Questions and Answers
Generic drug industry agrees to cut prices up to 40% in 5-year deal with provinces
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Friday Aug 03, 2018
Summer Jobs & Ideology Requirements - 6CR #25
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Friday Aug 03, 2018
The Canadian government has added an ideology attestation to receive funding for summer internship grant. Darnell & Joel discuss the significance of the government requesting organizations to affirm a set of beliefs regarding abortion and transgender identity. The conversartion includes the following:
- Fairness of the ideology test
- Society's morality is subjective & the problems with legislating morality
- Impersonal charity via government vs volutary charity
- Summer job grants is the government circumventing minimum wage
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
Reference Links:
Government Examples of Organizations denied eligibility
87 religious leaders ask Trudeau gov’t to drop summer job pro-abortion pledge
Global News: President of Canada Christian College attacks PM @JustinTrudeau
What the US Can Learn From Portugal's Drug Decriminalization
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Friday Jun 15, 2018
Voting Pt 3: Principles over Promises - 6CR #18
Friday Jun 15, 2018
Friday Jun 15, 2018
The results of the Ontario 2018 election are in - Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives win majority government, NDP are the formal opposition party and the Liberals lost party status. Darnell & Joel give there thoughts and answer some listener questions.
FB post Joel referenced in the intro - NDP voter challenge
Question 1 - How would Doug Ford be able to cut costs without cutting jobs? What are the benefits of saving and cutting costs?
Question 2 - What are the counter arguments to the listener's rational for voting NDP?
Question 3 - What is the fundament role of government? Why is it problematic for the government to see themselves as the solution to the problem?
Reference Links:
Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario, 2017
Beware of politicians talking of government waste
NDP admit to annual $1.4-billion costing error
Tim Hudak 2013 PC party platform
Common Sense Revolution - Mike Harris
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Monday Jun 04, 2018
Voting Pt 2: Principles over Platforms - 6CR #17
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
The 2018 Ontario provincial election is on June 7, 2018. Darnell & Joel use the principles established in the previous episode - Voting part 1 - to analyze three components of the party platforms:
1. Taxes/Deficits
2. Childcare
3. Education
6CR #10: Cannabis Legalization
Reference Links:
Globe & Mail: Ontario election guide
Macleans: Ontario election 2018 platform guide
Reality Check: Is Ontario’s debt really that bad?
Ontario launches plan to teach high school kids financial skills
Child Care and Early Years Act
Economist Don Boudreaux quotes:
"The best regulator is the market...the competitive market"
"If your spending other peoples money it is easy to spend"
Fred Swaniker - education in the 21st century
6CR #2: Ontario's Full Day Kindergarten Program
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