not nice
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I Dodged the Bombs So It Looks Pretty Cool But It's Really Not Also Horrible Quality - Duration: 0:21.
pew pew
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Security Is Tight, But The Show Goes On At Boston Calling - Duration: 1:58.
MONDAY.
WE WILL HAVE A FULL LOOK AT THE
WEEKEND FORECAST COMING UP IN A
FEW MINUTES.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
SECURITY OBVIOUSLY BIG
FOCUS FOR THIS FLEE DAY MUSIC
FESTIVAL.
MIKE IS LIVE IN AUSTIN WITH THE
LATEST.
MIKE.
ONCE THE RAIN STOPPED EARLIER
THE CROWDS REALLY STARTED
GROWING HERE AT BOSTON.
CONCERT GOERS ARE BEING MET WITH
LONG LINES AND TIGHT SECURITY ON
NIGHT ONE OF THE BOSTON CALLING
MUSIC FESTIVAL IN AUSTIN.
IT WAS NOT THAT BAD AT ALL.
IT HAS BEEN PRETTY EASY.
THEY MADE ME OPEN MY BAG AND
THAT WAS IT.
METAL DETECTORS ARE IN PLACE.
IT IS WORTHWHILE.
YOU SEE THINGS HAPPENING IN THE
WORLD RIGHT NOW, YOU UNDERSTAND
HAS IT HAS TO HAPPEN.
BPD SAYS THEY HAVE A HEAVY
PRESENCE BOTH OUTSIDE AND INSIDE
THE VENUE.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
DESPITE THE TIGHT SECURITY AND
FRESH MEMORIES THIS THIS WEEK'S
ATTACK IN ENGLAND CONCERT GOERS
ARE STILL ALERT.
IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO STOP ME
FROM COMING BECAUSE I HAD NOT
STOP FROM COMING.
YOU CAN'T LET THAT BE A
CONCERN.
KEEP LIVING YOUR LIFE THE WAY
YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO AND WANT TO.
WE WILL HAVE A FUN TIME TODAY?
ONCE INSIDE THE FOCUS TURNING TO
GAMES, FOOD AND OF COURSE THE
MUSIC.
PRETTY FUN.
I'M EXCITED TO EXPLORE AND
LISTEN TO PEOPLE.
I THINK IT IS REALLY COOL.
IT IS LIKE SO MANY DIFFERENT
TYPES OF MUSIC AT ONE PLACE.
IT BRINGS A LOT OF DIFFERENT
PEOPLE.
AND NIGHT ONE OF BOSTON
CALLING GOES UNTIL ABOUT 11:00
TONIGHT.
I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH
THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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Cooking by the Book but instead it's ravioli - Duration: 1:47.
You mind if I uh take a little seat here
no, you good
yeah, yeah alright, yeah
I'll pile on the
R A V I O L I
It's such a pretty sight
It makes the food taste
pocketoli
but my tummy hurts all night
I'll put in some
ravioli rav--
but keep the rest for
M E E E
I'm not just disobedient
I'm careful, can't you see?
It's a piece of cake to bake a pretty
ravioli
(Ziggy dabs) If the way is hazy
If the way is hazy
You gotta do the cooking by the book
You know you can't be
pocketoli
N E V E R use a messy recipe
the ravioli
will end up crazy
If you do the cooking by the book then you'll have a
ravioli
We gotta have it made
You know that I love
ravioli
Finally, it's time to make a
ravioli
Making food is just like science
with tools that blend and bast
with tools that blend and bast (I don't even know if bast is)
and E V E R Y fun appliance gives the
ravioli
a different taste
It's a piece of cake to bake a pretty
ravioli
If the way is
pocketoli
You gotta do the cooking by the book
YOU KNOW YOU C A N T
be lazy
Never use a messy
pocketoli
The cake will end up c r a z y
If you do the cooking by the
BRUH
Then you'll have a
ravioli
We gotta have it made
You know that I love
ravioli
Finally, it's time to make a
ravioli
We gotta have it made
You know that I love
ravioli
Finally, it's time to make a
You gotta do the cooking by the
bruh
R A V I O L I
lord, please send help
That's some top quality ravioli
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Big Smokes order but instead pyrocynical saying memes - Duration: 0:34.
Can I Take Your
mEmES
Please?
Carl, What do you want?
You Gotta eat to keep your Strength Up, Man.
I'll take a number
MeMEs
Fat Boy (sounds like NFKRZ)
Gimme a Number
MEMES
Like His
Uhh, Let me get a number
LE Mims
With Extra Dip
I'll have two number
M3m3S
A Number
MEMES
Large
A Number
meens
with extra
Jeff
A number
memes
2 Number
meems
One with
MEEENS
And Large
MEME
THANKS FOR WATCHING, SUBSCRIBE FOR DAILY *FAKE* GIFTCARD GIVEAWAYS
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Aaron Burr, Sir but it's The Lorax - Duration: 2:43.
this sucks owell
comment ur stupid for procrastinating if ur reading this
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We Are Number One but it's Thrift Shop - Duration: 1:47.
*Lazy Town - We Are Number One and Macklemore - Thrift Shop Mashup*
Hey!
I'm gonna pop some tags,
Only got twenty dolars in my pocket!
We Are Number One!
Hey!
I-I-I'm huntin', lookin' for a come-up.
This is fucking awesome!
We Are Number One!
Here's a little lesson in trickery,
This is going down in history!
If you wanna be a Villain Number One,
You have to chase a superhero on the run!
Just follow my moves, and sneak around!
Be careful not to make a sound!
SHH!
NO, DON'T TOUCH THAT!
But shit, it was ninety-nine cents!
Hello, hello, my ace man, my Mello,
John Wayne ain't got nothing on my fringe game, hell no!
I could take some Pro Wings, make them cool, sell those,
The sneaker heads would be like "Aw, he got the Velcros!"
I'm gonna pop some tags,
Only got twenty dolars in my pocket!
We Are Number One!
Hey!
I-I-I'm huntin', lookin' for a come-up.
This is fucking awesome!
We are Number One!
I'm gonna pop some tags,
Only got twenty dolars in my pocket!
We Are Number One!
Hey!
I-I-I'm huntin', lookin' for a come-up.
This is fucking awesome!
Villain Number One!
I'll wear your grand dad's clothes!
I look incredible!
I'm in this big ass coat from that thrift shop down the road!
I'll wear your grand dad's clothes!
I look [We Are Number One!] incredible!
I'm in this big ass coat from that thrift shop [Villain Number One!] down the road!
I'm gonna pop some tags,
Only got twenty dolars in my pocket!
We Are Number One!
Hey!
I-I-I'm huntin', lookin' for a come-up.
This is fucking awesome!
We Are Number One!
Hey!
Hahaha...
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LazyTown S01E26 - LazyTown's New Superhero but Robbie Rotten scenes only - Duration: 14:45.
Augh! He thinks he's so GOOD!
[grumbles]
[grunts]
I have to stop that guy!
WAH
what
Huh!?
Hueh!?
[screaming]
[distressed noises]
[sighs]
This guy makes me so MAD.
I have to find a way to get rid of SportaCOOK!
Ah!
What about a disguise?
A-ha!
Too MOO-ey!
Too screwy!
Too shampoo-ey.
[laughs at his own joke]
[gasp]
[heart beat]
EMPTY?
Like my head...
UH! I got NOTHING!
Ahhh!
Still got nothing.
[Sportacus] But I like saving people!
[Stephanie] You must be exhausted.
No! I never feel tired
when I'm helping someone in trouble!
[absolutely disgusted]
In trouble!?
[Sportacus noises]
AUGH!
Don't worry, Sportacus,
how could we possibly get into any trouble?
Trouble?
Sportacus likes trouble?
I'll show him trouble!
There will be so much trouble,
he'll think "trouble" is his middle name!
Ahahahahaha-
OUCH!
Ah
UAGH
UWHAGH
OOCH
Touble, trouble, trouble...
ouch
So, Sportacus is asking for trouble?
Ha ha ha!
I'll give him trouble with
four legs,
a tail,
and big, pointy teeth.
Ha ha ha!
I'll create a really ruffin' robot dog.
That'll attack if it hears the word
"trouble".
Ha-ha!
Hup!
[gasps]
Ahhhhh
AHHHH
Ha-ha!
[creation noises]
[more creation noises]
Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai.
HA-HA
Ahhh!
[destruction noises]
[extreme creation and Robbie noises]
Are you a good dog?
No.
You're a BAD dog!
[evil laughter]
Well, I'll just flip the switch.
Ahh!
One, two, three...
"Trouble"!
[dog barking]
[smooch]
Cute li'l doggie!
Turn it on!
This is gonna be a VERY good day
with my canine buddy by my side!
We're gonna turn LazyTown upside-down,
isn't that true, sugar pie!?
Here's a friend I never had,
he's so good at being bad!
That's my little doggie-dude,
and these are all the shoes he chewed.
WHAT!?
He goes walking down the street,
biting everyone he meets.
BARK! And SNAP!
And SNIFF and SCRATCH!
Show some teeth, and then attack!
I love my purple ball of fluff,
flip a switch and turn it off!
Turn on!
[ruff ruff ruff]
He loves to howl,
[ruff ruff ruff]
Oh, what a growl!
[ruff ruff ruff]
Just watch him play,
and chase those annoying brats away.
[dramatic pose]
[tap dancing solo]
Fangs that glisten in the sun,
they make all the children run.
He's the toughest little cur,
a fighting fleabag full of fur!
I'll get rid of Sportaspot,
me, and my canine bud.
With my plan, that's so darn clever,
I'll make him leave town forever!
I love my little robot hound,
he's the meanest mutt arOWWnd
[ruff ruff ruff]
He loves to howl,
[ruff ruff ruff]
Oh, what a growl!
[ruff ruff ruff]
Just watch him play,
and chase those annoying brats away!
One more time!
[ruff ruff ruff]
He loves to howl,
[ruff ruff ruff]
Oh, what a growl!
[ruff ruff ruff]
Just watch him play,
and chase those annoying brats away!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
[startled noise]
[dog growling]
"Trouble"!
[laughing]
Trouble!
Troubletroubletroubletrouble-
[dog barking]
I am Sportacus,
I like to save people from TROUBLE!
Ha-ha ha ha ha!
Ah-ha ha whoa-
[screaming]
[dog barking aggressively]
[Robbie laughing]
Trouble!
[dog barking viciously]
Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble!
[Robbie barking and growling]
[grunting]
[more grunting]
[dog barks]
Good dog!
I mean, bad dog!
Ah- ha ha!
[muffled techno music playing]
[Robbie] Oh, Sportacus!
[muffled techno music continues]
Sportacook, where are you?
I've got a new surprise for you!
He must be around here somewhere.
[grunts]
[growling and grunting]
Come on...
What's that?
Where is Sportacook?
"Sportacook"?
I-I mean...
Hueh...
I mean a Sporta-
[weird noises]
[Sportacus noises]
That guy, you know?
Huh? -Hah?
[awkward laugh]
...Whatever.
Is he talking about Sportacus?
I've been looking ALL OVER for him.
He's not here.
He's on vacation.
VACATION?
I can't believe it.
There's never a superhero around when you need one.
Yes there is!
Ta-ta-da-dum!
ME!
YOU!?
AHHH-HA HA HA HA HA-
[Ziggy] What's so funny?
I'm SportaStephanie!
I'm taking over for Sportacus,
just in case there's any trouble.
[dog barking]
She's not Sportacus!
But it's better than nothing.
Uh-hue hue.
I have to pat myself on the back.
I think I'll go and buy myself an ice cream cone.
In fact, I think I'll make it a double.
[realization]
I said "double",
not "trouble".
[gasp]
I said "trouble"!
I said it again!?
I'M IN TROUBLE!
[screams]
[screaming]
[screaming]
I blame this on Sportacus!
I hope he's having a terrible vacation!
Aaaaaaugh!
9999...
...and 10.000!
[Robbie screaming in the background]
Great exercise music!
Aah!
[distressed Robbie noises]
Phew.
[high pitched scream]
Go away!
Ahh!
No! Go away!
You wild BEAST!
[grunts]
I should have made a sandwich instead of making you!
Ha-ha!
Oh no!
Go away!
GO AWAY!
Look! The dog's got Robbie Rotten trapped on the billboard!
He's really in trouble!
What do we do!?
Ha ha ha!
I can get down now...
...I'm stuck.
[high pitched] I can't get down!
[distressed noises]
Oh no.
I'll be stuck up here forever.
My feet will never touch the ground again!
Birds...
...will build nests in my hair.
And KIDS...
[disgusted noise]
...will walk by, look up, and say:
"Look, there's that billboard guy!"
Help!
Heeeeeeelp!
Heeeeeelp!
Robbie...
Robbie, I'm coming!
Aaand...
Hup!
Robbie.
Robbie, just slide down the ladder.
No! It's a trick!
No, it's not.
Come on, you can do it.
NO! You're gonna DROP me!
I'm not.
Come on, trust me.
Come on.
Come on.
[screams]
Let go of my leg,
I'm trying to help you, Robbie.
Come on.
Okay, ready?
Aaaaaaand....
One more step...
It's okay.
Okay, Robbie, just slide down.
NO! No, no!
I won't do it! I won't do it.
Come on!
NO
Don't push me! Don't push me!
I'm not pushing you,
but you have to slide down.
No, I won't I won't.
I WILL
[Robbie] Mommy!
[Sportacus] Great work, Stephanie!
I'll be right there!
Woah!
Now HE can't get down!
Ha-ha-ha-ha!
YES!
[anger noise]
[groaning]
[panting]
You are nothing but TROUBLE!
[Robbie barking]
Huh? What?
what
what
Hope you're COMFORTABLE.
[dog barks]
[dog laughs]
[Robbie groans]
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Ludacris "Gives His Wife Good D And She Cant Help But Promote His Movie" - Duration: 1:39.
Ludacris Gives His Wife Good D And She Cant Help But Promote His Movie
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Benjamin Mendy next for Pep Guardiola for £65m but will face competition from Manchester United - Duration: 2:45.
Benjamin Mendy next for Pep Guardiola after snapping-up Monaco star Bernardo Silva for £65m but will face competition from Manchester United
MANCHESTER CITY want to follow up the arrival of Monaco star Bernardo Silva, with his team-mate Benjamin Mendy, but Manchester United are also keen.
Silva has undergone a medical and is expected to pen a five-year-deal at the Etihad, to becomes Pep Guardiolas first signing of the summer. Pep Guardiola wants Benjamin Mendy next at the Etihad.
City chief Guardiola planning the second phase of his rebuilding job at City, and the Spaniard wants Mendy to fill the void left by Gael Clichy at left-back.
Having lost out to bitter rivals City, United boss Jose Mourinho will fight the Spaniard for the French international full-back valued at £40million.
United, whose hand in the summer transfer market has been boosted by Champions League football next season, are looking to spend big, to mount a serious title challenge next season.
Premier League champions Chelsea, Liverpool and Barcelona are all monitoring the situation, as the new French champions fight to stop Europes big boys taking their squad apart this summer.
Bernardo Silva is close to joining Manchester City for £43million.
Pep Guardiola is wasting no time signing players this summer.
Monaco are fighting to keep Fabinho with Manchester United and Juventus keen. Fabinho could also be on his way out of France, with Juventus and Manchester United battling for his signature.
The Brazilian is rated at £30million and is contracted to the champions until 2021. He scored 12 goals and made six assists in 55 appearances in all competitions last season.
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[CC EN] When you try to do glitch finding but end up dancing - Duration: 3:51.
Let's start, enough blabla
Today we taste the korean sauce
This one
My big burger for the barbecue
Oh crap, I am so glad to taste these burgers
My burger ... wait
My burger ... wait
My big burger
My big burger
My big big mac
My big Hammer
The chicken is delightful
My chicken corner
This sauce is awesome
My chicken corner
Let's lower the volume
It's the building
My big burgy
Let's taste 1,2,3
This sauce, you see
Cheese
My cheese
My onions
My salad
My coke/cocain [play on words]
BIGBURGER
This is THE burger
Burger man
Burger oil
Burger barbecue
Burger potato
Burger, big burger
Burger-man
Burger oil
Burger barbecue
Burger potato
Burger potato
The chicken is delightful
My chicken corner
This sauce is awesome
My chicken corner
Oh god this big quattro
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the bee movie trailer but every time they say bee the mama luigi meme plays - Duration: 1:56.
For thousands of years, humans have misunderstood them and feared them.
One THATS MAMA LUIGI TO YOU MARIO in a turtleneck sweater is gonna change everything.
BEE! THATS MAMA LUIGI TO YOU MARIO
Stand back, these are winter boots. Wait!
Why does his life have any less value than yours?
This fall,
I've gotta say something.
You like jazz?
*screams*
You're talking to humans!
You're flying outside the hive!
Barry THATS MAMA LUIGI TO YOU MARIO Benson
So you see soda spilled on a sidewalk and you don't drink it?
Is a little be-THATS MAMA LUIGI TO YOU MARIO
He's not bothering anybody, get out of here you creep!
discovering a big secret.
How did this get here?
It's just honey Barry
This is stealing!
Cute be-THATS MAMA LUIGI TO YOU MARIO
Golden Blossom?
Ray Liotta Private Select?
I'm gonna get to the bottom of this!
You have a plan? Yes! Plan THATS MAMA LUIGI TO YOU MARIO
He's brave.
Where do you get the honey!?
It's ours now!
He's bold.
This can't possibly work. OK Barry, pull the chute!
He's reaching new heights.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I just tried to talk to these guys.
Hi! Aah THATS MAMA LUIGI TO YOU MARIO
Ah! Then there was a dust buster, a toupee, a life raft exploded, now ones bald, ones in a boat and they're both unconscious!
Jerry Seinfield Renee Zoweger
Dreamwork's THATS MAMA LUIGI TO YOU MARIO movie.
Leave a comment too!
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Another 'Revenue Neutral' Carbon Tax That's Anything But [ NEWS DAYS 24H ] - Duration: 6:29.
Another 'Revenue Neutral' Carbon Tax That's Anything But
This piece was co-authored by CTF Alberta Director Paige MacPherson. Did you really believe them when they said it would be revenue neutral?.
Last week, the Trudeau government announced a technical paper on its proposed federal carbon tax which suggests it will mimic Albertas carbon tax plan, quashing the optimism of those who believed the federal government when they said their carbon tax would be revenue neutral.
The federal government had long insisted its plan would be revenue neutral for the federal government, with any revenue generated staying in the province where the tax is imposed.
Last October, Saskatchewan-based federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, said publicly of the planned federal carbon tax that every single penny remains in Saskatchewan and under Saskatchewans control. The Saskatchewan government was highly skeptical -- as it turns out, for good reason.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 16, 2017.
When Albertas government announced its own multi-billion-dollar carbon tax, Premier Rachel Notley and other ministers tried to spin the tax as revenue neutral.
In all previous uses of this term, it meant that every dollar raised by the government would be returned to taxpayers.
The Alberta governments new definition was that every dollar they take from Albertans would be spent by the Alberta government. By that definition, every tax in Canadian history would be considered revenue neutral.
Albertas carbon tax takes billions from taxpayers and the government plans to spend that money, at least partially, on corporate welfare to big emitters like oil companies and green energy corporations.
A smaller portion of the revenue is dished out in rebates to some Albertans. Additionally, the small business tax was cut by one percentage point.
Albertas carbon tax has been criticized for making the necessities of life cost more, taxing rural and suburban residents disproportionately, indirectly raising other taxes and contributing to corporate welfare -- all without making a dent in global climate change.
The government spent $9 million on advertisements during a biting cold snap, repeating over and over to Albertans that a tax that makes heating and gas more expensive is great.
It was a desperate attempt to sell the carbon tax to a population that doesnt support it. Carbon tax proponents have slammed the Alberta carbon tax for not being revenue neutral, being confusing and lacking transparency.
Even the so-called gold standard of carbon taxes in Canada, British Columbias revenue neutral model, was revealed by the Fraser Institute not to be revenue neutral. The government had been playing accounting tricks, costing taxpayers hundreds of millions.
The idea of a revenue neutral carbon tax, even if it fits the accepted definition, involves such incredible faith in government that its difficult for persistently-misled taxpayers to swallow.
But the federal governments suggestions that its carbon tax would be revenue neutral is even more disingenuous.
Even the original suggestion of revenue neutrality (that money was recycled back to provincial governments) was misleading -- it came with no guarantee that provincial governments would give that revenue back to taxpayers.
And of course, it glazes over the reality that collecting taxes and redistributing revenue involve administrative costs. And what about any additional HST or GST raised as a result of higher prices and tax-on-tax?.
If the federal plan is to take money from taxpayers and dish it back to businesses they choose in the form of corporate welfare, and select people they choose in the form of rebates, it will not be revenue neutral.
Its bad enough that our prime minister is pushing the idea that provinces are free to do whatever they want. as long as they do exactly what he wants them to do.
But reusing the absurd revenue neutral spin quickly abandoned by the Alberta government, just because they like the way those words sound, will not instill faith in jaded taxpayers that carbon taxes are anything more than another tax and spend scheme.
Follow HuffPost Canada Blogs on Facebook .
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Alexis Sanchez offered 270000aweek Arsenal megadeal but Chilean is demanding at least 30000 more to - Duration: 3:12.
Alexis Sanchez offered £270,000-a-week Arsenal mega-deal but Chilean is demanding at least £30,000 more to stay at the club
ARSENAL have reportedly offered Alexis Sanchez a mammoth £270,000-a-week deal to keep him at the club.
But the Chilean, 28, is holding out for at least £300,000 per week to stay at the Gunners according to reports, with Bayern Munich hoping to take advantage of the situation. Alexis Sanchez has reportedly turned down £270,000-a-week to stay at Arsenal.
Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are just two other European giants eyeing up a move for Sanchez this summer.
Speculation regarding a Sanchez move to Bayern has been rife for the past few months, only heightened when the Chile national team accidentally listed him as a Munich player. Its been a season to forget for the South American forward at Arsenal.
As well as being knocked out of the Champions League in humiliating fashion – 10-2 at the hands of Bayern – Arsenal also failed to qualify for the 2017-18 campaign.
Alexis Sanchez may be on his way out of Arsenal, with Bayern Munich ready. Its the first time in 20 years the Gunners have failed to break into Europes elite competition.
As well as the speculation surrounding boss Arsene Wengers future, Sanchez has been the subject of a host of high-profile, public meltdowns.
To go with a rift with Wenger, Sanchez also clashed with Aaron Ramsey on the pitch during a draw with Bournemouth and showed his frustration when subbed against Swansea.
Alexis Sanchez is holding out for in excess of £300,000-a-week. Arsenal club officials and Sanchez are set to hold showdown talks after this weekends FA Cup final showdown with Premier League champions Chelsea.
Meanwhile, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is also set to discuss a new deal at the club after Saturdays Wembley clash.
The England man is about to enter the final year of his contract, with Liverpool showing interest in the versatile midfielder at a cut-price fee.
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Seneste nyt:Free Fire is Tarantino-esque but without the pretension - Duration: 3:05.
For more infomation >> Seneste nyt:Free Fire is Tarantino-esque but without the pretension - Duration: 3:05. -------------------------------------------
Another 'Revenue Neutral' Carbon Tax That's Anything But [ NEWS DAYS 24H ] - Duration: 6:29.
Another 'Revenue Neutral' Carbon Tax That's Anything But
This piece was co-authored by CTF Alberta Director Paige MacPherson. Did you really believe them when they said it would be revenue neutral?.
Last week, the Trudeau government announced a technical paper on its proposed federal carbon tax which suggests it will mimic Albertas carbon tax plan, quashing the optimism of those who believed the federal government when they said their carbon tax would be revenue neutral.
The federal government had long insisted its plan would be revenue neutral for the federal government, with any revenue generated staying in the province where the tax is imposed.
Last October, Saskatchewan-based federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, said publicly of the planned federal carbon tax that every single penny remains in Saskatchewan and under Saskatchewans control. The Saskatchewan government was highly skeptical -- as it turns out, for good reason.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 16, 2017.
When Albertas government announced its own multi-billion-dollar carbon tax, Premier Rachel Notley and other ministers tried to spin the tax as revenue neutral.
In all previous uses of this term, it meant that every dollar raised by the government would be returned to taxpayers.
The Alberta governments new definition was that every dollar they take from Albertans would be spent by the Alberta government. By that definition, every tax in Canadian history would be considered revenue neutral.
Albertas carbon tax takes billions from taxpayers and the government plans to spend that money, at least partially, on corporate welfare to big emitters like oil companies and green energy corporations.
A smaller portion of the revenue is dished out in rebates to some Albertans. Additionally, the small business tax was cut by one percentage point.
Albertas carbon tax has been criticized for making the necessities of life cost more, taxing rural and suburban residents disproportionately, indirectly raising other taxes and contributing to corporate welfare -- all without making a dent in global climate change.
The government spent $9 million on advertisements during a biting cold snap, repeating over and over to Albertans that a tax that makes heating and gas more expensive is great.
It was a desperate attempt to sell the carbon tax to a population that doesnt support it. Carbon tax proponents have slammed the Alberta carbon tax for not being revenue neutral, being confusing and lacking transparency.
Even the so-called gold standard of carbon taxes in Canada, British Columbias revenue neutral model, was revealed by the Fraser Institute not to be revenue neutral. The government had been playing accounting tricks, costing taxpayers hundreds of millions.
The idea of a revenue neutral carbon tax, even if it fits the accepted definition, involves such incredible faith in government that its difficult for persistently-misled taxpayers to swallow.
But the federal governments suggestions that its carbon tax would be revenue neutral is even more disingenuous.
Even the original suggestion of revenue neutrality (that money was recycled back to provincial governments) was misleading -- it came with no guarantee that provincial governments would give that revenue back to taxpayers.
And of course, it glazes over the reality that collecting taxes and redistributing revenue involve administrative costs. And what about any additional HST or GST raised as a result of higher prices and tax-on-tax?.
If the federal plan is to take money from taxpayers and dish it back to businesses they choose in the form of corporate welfare, and select people they choose in the form of rebates, it will not be revenue neutral.
Its bad enough that our prime minister is pushing the idea that provinces are free to do whatever they want. as long as they do exactly what he wants them to do.
But reusing the absurd revenue neutral spin quickly abandoned by the Alberta government, just because they like the way those words sound, will not instill faith in jaded taxpayers that carbon taxes are anything more than another tax and spend scheme.
Follow HuffPost Canada Blogs on Facebook .
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Provo River levels lower, but still dangerous - Duration: 1:16.
THE PROVO RIVER HAS CALMED DOWN FROM LAST WEEK'S FLOOD LEVEL, BUT THOSE WATERS MAY STILL
BE DANGEROUS.
ELEVEN NEWS REPORTER OLIVER DRESDEN GIVES US THE UPDATE ON THE RAGING RIVER.
LAST WEEK, THE RIVER WAS FLOODING PARKS AND WALKWAYS.
THIS IS WHAT THE RIVER LOOKED LIKE LAST WEEK.
COMPARE THAT TO WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RIVER HAS TAMED QUITE A BIT.
IT'S NOW TWO FEET BELOW FLOOD LEVEL AT EIGHT AND A HALF FEET.
BUT DON'T LET THE DIFFERENCE FOOL YOU, OFFICALS WARN OF HIGH, COLD, AND SWIFT WATER TODAY
THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY.
ONE PARK GOER GIVES HIS OWN WARNING.
"If you're here with your family or kids or anything like that, that you keep them away
from the water, 'cuz it will be pretty dangerous.
It's going really fast right now."
SOMEONE MOVED THIS BENCH IN VIVIAN PARK AWAY FROM THE WATER'S EDGE JUST IN CASE.
TWO WEEKENDS AGO, THE PROVO WATER USERS ASSOCIATION WIDENED THE GATES OF DEER CREEK DAM IN PREPARATION
FOR THE SPRING SNOWMELT.
THAT WATER RELEASE IS WHAT FLOODED THE RIVER.
OFFICIALS MEASURE DEER CREEK RESERVOIR AT NINETY-TWO PERCENT FULL RIGHT NOW.
WITH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, MANY MAY BE OUT ON THE RIVER AND RESEVOIR.
OFFICIALS WARN TO KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE FAST WATERWAYS.
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