Canada's Inauguration

What greater illustration of new beginnings than an inauguration? The swearing in of a new President, even though it’s not Canadian it is still an exciting event. Starting a new government administration may not actually be the right wording. It probably should be described as a “DIFFERENT” administration rather than a “NEW” administration. There are still the same offices, roles and their respective responsibilities. Even taking a look at his “new” cabinet reflects recognizable faces. I’m not saying that’s good or bad but its not “NEW”… just different. The US government will still operate with the same general speed and restrictions as it has over the past 220+ years.

Changing an administration affects a change of perspective, tolerance or “policy” and generally not much more. The beurocracy will remain similar to what it has been in the past. If the leader of our southern ally wishes to change the beurocracy I suggest it'll take a time frame that exceeds the maximum allowable eight Presidential years. Bureaucracies run independent of administrations. They shouldn’t, but they do. Even Ancient Rome, the founder of democracy, had that problem. Regardless, I wish our neighbors the best. Their balance sheet needs all the encouragement it can get.

The global economy is truly amazing. The only real restriction to free world economy is government intervention. It’s the axe that hacks at Adam Smith’s invisible hand. It’s also what downgrades “NEW” to just “different”. They have taken on more than just national defense and enforcement of the law, they have assumed the care of our elderly all the way to the education of our young. They have taken our income and distributed it as they interpret the need. Unfortunately, society has placed their faith in government to solve all life’s ailments. To place faith and control in the hands of any government is to relinquish our personal rights and freedoms to a beurocratic system. Eventually we may vote away our own lives.

On this solemn yet jubilant occasion let us all remember individual rights and responsibilities are still inherent in each person. Justice and equality will never come from government but from the collective conscience of each person. Tyranny, oppression and injustice will always come from the collective complacency and cowardice of each citizen.

With that said I desire, in this year, to unite as many trucking industry readers as can be collected around a new “administrative system” that produces more justice and equality than Canada’s beurocratic tax system has ever distributed. There is a clear political window of opportunity that each trucker should understand and take advantage of. Now is the time for the Canadian tax system to be pushed back from its historic roots of prejudice and intolerance towards the hard working citizen. Subsistence allowance is here to stay!