Canada’s productivity problem isn’t that big if we exclude oil

[fjlip]

Agree, here is EV shot to hell...

https://x.com/i/status/1681378147671867410

[Hamloc]

Chuck2 the article below gives a different point of view. Certainly more than one sector with productivity issues, not just Oil and Gas as Chuck2 would have us believe.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Poor labour productivity wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that 1/4 of the workforce now works for the government, which doesn't produce anything. And growing at a 5% annual rate. Growing 8 times faster than private sector employment.

Math question for Chuck, at this rate, how many years before 100% of all jobs in Canada are government jobs, and what will be our productivity when 100% of the jobs produce absolutely nothing?

[chuckChuck]

"100% of jobs that produce absolutely nothing" That would include your job and you seem like you are well on your way by the amount of time you spend making up silly arguments! LOL

[AlbertaFarmer5]

"100% of jobs that produce absolutely nothing" That would include your job and you seem like you are well on your way by the amount of time you spend making up silly arguments! LOL

Not true, I produce an immeasurable amount of angst and frustration for you.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Are you still there, chuck?
School is back in session, I gave you some very simple math homework. Have you found the answer yet?
Canadas unproductive workforce now consists 25% of government employees(do you think correlation implies causation in this case?). Growing at the rate of 5% per year. How many years before Canada's workforce is entirely unproductive government employees and the communist revolution is complete?

Bonus marks if you can calculate how productive the workforce will be when the oil and gas industry has been completely shut down and the entire private workforce replaced with civil servants.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Chucks post about avoiding questions this morning prompted me to revisit this thread.

has the charm of a snake as he slithers away from hard questions.

Have you found the answers to my questions above yet?

[chuckChuck]

So when are you predicting 100% of all jobs will produce nothing A5? Just like your job!

A5 putting the silly again and again into Agrisilly!

[AlbertaFarmer5]

So when are you predicting 100% of all jobs will produce nothing A5? Just like your job!

A5 putting the silly again and again into Agrisilly!

I was asking you. It's a math question. The civil service is growing at 5% per year. Currently at 25%. How long before there is no private sector left?

Since you are convinced that it is the private sector oil and gas industry that is dragging down Canada's productivity, when they are all eliminated, and replaced by public sector employees, how productive will our economy be then?

[chuckChuck]

Crypto will fix it by cutting all those extra jobs and driving the unemployment rate up just in time for the the big recession after he is elected!