Lance Crossley, Author at Grand Bend Strip community newspaper

We are all to blame for this

Alternative View By Lance Crossley Last month, I took a mid-year review of how I was faring with my 2010

Greece is only the beginning

Alternative View By Lance Crossley As we are nearly halfway through 2010 – scary, I know – I thought it

Being a trillionaire isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Alternative View By Lance Crossley Your faithful editor, Mr. Casey Lessard, recently gave me 100 trillion dollars. Seriously. Following a

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #12

War is the new peace

Alternative View By Lance Crossley In George Orwell’s 1984, the ruling party’s three slogans were “War is Peace; Freedom is

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #11

Happy, uh, New Year

Alternative View By Lance Crossley My wife always makes fun of me after reading my columns because, as she says,

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #10

When will our bubble burst?

Alternative View By Lance Crossley Here in Canada, we seem to think we are immune to a housing bubble, so

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #9

The end of the almighty dollar

Alternative View By Lance Crossley I have said this before, but future generations will write about our time as a

Alternative View, Vol. 3, #7

U.S. health care reform: a lot of hot air?

Alternative View By Lance Crossley In his weekly radio and Internet address this past weekend, U.S. President Barack Obama lashed

Alternative View, Entertainment, Vol. 3, #6

Is the recession over – or just beginning?

Alternative View By Lance Crossley On July 23, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney announced that the recession was coming

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Monetary reform: necessary, but how?

Alternative View By Lance Crossley (The last in a four-part monetary system series) It is astonishing to see how little

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The danger of derivatives

Alternative View By Lance Crossley (Part three of a four-part series examining the monetary system.) Another danger of having a

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The absurdity of government debt

Alternative View By Lance Crossley (Part two of a four-part series examining the monetary system.) One of the unspoken absurdities

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Follow the money

Alternative View By Lance Crossley (Part one of a four-part series examining the monetary system.) “Until the control of the

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Why I’m cutting my losses

Alternative View By Lance Crossley Let me share my financial predicament. My family currently rents an apartment and within the

Alternative View, Vol. 2, #18

It’s a creditor’s world

Alternative View By Lance Crossley Shakespeare once wisely wrote: “Neither a borrower not a lender be”. But in 2009, it’s

Alternative View, News, Vol. 2, #17

Tell me again why we’re in Afghanistan

Alternative View By Lance Crossley Prime Minister Stephen Harper drew heavy criticism earlier this month when he told CNN that

Alternative View, Vol. 2, #16

Brace yourself

Loss of manufacturing sector more than just numbers Alternative View By Lance Crossley The latest job figures are not good.

Alternative View, Vol. 2, #15

What’s really wrong with the economy

Alternative View By Lance Crossley It can get confusing listening to the various media pundits and experts talk about what’s

Alternative View, News, Vol. 2, #14

Perfect propaganda

Alternative View By Lance Crossley One of the most intriguing aspects of the recent struggle for power on Parliament Hill

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Two sides of the same coin

What the U.S. and Canadian elections reveal about “democracy” Alternative View By Lance Crossley On the surface, the recent Canadian