tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post8075645330062650605..comments2024-01-07T08:41:13.864-05:00Comments on C A I T I - O N L I N E: CEO of TSX criticizes government with confusion caused by Flaherty's trust taxBrent Fullardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08515599756822506137noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-67776270708407288562008-03-03T23:52:00.000-05:002008-03-03T23:52:00.000-05:00Finally... yes finally someone in Toronto is sayin...Finally... yes finally someone in Toronto is saying what should have been howled long and loudly starting November 2006.<BR/><BR/>You don't need to be a capital market expert to know that Flaherty, the All-Republican hero, kneed the TSX right between the legs.<BR/><BR/>If he was some whacko Canadian socialist from Stubaskewan or Beeceeflucky, I'd understand. But he's a so-called conservative from Ontario.<BR/><BR/>Truth is stranger than fiction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-37597692367378312412008-03-03T20:23:00.000-05:002008-03-03T20:23:00.000-05:00While we're at it, please do the same with Mike Du...While we're at it, please do the same with Mike Duffy.<BR/><BR/>I've heard more sucking noises from him than from my vacuum cleaner.<BR/><BR/>And what page of the CON, Republican, Flanagan and Finley playbook is this anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-66038632783554135612008-03-03T20:05:00.000-05:002008-03-03T20:05:00.000-05:00Mike:As per our previous discussion on the previou...Mike:<BR/><BR/>As per our previous discussion on the previous blog:<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>At this time, I will say no more. ;)<BR/><BR/>Many regards.<BR/><BR/>BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-15851167186022065582008-03-03T20:02:00.000-05:002008-03-03T20:02:00.000-05:00Could someone - anyone - please, please shut that ...Could someone - anyone - please, please shut that loud-mouth Flaherty up.<BR/><BR/>I'm sick to death of hearing that bombastic blowhard trash-talk Ontario into the ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-21673161627742065832008-03-03T19:48:00.000-05:002008-03-03T19:48:00.000-05:00Brought market certainty to whom---Manulife or Lon...Brought market certainty to whom---Manulife or London Life maybe.<BR/><BR/>Not to me it didn`t.<BR/><BR/>Well , actually , it did in a way--I am now certain the markets were not allowed to do the job they were designed to do--they would have policed themselves over time & allowed for the corrections required to weed out entities that were not suited for the trust model.<BR/><BR/>It would have also forced big corporations to better themselves in the areas of accounting practices & better fiscal management.<BR/><BR/>At present , the corporate structure is the less efficient of the two--huge amounts of money are wasted yearly on "hairbrained" schemes that the shareholders have no clue about--these same shareholders accept low dividend levels as normal.<BR/><BR/>Not so with the trust structure where regular monthly accounting practices make every dollar count because they know their owners expect efficiency a decent return.<BR/><BR/>It was just a shame that the gov`t interfered the way it did , especially when there was no need.<BR/><BR/>Mike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com