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The Six Cents Report is a weekly podcast that uses theology and economics to analyze events that Impact Canadians. #Sixcentsmakeschange
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Friday Jan 05, 2018
Friday Jan 05, 2018
The NAFTA negotiations have brought uncertainty. Darnell & Joel discuss the fundamentals of trade and the implications of free trade.
Detailed Summary of Original NAFTA
Reference Articles:
CBC advertising advantage - "CBC/Radio-Canada unfairly competes with struggling private media in a shrinking advertisement market"
Wikipedia Explanations of Economic Principles discussed:
Comparative Advantage - David Ricardo
"Economic Nationalism" i.e. Mercantilism
David Hume's argument - "Price–specie Flow Mechanism"
Thorough Explanations of Economic Principles discussed:
David Hume and The Theory of Money
How Government Intervenes in the Market
Lack of free trade between provinces
Bonus video
Who is responsible for the horrible experience when ordering online from the US?
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Friday Dec 22, 2017
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Parental benefits can be extended from 12 months to 18 months as of Dec 3, 2017. Darnell & Joel discuss the merits of the new parental leave options available and the motivations for the change.
Reference Articles:
Maternity & Paternity Leave
Seeking balance as a working dad
Canada introduces 18-month parental leave, but what's the catch?
Jordan Peterson on the psychological impact of mothers going back to work
Employment Insurance maternity and parental benefits
Socialism Counter Argument
Economic Calculation Problem of Socialism
Child Care
Childcare Is Ridiculously Over-Regulated
Regulation and the Cost of Child Care
Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014
Child care rules under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014
Employment Insurance
EI surpluses were $3.5 billion in 2014 and $2.2 billion in 2015
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Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Slavery still exists in 2017. Darnell and Joel discuss the connection between slavery and racism, whether racism plays a role in the slave trade in Libya and whether the slave traders in Libya are acting rational.
Reference Articles:
People For Sale - Where lives are auctioned for $400
Obama Admits Libya Was His "Worst Mistake" – but for All the Wrong Reasons
Tweet Referenced:
https://twitter.com/dogudda_darnell/status/937790847264985091
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Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
The 2016 Canadian Census Data on families, households and marital status was released on August 2, 2017. Darnell and Joel discuss the trends in Canada's population characteristics.
Census Data:
Families, households and marital status
All 2016 Canadian Census Data, Release dates
Reference Articles:
Census 2016: More Canadians than ever are living alone, and other takeaways
More Canadians living alone and without children, census figures show
The world in 2076: The population bomb has imploded
More Canadians living alone than ever before as family life undergoes seismic shifts: census
Tweet Referenced:
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/882939670895755264
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Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
With the abundance of illegal border crossings during 2017, Darnell and Joel breakdown the Canadian immigration process to provide insight into why this is occuring and explore what our response should be.
How Canada’s refugee system works
Reference Articles:
Some asylum-seekers struggling to find housing after shelters
Three Different Libertarian Perspectives On Immigration
Immigration and the Welfare State
Reference Videos:
"I would be happy to cut grass"
What happens when asylum seekers cross the U.S.-Canada border
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Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Ontario schools offer a play based approach as part of their two year full day kindergarten program. Darnell and Joel discuss the kindergarten program and critque the articles released in the summer of 2017 promoting its benefits.
Full-Day Kindergarten Study Evaluation
Reference Articles:
Ontario children gain learning benefits from full-day kindergarten: study
Children gain learning boost from two-year, full-day kindergarten
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Thursday Dec 14, 2017
Thursday Dec 14, 2017
Introduction to your hosts Darnell Samuels & Joel Nicoloff and what The Six Cents Report is trying to achieve.
- Christian worldview
- Economically minded
- Engage in conversation
- discussing issues & ideas from all sides
- representing the other sides as fair and as strong as possible
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