Sometimes the angle of a shot tricks my eye – like this shot of a dried-up day lily blossom balanced on a leaf. Or is it floating?
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Posted: 2023 Feb 03
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Load More..."[We jump from] “This problem exists” to “The gov't must solve this problem but can’t” & absolve ourselves of responsibility...We expect too little of ourselves & too [much from] gov't. But when we don’t hold [gov't] responsible [for bad] public policy we ..expect too little.."
Janet Bufton (@hayekanuck): We have high state capacity, actually—we just have to demand its use
https://thehub.ca/2023-02-07/janet-bufton-we-have-high-state-capacity-actually-we-just-have-to-demand-its-use/?utm_medium=paid+social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=boostA clear and readable "big bucket" analysis.
Many provincial health systems are strained. But there is only so much the federal government can do to help.
My latest for @TheHubCanada on federal fiscal constraints: https://thehub.ca/2023-02-07/trevor-tombe-is-ottawa-strapped-for-cash #cdnecon #cdnpoliMany provincial health systems are strained. But there is only so much the federal government can do to help.
My latest for @TheHubCanada on federal fiscal constraints: https://thehub.ca/2023-02-07/trevor-tombe-is-ottawa-strapped-for-cash #cdnecon #cdnpoli"...we tend to believe that someone must earn our trust before we can enter into a rel'ship with them. But that’s upside down. Trust is not a precondition for cooperation; coop'n is a precondition for trust. Dependence is how we come to know who we can truly count on."
"Post-apocalyptic tales are stories about trust disguised as stories about disaster." @robkhenderson on what we can learn about human nature from @TheLastofUsHBO
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-last-of-us-reveals-the-best-of?utm_source=tfptwitter
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Nice nature shot. Too many people only shoot only “beauty” nature and miss much. The floating question makes one stay with the picture longer – nicely done.
Jim R – Maybe it’s my age, but I kinda like the dead, dying and/or drying flowers. I’m glad they’re still beautiful.