Tag: inflation
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610CKTB | Digital Serfdom: How Ticketmaster-Live Nation Monopolize Nostalgia for Wealth Extraction
610 CKTB’s Gene Valaitis and KVETCH and RELEASE’s Jon Liedtke discuss the Ticketmaster-Live Nation monopoly, highlighting the shift from physical ticket ownership to “digital serfdom”. Liedtke critique skyrocketing prices—far outpacing inflation—and high service fees, exploring U.S. antitrust lawsuits, and his proposal for the Royal Canadian Mint to print secure physical tickets.
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Newstalk 1010: Jim Richards’ The Rundown with Jon Liedtke and Stephen Murdoch – May 22, 2024
The Rundown discusses third party election ads, new DUI laws, mandatory tipping?, grocers’ excess profit tax, food inflation, & Canada’s new dental plan.
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How will Bank of Canada raising the key interest rate affect Windsor Essex house prices and listings?
Dan Gemus of the Dan Gemus Real Estate Team discusses The Bank of Canada raising the key interest rate to 5% & how it affects local house prices & listings.
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THURSDAY ROUNDTABLE
Ward 9 councillor Kieran McKenzie & Jeff Denomme discuss a new poutinerie, whether politicians read, increased Windsor parking costs, & backyard chickens.
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Ontario farmer opposes dumping thousands of litres amid inflation & supply management
Sylvain Charlebois, The Food Professor, discusses the absurdities of an Ontario farmer dumping thousands of litres amid inflation & supply management.
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Perfect storm for increasing travel costs
Marty Firestone, President of Travel Secure discusses how inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing the perfect storm for rising travel costs.
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Volume grocery buying vs inflated single items
Sylvain Charlebois, The Food Professor discusses volume grocery buying vs. inflated single items, and why bulk buying isn’t an option for all shoppers.