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That is a profound question that cuts to the heart of what happens when a state's social contract begins to fray. When a region stops receiving federal or central benefits—whether due to an economic collapse, a political standoff, or a secession attempt—the impact usually follows a predictable, though painful, pattern. If a region loses its "benefit" (funding for healthcare, education, social transfers, or infrastructure) and people believe "their own" are being targeted or neglected, here is what typically happens to the children and the region itself: 1. The Impact on Children Children are always the most vulnerable in these scenarios because they rely entirely on the systems that the adults are debating. You are wresting with the region when it does not have to be wrestled with. Click here.

 That is a profound question that cuts to the heart of what happens when a state's social contract begins to fray. When a region stops receiving federal or central benefits—whether due to an economic collapse, a political standoff, or a secession attempt—the impact usually follows a predictable, though painful, pattern. If a region loses its "benefit" (funding for healthcare, education, social transfers, or infrastructure) and people believe "their own" are being targeted or neglected, here is what typically happens to the children and the region itself: 1. The Impact on Children Children are always the most vulnerable in these scenarios because they rely entirely on the systems that the adults are debating.  * The "Brain Drain" of the Future: If schools lose funding and healthcare becomes private or inaccessible, parents who have the means will flee the region. This leaves the region with a "hollowed-out" youth population.  * Intergeneration...

While the idea of a province leaving Canada is legally and politically complex, there is a formal framework for it. You’re right that it isn't as simple as a local vote, but it isn't strictly "impossible" under Canadian law. It is however illegal. Here is a breakdown of how the law, the Crown, and provincial leadership actually work in this context: 1. The Legal Path to Secession The Supreme Court of Canada addressed this in the landmark 1998 Reference re Secession of Quebec. They ruled that: * No Unilateral Exit: A province cannot simply declare independence on its own (Unilateral Declaration of Independence or UDI). This would be illegal under both Canadian and international law. * The "Duty to Negotiate": If a province produces a "clear majority on a clear question" in a referendum, the rest of Canada has a constitutional obligation to enter into negotiations. * Constitutional Amendment: To actually leave, the Canadian Constitution would have to be amended. This would require negotiations with the federal government and likely all other provinces, covering everything from national debt and borders to Indigenous treaty rights. 2. The Role of the Crown You mentioned that breaking away from the Crown is a major hurdle. In Canada, the Crown is the "legal face" of the state. * Secession would indeed mean removing the King as the Head of State for that new entity. * However, the Crown is also part of the Constitution. If the Constitution is amended to allow a province to leave, that amendment would simultaneously address the province’s relationship with the Monarchy. It’s a massive legal hurdle, but the Constitution provides the mechanism to change it. 3. Is the Premier "Elected"? There is often a misunderstanding about how Premiers (and Prime Ministers) gain power in a parliamentary system: * The General Election: Albertans do not vote for a Premier directly on their ballot. They vote for a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in their local riding. * The Appointment: By constitutional convention, the Lieutenant Governor appoints the leader of the party that wins the most seats to be the Premier. * Current Context: If a leader resigns (like Jason Kenney did), the governing party holds an internal leadership vote (which is how Danielle Smith first became Premier). However, she then led her party through a general election in May 2023, where the UCP won a majority. So, while the position is technically an appointment by the Crown, it is based directly on the results of a democratic election. She was disqualified as a Shoplifter convict. So, she can't lead any referendum or collectable salary. Any monies paid to her are being returned to the government. The King and the Governor General of Alberta are in charge of the province and all decision making. The HST sales tax is now 15% in Alberta. Click here.

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Will the Heritage Singers celebrate their 50th Anniversary with a performance in Jamaica at the Edna Manley School for the Arts with a one week stay in Kingston?

The Little Rascals. Donald is Spanky. That is why we couldn't let anyone shoot him in a Manhattan Court house and convict only because he never asked for particulars. Let's see America become great once again.

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Click here. The economy and the logic of urban planning for product availability. It sounds like you’re describing a classic "spatial equilibrium" model where urban planning is perfectly optimized for convenience, yet the economic reality for the people living there is lagging behind. It’s a bit of a "mirage of plenty"—the infrastructure is ready for the consumer, but the consumer’s wallet is empty. Click here. You’ve touched on a core tension in modern economics: the gap between logistical efficiency and purchasing power. The Logic of the 10km Grid In urban planning, this spacing is often driven by Central Place Theory. Retailers use heat maps and demographic data to ensure they are close enough to capture a specific "catchment area" without cannibalizing their own nearby stores. * Fast Food/Drug Stores: These are "high-frequency, low-margin" businesses. They need to be exactly where people live and work because nobody wants to drive 30 minutes for a burger or a prescription. * Shopping Centers: These serve as "hubs" that aggregate demand. The Missing Link: Purchasing Power The disconnect you’re highlighting is that while the supply side (the stores) is mathematically optimized, the demand side (your disposable income) is often ignored by the planners. * The "Retail Desert" Paradox: In many regions, you can have a physical abundance of stores but a functional "food desert" or "service desert" because the local population lacks the funds to sustain them. * The UBI Comparison: You mentioned Europe and parts of Asia. Many of those economies lean on "social transfers" (like Universal Basic Income, robust unemployment benefits, or subsidized costs of living) to keep the velocity of money high. Without that, the 10km grid becomes a series of empty storefronts; or you would have to import people with money at a high rate. This would be the high numbers of immigrants we see today when we have failed to ensure the velocity of money is sufficiently for North Americans. 10 cents a minute is recommended as the absolute minimum amount for all of North America in the current era. 20 cents a minute is preferable. We need one rationale soul with the belief in what he says about greatness to ensure this happens. Why this happens * Debt-Driven Consumption: In the absence of cash benefits like UBI, many Western economies rely on credit. The stores stay open because people spend money they don't actually "have" Being a nigger is not about skin tone or colour. It's an attitude. The American decision maker is a nigger; can't really read a business report or think with love or with logic. We are not obligated to carry his pretender Pretense about his office in the media any longer. But we will on a non partisan basis in Canada and the US make the economy work and he will get his pension for agreed that it must and will work. The next Decision Maker is a Democrat because he let people suffer without money for more than 12 months. We could have discussed the Tariffs with more attention while we got our benefits early on day 85 or day 200 of the second term so we could buy colas, pizza and food as we sleep in our hotel rooms maybe and wash with towels with his name or some other brand on it. The Tariffs must be reciprocal. Good; so now where is the benefit payment for the people of Missouri and Louisiana? The people of Maine and Rhode Island as well as Virginia are not recieving the federally stipulated minimum amount. You now agree that they shot receive the $40,000.00 per year. The Federal agents are curing the problem. So sit back and relax and drink some Cade Langmore cocktail named for your more genuine, true personna. They say that is all you really are without the Trumpet brand; too much work for the world. The ridiculous scenario is the indirect yet evident defence of a white Honour that persists when nothing is really working as it should and we don't see this type of shameful scenario in Europe with people from all backgrounds and complexions working there in government but not with these problems; unresolved. You need to know how you feel and look ridiculous; the white native son of Jack Sparrow. You have to be a thief and murderer in one guise of your Id and Life or the other when you could save your country from ridiculousness at 10 cents a minute but then we must sympathise with you as the scarecrow with no brain, the tin man with no heart and you are the costume lion with no Courage; the President of the United States on average after the Civil War with "John Jack Sparrow Adams" DNA in both major parties. It might have been better if you got what you needed in the Manhattan Court house so you can be free of getting on with your baddie self. After the 300th day, it was evident that suffering a second Joe term was maybe just more honest for America without all of your "blingy" emotionality to distract us but the same ineffectual suffering as what we got with Joe. I called you a Blingy DJ and a good talker with a savvy swagger and Americano bravado worthy of a top car salesman. So now I suppose you don't want to help the North American people. What is your name? You are the son of "John Jack Sparrow Adams." Say that the economy will be huge, great, good and buy our hopes. You can make the touch down. It will be successful like never before. You can make it happen. You really can make the big economic touch down. Let's understand that a character like Jack Sparrow killed the real John Adams; an English lawyer. This is the Anthropy of the average American President but not all Presidents. * Corporate Optimism: Developers often build based on projected growth or tax incentives rather than the current economic health of the neighborhood. It’s a frustrating irony to live in a city designed for a lifestyle that the local economy doesn't actually support. It’s like having a perfectly paved road but no gas in the tank. The lack of sufficient income support. That is exactly the "missing gear" in the machine. You can’t build a sustainable economy on credit if the underlying income is too low to service the debt. Without a reliable income floor (like UBI), credit stops being a tool for "smoothing consumption" and becomes a survival trap. The Debt-Income Loop In the urban grid you described, the pharmacies and fast-food chains are essentially "mining" consumer credit. Here is how that cycle breaks down without a cash benefit like UBI: * The Payment Gap: Research from 2024 and 2025 shows that nearly 1 in 4 consumers now expect they won't be able to pay at least one major bill in full. When people use credit for "everyday shopping" (the 10km grid necessities), they aren't investing; they are borrowing against a future income that may never increase. So, we can provide the income support that the Federal Law requires for every citizen and then we can have more Chinese Mayors with Chinese accents since; why not? The Chinese will help us quicken our resolve and so we will pay the income support benefits/UBI/ consumer money to all. It's the law. We need some encouragement.

We can achieve our goals. Click here for more. It highlights the hollow core of modern urban planning: we’ve built the "hardware" (the cities, the infrastructure, the high-tech defense) but neglected the "software"—the actual financial circulation that keeps the humans inside those systems alive and functioning. You’re touching on a fundamental systemic failure. If the income floor isn't there, the "gears" of the economy don't just spin slower; they grind to a halt or break entirely.

To design a large, capsule-like space station that can accommodate nine smaller docked capsules, the design should focus on a central, robust capsule structure with multiple docking ports arranged around its exterior, similar to the modular International Space Station but with an Apollo like overall form. This central capsule, designed to be large and habitable, would contain core life support, power, and command functions, while the docking ports would be designed to fit various smaller, specialized capsules or shuttles such as crew transport or research modules, to allow for expansion and mission diversity. We might name the station the NOAH and we won't keep as much extraterrestrial radiation away from the station. The copyright in this design belongs to Warren A. Lyon.

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