Here’s my link to the comment to Katherine’s blog post about Mike “The Situation” and Abercrombie.

This past summer, we saw the strike of Canada Post. It spread nationwide until the federal government passed legislation forcing the postal workers to return to work. Reading the Fraser Forum, a magazine published by the Fraser Institute, an article believes it would be at the best interest of Canadians to privatize Canada Post. They have researched and conclude that privatizing would open up all postal services to competition. Evidence shows that private forms usually outdo their public sector counterparts. A real world example from New Zealand, proves an increase of profit, speedy delivery, and increase on time delivery. Univeristy of Toronto professor, Edward Iacobucci, and his colleagues conclude that efficiency gains and improvements in service quality.The rest of the article explains other reasons why privatizing is a good idea.

The article is very persuasive but the idea to privatize seems too good to be real. There must be some negative side effects. I think a lot of money would go into privatizing, which could be spent else where, and also their would be cuts in workers. Though privatization may be beneficial to consumers, the people behind Canada Post would suffer.

I love the British Royals. They do great things for charity. I enjoy the fantasy of monarchy. Others think otherwise.

This blog post makes it clear that its author is against the Royals, in the sense that they received funding. The British taxpayers’ money goes towards the Head of State expenditure aka the Queen. He just speaks about the negative attributes. I’d agree they shouldn’t recieve funding if they acted indifference. But they don’t. They serve for the armed forces, support charities, and are global leaders. They create global connections with the world. We pay our government, don’t we? Their financial reports show a decrease from last year, though it still seems high.

A BBC blog post is similar, with comments about feelings towards the Monarchy. It is interesting how ranged the comments are and how heated the debate got. Some believe there is a boost in tourism. People find it wasteful and that the monarchy system is dead. Blogs like this are great for sparking debate.

Will and Kate asked  for donations to be made to charities versus wedding gifts. When they are in power, they will  modernize the Monarchy and put the taxpayer’s money to strong use.

In the Metro Newspaper today, something caught my eye: Mike “The Situation.”

For those who don’t know about Jersey Shore, it’s a reality show based around 8 Italian Amercians who basically party all the time. Govenor Chris Christie has said that he finds the show to be a negative and incorrect portrayal of the real New Jersey. I totally agree.

But the local authorities however are saying they are glad about the economic revenue and activity the show brings to the area.

MTV makes money off of Season DVDs and the reality stars make a huge profit. The “Shore Store” where the stars work must be raking it in. I assume people travel all the way to the shore just to even get a glimpse of the stars or to buy something from the store.

So is it worth it, having these 8 people act the way they do to rake in on tourism? Has the negativity of the show gotten in the past eased off because of the economic activity? I guess there really is no such thing as bad publicity. In the end, it is all about profit.