Big Banks. Big Oil. Big Government. There is no shortage of giants against whom we eagerly rail and to whom we attribute high costs and inadequate service. These, among others, however, are the mainstays of our economy and the failure of any of them is catastrophic. The 2008 crash is a vivid example of the
Do High Travel Insurance Costs Make You Sick?
We pay more for our emergency travel health insurance as we age, as our underlying health conditions accrue and as specific health risks, such as Covid-19, occur. Most of the fee calculation is based on actuarial tables, where the potential for payout of insurance coverage is statistically determined to be more likely. This makes sense.
Hexane Additives
Safe In Food, Unsafe Elsewhere? I, like tens of millions of other North Americans, suffer from indigestion. It may be GERD, simple acid reflux and heartburn, Barrett’s Esophagus or other variations, but the burn of acid is distinctive and unpleasant. However, quite often, I also experience a different kind of burning—like a penetrating irritation—that does
Big Oil
Big Oil, High Prices and Profits Gasoline prices are now over $2.00 per litre across Canada, pouring literal and figurative fuel on skyrocketing inflation. But oil companies throw their hands up, crying that the cost to fill your tank is not of their doing. “It is the market forcing up the price of a barrel