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Canadian Taxpayers Podcast: Interview with Saqib Qureshi

The Canadian Taxpayers Podcast sat down with Dr. Saqib Qureshi who just released a book entitled Broken Contract.

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Voting Is A Means; Not An End

Sometimes, we need to be reminded of the bloody obvious.

saqib qureshiAugust 11, 2020american civil war, Wasteful government projects, amy copper, wall street, RACISM, Wasteful government spending, saqib Quresih, Voting, usa elections, usa elections 2020, elections 2002\, eplublican 2002, 2020, trump elections, usa

Don’t Bail Out Wall Street This Time

The 2007-08 financial crisis was brought about by excessing risk taking by banks. In the US, they funded mortgages to risky borrowers, and then sold these assets as Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS). When the risky borrowers began defaulting in late 2006.

saqib qureshiApril 13, 2020qasim, qasim-solouemani, Wasteful government spending, saqib Quresih, usa, covid19, covid19-wall-strret, wall street, crisis, covid-19 crisis, economic-wall-street-crisis

Broadening the Perspective on the Killing of General Qasem Soleimani

Following the controversial airstrike that took out a decorate general in Iran, General Qasem Soleimani, US and Canadian news channels were flooded with the images of people attending and lamenting the funeral services of this “great Iranian” war hero.

HumxaHafeexJanuary 24, 2020Wasteful government spending, Wasteful government projects, saqib Quresih, usa, iran, iran-us-tenions, democracy, qasim, qasim-solouemani

Implications of “Megxit” for the UK

We’ve seen the fallout and pop culture magazine articles about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leaving the UK to move to North America, diluting their royal privileges and separating themselves from the royal bank account.

HumxaHafeexJanuary 21, 2020Wasteful government projects, Wasteful government spending, saqib Quresih, iran, drsq, iran-us-tenions

Where is ‘the people’ in America’s democracy?

In November 2016, less than twenty percent of Americans voted for Donald Trump as the US president. Hillary Clinton received almost three million more votes than did Trump. Just saying.

saqib qureshiJanuary 6, 2020Wasteful government projects, saqib Quresih, democracy, Wasteful government spending, #Democratic reform, representation, government accountability, #Government accountability, #Representation

Career Politicians – At Any Cost

Boris Johnson last week was selected by 365 Conservative MPs as the British prime minister. 14 million British citizens, some 21% of the population, voted for a Conservative MP. And those MPs, as part of the legislature, exist in part to hold the prime minister and the rest of his executive to account on behalf of the good citizens of the United Kingdom.

saqib qureshiDecember 17, 2019Wasteful government projects, Wasteful government spending, saqib Quresih, democracy, #Democracy, #Democratic reform, #Representation, #Government accountability, #Government waste, government accountability, Government accountability, representation

If the Conservatives win, Dominic Cummings should finish what he started

As the nation waits to find out who will be taking charge of our country, Saqib Qureshi looks at Vote Leave mastermind, Dominic Cummings to see how with a stable government in place he could shake things up.

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Are Americans Struggling with Truth, Accountability, and Transparency Today?

America: the land of the free, and home of the brave. It’s a beacon of hope for so many around the world, emigrating to the expansive land to start anew, chase their dreams, and hope for a better future for their families.

saqib qureshiDecember 12, 2019Wasteful government projects, democracy, #Democratic reform, government accountability, representation, Government accountability, #Government accountability, #Representation, Wasteful government spending, #Government waste, #Democracy, drsq, saqib Quresih

U.S. Political Unaccountability: The Most Wasteful Government Projects of 2019

When any kind of government, organization, or company grows “too big,” there can be a massive lack of spending, budgeting, and accountability oversight, ensuring that millions – if not billions – of dollars are going to waste.

HumxaHafeexDecember 2, 2019Wasteful government spending, Wasteful government projects

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