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[Marco Van Basten]

1 hour ago, dwy000 said:

Thats been NYC for generations. Young people move there because its a hub of the most aggressive, ambitious people around.  They either fail or flatline and leave.  Or they make their fortune and leave in their 50's.  Thats been the process forever.

 

Its the same for say, Boca Raton.  People move there in their 50's or 60's (maybe from NYC!).  They age out and die, to be replaced by new 50 and 60 year olds. 

 

Its the great cycle of life. Doesn't make either place a shithole.  Different strokes for different folks. And the best part is that nobody has to live there if they dont want to. 

That's not true.  Look at NYC in the 1970s and 1980s vs 1990s and 2000s under Giuliani and Bloomberg.  10% of the population left in 1970s.  Mayors matter.  

[cubsfan]

On 11/3/2025 at 5:11 PM, Sweet said:

 

Long past time to remove the rot.

 

@Sweet  They were listening to you.  BBC busted!  LOL

 

BBC director resigns after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech

The BBC said that director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness both announced their resignations on Sunday.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bbc-director-resigns-criticism-broadcasters-editing-trump-speech-rcna242858

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gregmal]

Yea they’re not listening. No one is arguing NYC/CA won’t exist lol. 

[Gregmal]

Like you’ve got real flight of capital issues, and in response to a business raising legit concerns, liberal hero, cockboy Gavin’s response is to basically make fun of the business….I mean Austin, Texas basically exists(no not literally tards) because of San Francisco’s incompetence. 

[dwy000]

1 hour ago, Marco Van Basten said:

That's not true.  Look at NYC in the 1970s and 1980s vs 1990s and 2000s under Giuliani and Bloomberg.  10% of the population left in 1970s.  Mayors matter.  

What does that have to do with my post?  55 years ago a bunch of people left (when the city was bordering on bankruptcy).  

 

Yes, mayors matter.  And the city shows remarkable resilience and ability to keep coming back stronger than ever whatever gets thrown at it. 

Edited November 9, 2025 by dwy000

[Sweet]

1 hour ago, cubsfan said:

 

@Sweet  They were listening to you.  BBC busted!  LOL

 

 

BBC director resigns after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech

The BBC said that director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness both announced their resignations on Sunday.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bbc-director-resigns-criticism-broadcasters-editing-trump-speech-rcna242858

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good, although the journalists who did this need fired too.  The rot is throughout the organisation.

[Gregmal]

5 minutes ago, Sweet said:

 

Good, although the journalists who did this need fired too.  The rot is throughout the organisation.

The better question is, how many leftist tards took the bait on this one and raged about the content of it?

[Sweet]

24 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

The better question is, how many leftist tards took the bait on this one and raged about the content of it?

A great many.  
 

The BBC also did a documentary about Gaza and didn’t realise that the lead boy and narrative was the son of Hamas minister.  It’s a joke organisation.

 

In some ways it’s not their fault, BBC used to be a trusted source, only the rise of social media that they are getting called out on stuff.

 

Makes you wonder how much shit they were pedalling before.

[Gregmal]

2 minutes ago, Sweet said:

A great many.  
 

The BBC also did a documentary about Gaza and didn’t realise that the lead boy and narrative was the son of Hamas minister.  It’s a joke organisation.

 

In some ways it’s not their fault, BBC used to be a trusted source, only the rise of social media that they are getting called out on stuff.

 

Makes you wonder how much shit they were pedalling before.

Oh totally. NPR, PBS, NYT, WAPO operate under the same guise here in the state. 
 

Fox has always been a blatant partisan counter to CNN, NBC, etc, but then basically everyone else fell in line and it became a joke. And then the lib counter is always…”but Fox News is biased”….screw em.

[LC]

You guys are still listening to DT when he talks? 

[Sweet]

32 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Oh totally. NPR, PBS, NYT, WAPO operate under the same guise here in the state. 
 

Fox has always been a blatant partisan counter to CNN, NBC, etc, but then basically everyone else fell in line and it became a joke. And then the lib counter is always…”but Fox News is biased”….screw em.

Yeh, I really don’t care if a news org is biased openly.  It’s the sneaky ones claiming to be middle of the road and unbiased that piss me off

[Viking]

4 hours ago, SharperDingaan said:

 

Doubtful there will be another election for quite some time, as neither of the NDP, Block, or Greens have the money to try again so soon. It would seem that the Conservatives will also have a new leader in the near future, which will push a potential election back a bit. In the meantime, we have a current budget very much in the vein of the Mr Harper Conservative budgets, and an actual industrial policy.

 

SD   

@SharperDingaan, I have a different take on the budget. I have heard Carney’s budget portrayed as ‘like a Stephen Harper/conservative budget.’ That is how Carney wants it portrayed - and the main stream media is running with it. But I don’t think that is close to being an accurate portrayal. Yes, it is great politics. 
 

At the end of the day, Carney did very little to improve the investment climate in Canada. He did not touch the regulatory burden. Yes, he fiddled around the edges… but after 10 years of Trudeau much needs to be done. Right now Carney is also looking like ‘big hat no cattle.’ At some point he needs to start delivering wins - the opposite has been happening (US, China and India). 
 

Carney is significantly better than Trudeau. But Trudeau was historically terrible so that does not say much. It appears Carney still believes government is the answer - not free enterprise. Stephen Harper was the exact opposite.

 

My read is 2026 is shaping up to be a historic year for Canada. And not in a good way. Having said that, we will figure it out. But it seems to me we still have not identified the right ‘what is the problem’. (Answer: big government - at federal, provincial and municipal levels). 

Edited November 10, 2025 by Viking

[cubsfan]

1 hour ago, Sweet said:

Yeh, I really don’t care if a news org is biased openly.  It’s the sneaky ones claiming to be middle of the road and unbiased that piss me off

 

Right, if you're Sean Hannity or Lawrence O'Donnell and say you biased, no one minds. It's the phonies that say they have no bias, like 60-Minutes that look like fools.

[Junior R]

1 hour ago, Viking said:

@SharperDingaan, I have a different take on the budget. I have heard Carney’s budget portrayed as ‘like a Stephen Harper/conservative budget.’ That is how Carney wants it portrayed - and the main stream media is running with it. But I don’t think that is close to being an accurate portrayal. Yes, it is great politics. 
 

At the end of the day, Carney did very little to improve the investment climate in Canada. He did not touch the regulatory burden. Yes, he fiddled around the edges… but after 10 years of Trudeau much needs to be done. Right now Carney is also looking like ‘big hat no cattle.’ At some point he needs to start delivering wins - the opposite has been happening (US, China and India). 
 

Carney is significantly better than Trudeau. But Trudeau was historically terrible so that does not say much. It appears Carney still believes government is the answer - not free enterprise. Stephen Harper was the exact opposite.

 

My read is 2026 is shaping up to be a historic year for Canada. And not in a good way. Having said that, we will figure it out. But it seems to me we still have not identified the right ‘what is the problem’. (Answer: big government - at federal, provincial and municipal levels). 

Sums my thoughts also....I don't think Carney wealth in tied to Canadian business ..The only good thing with Carney which is not good for most people is he isn't playing to much with the taxes like Capital Gains and stuff...

[Marco Van Basten]

3 hours ago, dwy000 said:

What does that have to do with my post?  55 years ago a bunch of people left (when the city was bordering on bankruptcy).  

 

Yes, mayors matter.  And the city shows remarkable resilience and ability to keep coming back stronger than ever whatever gets thrown at it. 

Again, not true.  If you look at the population of NYC as a % of national population, it has been in a major downward trend.  As a matter of fact, without immigration, NYC's population would have collapsed - 37-38% of NYC population is foreign born.  

[dwy000]

1 hour ago, Marco Van Basten said:

Again, not true.  If you look at the population of NYC as a % of national population, it has been in a major downward trend.  As a matter of fact, without immigration, NYC's population would have collapsed - 37-38% of NYC population is foreign born.  

So??? My point was that young people move to new york for the opportunities and old people move out when theyve achieved them.  Whats that got to do with a population decline 50 years ago and the proportion of people foreign born?

[LC]

1 hour ago, Marco Van Basten said:

Again, not true.  If you look at the population of NYC as a % of national population, it has been in a major downward trend.  As a matter of fact, without immigration, NYC's population would have collapsed - 37-38% of NYC population is foreign born.  

 

 

[SharperDingaan]

40,000 federal government departures over the next 5 years isn't more government; it's actually more cuts to the government than the last guy who did this... the conservatives Stephen Harper.

 

Sure, there is still the need to deliver; but you can only deliver on what you control. While Trump stuff remains a work in process, there has actually been improvement in a lot of the other domestic issues. The man has also only been there for maybe 7 months.

 

SD

 

Edited November 10, 2025 by SharperDingaan

[Parsad]

13 hours ago, dwy000 said:

You can hate on it all you want and granted, NYC is not everyone's cup of tea, but this idea that its dying is just plain wrong. Population is up, rents are astronomical as so many people want to live there and it doesnt rank anywhere near the most dangerous cities in the country. The city continues to be where young people, creative people and ambitious people want to be. Its why its the cultural center, the restaurant center, the museum center for the country.  T

 

The older you get and the wealthier you get the less the rat race appeals and people move away.  Thats been NYC for generations.  Mamdami is going to be a disaster (probably) and then will get voted out. But NYC will still be around and everyone across the country will still argue about how great or terrible it is.

 

I'm fascinated by this need to hate on people and things you dont like.  Life's too short. Go for a walk. 

 

+1!  Although the last sentence could be applied to those that don't like Trump as well.  Cheers!

[Parsad]

13 hours ago, LC said:

Not a perfect proxy but:

 

 

 

The reality is that other cities in the US have been growing faster than NYC, but that is not the same as NYC shrinking.  

I think that is a combination of the tech boom and COVID/remote work.

 

 

I would imagine that if Michelin actually covered Las Vegas, it would be number 2 on that list.  Cheers!

[Parsad]

11 hours ago, Gregmal said:

I mean no one is saying literally everyone will leave NYC….its not gonna be Will Smith I am Legend stuff, just a continuation of what’s been happening. High quality businesses and people leave and are replaced by lower enders….so no, it won’t be empty, it’ll just become Chicago or maybe even Paterson lol 

 

If the demise of NYC comes, it won't be based on what you are saying, but more likely disruption from technological change.  And that change may actually jumpstart other cities to new heights.  Cheers!

[Parsad]

9 hours ago, cubsfan said:

 

Downtown Chicago is fairly similar. Except now, you're lucky to make it out alive.

 

The hyperbole is stifling!  The average person in Chicago will never witness a shooting or be shot at during their lifetime.  That's just the truth!  Cheers!

[Parsad]

5 hours ago, Viking said:

@SharperDingaan, I have a different take on the budget. I have heard Carney’s budget portrayed as ‘like a Stephen Harper/conservative budget.’ That is how Carney wants it portrayed - and the main stream media is running with it. But I don’t think that is close to being an accurate portrayal. Yes, it is great politics. 
 

At the end of the day, Carney did very little to improve the investment climate in Canada. He did not touch the regulatory burden. Yes, he fiddled around the edges… but after 10 years of Trudeau much needs to be done. Right now Carney is also looking like ‘big hat no cattle.’ At some point he needs to start delivering wins - the opposite has been happening (US, China and India). 
 

Carney is significantly better than Trudeau. But Trudeau was historically terrible so that does not say much. It appears Carney still believes government is the answer - not free enterprise. Stephen Harper was the exact opposite.

 

My read is 2026 is shaping up to be a historic year for Canada. And not in a good way. Having said that, we will figure it out. But it seems to me we still have not identified the right ‘what is the problem’. (Answer: big government - at federal, provincial and municipal levels). 

 

Hmmm, I'm less pessimistic on Carney.  He's started the government employee cuts and in a fairly large way.  On the municipal level, Ken Sims has started a similar cut in Vancouver, including getting rid of the Parks Board, etc.  It's Eby who needs to get the Provincial house in order.  

 

Carney is also moving towards less regulatory and tax burdens rather than just providing broad tax cuts...I think that's more prudent than simply moving to a lower tax regime.  For example, accelerated depreciation is an excellent start to speed up capital investment.  A tax cut would simply benefit capital light companies more than anyone else...but accelerated depreciation increases spending by capital heavy companies now...when it is most needed.  Which is more desirable!  

 

I think Harper gets a lot of credit for his budgets, but it was really Paul Martin who pushed Chretien to become fiscally responsible and that legacy carried through Martin's term and Harper inherited a very good economy and budget position.  I see Carney as Martin-light...more fiscally responsible than Trudeau, but I would prefer if he went Martin-heavy and really made some cuts to get the deficit lower.  

 

At the very least, I think Carney was a much better choice than Poilievre and the lot...and certainly light years better than Trudeau!  Cheers! 

[RichardGibbons]

It seems odd to compare Carney to Martin when Carney is about to print the biggest deficit in history, outside the two pandemic years.

I agree that I'd certainly prefer cuts to get the deficit lower.  And the debt, too, considering that the interest on the debt is more than all the federal transfer payments for healthcare.  Without the debt that Trudeau accumulated, we could probably fix our healthcare problems.

 

[Sweet]

4 hours ago, Parsad said:

 

The hyperbole is stifling!  The average person in Chicago will never witness a shooting or be shot at during their lifetime.  That's just the truth!  Cheers!

The hyperbole erodes trust that the other person is engaging in good faith, and I think when the facts or on your side it undermines your argument.

 

However, I ChatGPT’d part of your reply, and was very surprised by the answer - I didn’t realise it was that bad in Chicago.