tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post1854497962701121690..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Great Con War on Pensions and SeniorsSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-14716633875329090102015-07-21T07:21:53.053-04:002015-07-21T07:21:53.053-04:00hi Noah...I don't understand either why the MS...hi Noah...I don't understand either why the MSM isn't exposing the Cons as hypocrites, especially since half their caucus ran squealing out of the door to make sure they don't have to wait until they're 65 to collect their juicy pensions. But there is still plenty of time to remind Canadians about that, and if the MSM doesn't do it we will...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-60665750035605872212015-07-20T11:19:46.306-04:002015-07-20T11:19:46.306-04:00Pensions are only for Conservative MPs (possibly j...Pensions are only for Conservative MPs (possibly just cabinet MPs) as far as Harper is concerned. They deserve pensions! Nobody else does. <br />I don't understand why this level of hypocrisy is not being talked about more, especially after his sabotage work in Ontario. <br /><br />Noah Pattersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-11129401133088674102015-07-20T06:19:01.653-04:002015-07-20T06:19:01.653-04:00hi e.a.f....yes it is appalling that Harper and hi...hi e.a.f....yes it is appalling that Harper and his Cons could dismiss a sensible plan to enhance pensions, that has been endorsed by all kinds of experts, and do so in such a brutish manner. For one reason or other the fact is many Canadians don't save enough money for their retirement and if nothing is done it will cause mass misery. And remember Wynne first tried to get a national plan going, but the Harperites and a couple of Con premiers shot that down too. They really are blind and they really are beasts...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-91930664768776084072015-07-20T06:13:45.114-04:002015-07-20T06:13:45.114-04:00hi David....all of that sounds great. So when can ...hi David....all of that sounds great. So when can we arrange a lie detector test for Stephen harper and his gang? I think they'd have to replace the needle after every test for it would probably be bent by going so far off the scale... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-79767288859892772222015-07-20T06:11:40.581-04:002015-07-20T06:11:40.581-04:00hi RT...like a good clinical psychopath Harper can...hi RT...like a good clinical psychopath Harper can lie effortlessly. But the problem is he has lied so much, that even if he ever accidentally told the truth almost nobody believes him. But yes, he is a desperate psycho so he is capable of anything...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-91317155711822069992015-07-20T06:07:55.576-04:002015-07-20T06:07:55.576-04:00hi mizdarlin...since that story came out, the MSM ...hi mizdarlin...since that story came out, the MSM has to my knowledge hardly mentioned it. And if you remember it it's probably because I keep writing about it over and over again. The reason they dropped the story is because the Cons have denied that Great Leader ever said that. But let's face it, who would people rather believe Kathleen Wynne or Stephen Harper?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-82574893479182619942015-07-20T06:04:35.728-04:002015-07-20T06:04:35.728-04:00hi UU4077...When I last checked harper was worth a...hi UU4077...When I last checked harper was worth about five million bucks, so he doesn't need a pension. But you can be sure that he will take it anyway, safely stored in the trunk of his getaway car...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-90986357813027800452015-07-20T01:06:51.102-04:002015-07-20T01:06:51.102-04:00When I heard about deceiving Stephen's "d...When I heard about deceiving Stephen's "decision" regarding the Ontario pension plan I was appalled. Not unexpected, of course, but still appalled. How does stevie there expect people making just enough to get by to save for their retirement? I'd love to see that explanation. I would suggest another reason deceiving steven doesn't want the Ontario provincial pension plan enacted, because he expects to win the next election and doesn't want "that woman in Ontario" to make him look even worse than he is. If Wynne could actually make the pension plan viable, people will start to wonder why stevie couldn't make one work better on a national level. Good on Wynne for coming up with the idea and wanting to put it into action.<br /><br />Fewer and fewer workers have employer pensions, cost of living is getting higher and income getting lower. If there isn't an improvement in a national pension plan then we are going to have a lot of very financially uncomfortable pensioners. With climate change, putting us on ice flows is not going to be an option. e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-12141628111085122742015-07-19T23:51:29.352-04:002015-07-19T23:51:29.352-04:00http://www.paulekman.com/micro-expressions/
http:...http://www.paulekman.com/micro-expressions/<br /><br />http://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug04/detecting.aspx<br /><br />Are appearances deceiving? The evidence is mixed. DePaulo and co-author<br />Wendy Morris, a psychology graduate student at the University of Virginia,<br />conducted a meta-analysis into the possible predictors of deception for<br />"Deception Detection in Forensic Contexts" (forthcoming from Cambridge<br />University Press). They warn readers that detecting deception is an<br />inexact science, but note an association between lying and increased pupil<br />size, an indicator of tension and concentration. Second, they find that<br />people listening to liars think they seem more nervous than truth-tellers,<br />perhaps because their voices are pitched higher. And liars are more likely<br />than truth-tellers to press their lips together. On the other hand, they<br />note, liars don't appear to be more fidgety, nor do they blink more or<br />have less-relaxed posture. According to DePaulo and Morris, only when<br />liars are more highly motivated--when the stakes are higher--do they seem<br />unusually still and make notably less eye contact with listeners.<br />Also investigating bodily deception cues--particularly facial ones--are<br />Ekman and his associates, who in 1978 published the Facial Action Coding<br />System (FACS), which, when combined with voice and speech measures,<br />reaches detection accuracy rates of up to 90 percent, Ekman claims. He and<br />his colleagues are now automating the FACS for use in law enforcement.<br />Meanwhile, they're trying to raise the accuracy rate even higher.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_Action_Coding_SystemDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-24790233353104568022015-07-19T12:04:19.670-04:002015-07-19T12:04:19.670-04:00If you pay close attention to facial expressions H...If you pay close attention to facial expressions Harper does have a nasty habit of smirking just before he says something that really pleases him or he is about to double talk an issue. For some people there is a fleeting change in facial expression when they are about to tell a lie but with Harper its more like an "I gotcha now moment". This was especially evident at the beginning of one of his speeches aimed at promoting far reaching anti terror measures. Not because of the anti terror measures but the same bill gives powers to suppress a complete range of activities that run counter to his oily vision and other objectives.<br />RtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-63041222777690578802015-07-19T11:40:19.431-04:002015-07-19T11:40:19.431-04:00T%he comments were publicized quite a while ago, a...T%he comments were publicized quite a while ago, actually, I read about them at least a couple of months ago, but it's never wrong to re-inform the masses of the dastardly agenda of the ConJobs...of course, as a 'senior' I already know this and would never vote Con.... mizdarlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442803514546577849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51766644953225540582015-07-19T10:27:14.189-04:002015-07-19T10:27:14.189-04:00Since Canadians need to save for their own retirem...Since Canadians need to save for their own retirement and it's not up to governments to look after people I expect that PMSH will not be accepting his government funded pension when he "retires". Right?UU4077https://www.blogger.com/profile/10350775839411436865noreply@blogger.com