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"Our current economic system holds a narrow version of economic growth at the centre & the inevitable harms it causes to human & planetary wellbeing are the consequence. The #WellBeingEconomy explicitly & unapologetically flips that logic on its head. There's a beauty in the simplicity of the idea."

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"The #WellbeingEconomy is an umbrella term for an alternative to #neoliberal capitalism. It's not just one thing.At its core, a wellbeing economy is an economy that explicitly places all people, all living things and our planet at the centre rather than the other way around."

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The #yyc “Celebration for the Arts” event at Jack Singer was such a lively and unexpectedly wholesome evening.

Thank you @jqkeys for inviting me to things & generally just being a very wonderful human etc 🫶

"Our 'rich get richer' economic system concentrates wealth & power to a massive extent. We're NOT all in this together. One class of people can buy their way out of anything. You can barely imagine a more toxic thing to do to community solidarity & democracy but that's exactly what we've done."

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" #TaxCuts for very rich people leads to less revenue then cuts to the public sector. This is presented as being 'inevitable' but it's a choice which leads to a decline in quality & accessibility of public services. Then governments swoop in to offer #privatization as a viable alternative."

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In the hot minute I've been taking a social media hiatus plenty has happened. Including Alberta's provincial government meddling in municipal affairs. Again.

🚴 Bike lanes hate this time.

Not a cent of provincial money went to building Edmonton's bike lanes, Dreeshan is still upset about them because the province "provides funding for other municipal roads".

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thecanadianpressnews.caAlberta transportation minister wants bike lanes gone, critics say stay in your laneEDMONTON - Alberta's transportation minister is calling on the province's two major cities to remove bike lanes from key roadways, prompting critics to say the government is overstepping and making
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Signs can be picked up the CCH Office (223 12th Ave SW) on Mondays from 12-5pm. Alternatively, reach out to email admin@calgaryclimatehub.ca to arrange something that works for you! #yyc

"Deregulation of the industries is what allows #OilAndGas companies to do pretty much whatever they want, take the profits & leave a mess behind without any real consequences. Political parties often campaign on #TaxCuts but what they usually mean is tax cuts for very rich people."

podcastics.com/episode/357264/