Friday Cocktail plus the news of the week.

[fcr]

Sounds like we are in a full blown trade war with the U.S. This will be ugly but I’m sure Canada will survive.

[rumrocks]

The results of a little steer repeatedly bunting the bull in the side one too many times.

[foragefarmer]

The results of a little steer repeatedly bunting the bull in the side one too many times.

Steer, DEI in the corral?

[Old Cowzilla]

Just another tax on the world wide working class again. Nobody has any steel in there yard anymore that is 100% USA or North American made or has all the parts to build it. Gonna be a busy time for contractors to build all these new factories in the next 4 years

[rumrocks]

Steer, DEI in the corral?

Guilty as charged.

[makar]

-39 at this moment, tomorrow forcast -43 so hitting to -50 at my place. Carbon tax not even dead yet.

[Landdownunder]

-39 at this moment, tomorrow forcast -43 so hitting to -50 at my place. Carbon tax not even dead yet.

plus 42 here yesterday

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I am really concerned for my 18 year old son who is starting out on his journey in life , and as parents we tell him to always look at life without rose colored glasses , so to speak , because it is not a country club.

I think you're being too pessimistic. My boys are of the same age and I tell them that the opportunities have never been greater. This is probably the best possible job market to be graduating into.
At least for hard-working intelligent common sense farm boys.
With the glut of the baby boomers exiting the job market, there have never been more opportunities.

And never been so few young people competent to fill the void.

I think it's safe to say we have just seen peak big government, peak climate nonsense, and peak regulation obstructing business opportunities.

The tax burden and the demographic burden of smaller workforce supporting an ever larger non-working age and unemployable population will be a problem. Our kids will probably have to be proactive with tax revolts etc. But they have the power to hold the rest of society for ransom. Just look at the convoy model.

I think ai and technology will only create exponential economic opportunities for those willing and able to capitalize on them.

???????Contrast that with the dismal economy and job market we graduated into in the early 90s. With a labor market fully saturated with baby boomers.

[GALAXIE500]

I think you're being too pessimistic. My boys are of the same age and I tell them that the opportunities have never been greater. This is probably the best possible job market to be graduating into.
At least for hard-working intelligent common sense farm boys.
With the glut of the baby boomers exiting the job market, there have never been more opportunities.

And never been so few young people competent to fill the void.

I think it's safe to say we have just seen peak big government, peak climate nonsense, and peak regulation obstructing business opportunities.

The tax burden and the demographic burden of smaller workforce supporting an ever larger non-working age and unemployable population will be a problem. Our kids will probably have to be proactive with tax revolts etc. But they have the power to hold the rest of society for ransom. Just look at the convoy model.

I think ai and technology will only create exponential economic opportunities for those willing and able to capitalize on them.

Contrast that with the dismal economy and job market we graduated into in the early 90s. With a labor market fully saturated with baby boomers.

I hope you are right! I do think my son's future will be good , but this idiotic Liberal government has saddled us with debt that all working generations will have to pay for , his mine , yours , and future . That is undeniable.

It is time to really get rid of this sunshine ways and rainbow joy joy feelings about everything and get down to real leadership by strong people ,, and intelligent people , not entitled ones.




???????

[blackpowder]

Maybe it's as simple as teaching things like the rules of money.
If they're focused on the maintenance of a good income, they should be fine.

[poorboy]

Just try and point your kids into careers that are not competing with workers in other countries. Also jobs that no one wants tend to pay better.

Plumbers
Carpenters
Accountant
Auto body repairs
Computer security
Interior painter
Etc.

Going to be a huge shortage of skilled workers in rural areas and smaller towns and villages.

Agriculture hopefully ok in the future, but much easier to enter if you also have another skill set to supplement/fall back on.

[farmaholic]

"""""""""""Agriculture hopefully ok in the future, but much easier to enter if you also have another skill set to supplement/fall back on"""""""""

Why get into it in you have to subsidize it with another job to make it viable?

Do professionals hold a back up degree or tradesmen have second jobs to earn enough to live?