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Canada as compared to where? The US? Compared to the US, it's run by a bunch
of "left wing liberal democrats", which is either a pro or con, depending on what you like.
You get government run healthcare and all the other nanny state stuff you may love (or
hate). You no longer have a bunch evil conservative businessmen telling you the
country is founded on personal responsibility, self sufficiency, or personal freedom.
Are those pros or cons? I don't know, I guess it depends on you. Personally, I'd rather
pay $35 to see my doctor tomorrow rather than wait a month and pay $168 in taxes to
see the doctor "for free". But if you like the ideas put forth by Obabma, Pelosi, and
the like, I bet you'd LOVE Canada, from what my Canadian friends have told me. For
example, Canada does about twice as much "helping the poor" aka "taxing the people
who work" than the US does. That is to say, the term "welfare state" applies to
Canada about twice as much as it applies to the US. I'm actually quite surprised that
more of the people trying to turn the US into more of a welfare state, create a
Canadian style health system, etc. don't just go to Canada, where they already have
exactly what the liberals are trying to create. it seems like they'd love it there.
I understand it can be a bit tough to immigrate to Canada. It seems they want people who "will make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada", and
certain skilled workers. I wonder if maybe a trade could be arranged. The US will
take 200,000 of Canada's culturally deficient people who listen to crappy music while
working, if Canada will will take 200,000 of our poets, folk singers, and other culturally
wonderful people who will bring their own cans for you to put dollars in. We'll throw in a
few athletes too - we have plenty to spare. What do the Canadians on the board
think, could we work something out? Maybe start with my brother, a poet and
photographer who will make those cultural contributions you're looking for, in exchange
for hat damn capitalist Brad Gosse, who is messing up your country so bad by going
around making money and spending it, creating those damn jobs and getting people
off welfare. I'm sure you'd love to get rid of him, and we don't really need my brother
that much - we have enough drunk poets down here.
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