The Rude Awakening
Edinburgh, Scotland
Monday, November 27, 2006 ------------------------- - The keyboard is mightier than the sword - a Rude email to Jim Flaherty,
- Some cold words for the politicians,
- Time is almost out for your chance to save 500 bucks, time zone troubles and more...
------------------------- Somewhere between time zones in Britain, Joel Bowman reports... "But just be sure not to call after 5pm, your time," we informed a friend back in New York. "There is a five our time difference between us and we are only a guest on this end of the phone line." Similar instructions were sent to friends in California [8 hours behind] and Australia [8 hours ahead] who might have awoken our gracious hosts here in Scotland otherwise. Roaming from time zone to time zone can be mightily taxing on the average traveler's sleep patterns. This is why we prefer to just bring your Rude reader views from around the world together in one neatly bound Monday Mailbag edition...no jet lag necessary. Read on below as your fellow readers from Canada to Brazil give you their take on all things Rude... Cheers, jOEL P.S.: If you have anything you would like to comment on, please address your mailings to your lethargic editor here at aussiejoel@the-rude-awakening.com. As always, the opinions expressed below to not necessarily reflect those of your editors, nor do we vouch for their accuracy. ------------------------- Canadian Betrayal The following letter was sent to Jim Flaherty and forwarded to us by a rather upset Rude reader. Please, Mr. Chittended, be sure to forward us any response you may receive. We will gladly give it the Monday Mailbag space it deserves. Dear Jim, I am now very ashamed and saddened for the country of my Father's birth. He was always so proud of Canada and now it is lower than a third world country or Banana Republic because so much was expected from it compared to Venezuela or African nations or even the old USSR Republics. My good retired friends from Canada who winter in Arizona are devastated and embarrassed by your complete lack of integrity. We believed you when you said on Jan.13, 2006 that, "a conservative government will preserve income trusts by not imposing any new taxes on them." Or how about Jan. 12, 2006 when you said, "we oppose tax measures that would raise taxes on income trusts." Based on these promises you were supported and elected. I personally invested in the Canadian royalty trusts several years ago and then some more a few weeks ago based on the conservative victory. For Shame... For Shame, in one fell swoop you have compromised the entire Canadian investment world. Unless you grandfather present energy trusts at a minimum, Canada is off my investment scope along with the other Banana Republics. George Chittenden --- 12 HOURS LEFT ---
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There has been no bubble in the Brazilian housing market as credit is expensive and difficult for those who do not qualify. Due to past inflation, real estate is a favorite Brazilian investment for those who have cash left over after their living costs.
We have plenty of other problems with corruption, nepotism, incompetence etc.; at all levels of government but the population is not as indebted as those in the first world.
Cheer up. Autumn is a nice time of year in New York State, especially where I was raised in the Capital District and lower Adirondacks..
Regards,
Richard Hayes
Sousas, SP
Brazil 
---------------------------- Hello jOEL -
I submit that the US economy suffers from two major maladies. Other problems stem from these two: (1) The cost of Government (Federal, state and local) has long since exceeded the ability of the economy to support that cost. (2) There are too few jobs in the economy that create new wealth, and too many that consume wealth, or simply shuffle it around.
I'll expand on Point #2, if this one-sentence description has piqued your interest. Bruce Bardes
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The people who actually work in the USA are to busy worrying about how to pay the mortgage.
They do not have time to read anything but what they see in the mainstream media. There is available for all to read the fabrications of our Federal Government.
The people that they report to are nearly to the point of retirement so they do not have any cause to create any systemic change. The same can be said for our political system as well
You can't possibly know what You don't know... People fall into one of two camps in this regard, either they are to busy busting their hump to have the time to study the truth or are to arrogant to listen to anything other than what they are spoon fed. Greed and fear are the two most significant motivators we have as humans. I believe we are heading towards both very soon.
On a little lighter note, did anyone ever hear of where deceased leader of Enron was put to rest?
Kind Regards,
Glenn Melcher
A loyal reader. ------------------------- | 
