Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread
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Billboard Chris has an interesting proposal. Why don’t we just buy Canada? Offer every living Canadian resident $100K if they vote to become part of the US… That would be about $4 Trillion… A lot of money, but think of the resources!
The Brad
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And yes, I know it doesn’t work that way… Just found it amusing…
The Brad
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Billboard Chris has an interesting proposal. Why don’t we just buy Canada? Offer every living Canadian resident $100K if they vote to become part of the US… That would be about $4 Trillion… A lot of money, but think of the resources!
@LuFins-Dad said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
Billboard Chris has an interesting proposal. Why don’t we just buy Canada? Offer every living Canadian resident $100K if they vote to become part of the US… That would be about $4 Trillion… A lot of money, but think of the resources!
You'd only need to buy 51% of the votes. Maybe only pay the women to vote for it. That way, opposition to the plan would be misogynistic.
Education is extremely important.
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And yes, I know it doesn’t work that way… Just found it amusing…
@LuFins-Dad said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
And yes, I know it doesn’t work that way… Just found it amusing…
We however, are not amused.
Not in the least.
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@LuFins-Dad said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
Billboard Chris has an interesting proposal. Why don’t we just buy Canada? Offer every living Canadian resident $100K if they vote to become part of the US… That would be about $4 Trillion… A lot of money, but think of the resources!
You'd only need to buy 51% of the votes. Maybe only pay the women to vote for it. That way, opposition to the plan would be misogynistic.
@Horace said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
@LuFins-Dad said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
Billboard Chris has an interesting proposal. Why don’t we just buy Canada? Offer every living Canadian resident $100K if they vote to become part of the US… That would be about $4 Trillion… A lot of money, but think of the resources!
You'd only need to buy 51% of the votes. Maybe only pay the women to vote for it. That way, opposition to the plan would be misogynistic.
Well, technically only 50% of the population is registered to vote, so you really only need like 26% of the population, which brings the cost down to $1 Trillion. But to assure you win the vote, you really need to go every man woman and child’s. I might say no if I am getting $100K, but $400K for my family?
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Okay, we’ll put you in the no column. 5,999,999 to go..
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They’d lose more than that in health and retirement benefits.
You were warned.
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@jon-nyc said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
They’d lose more than that in health and retirement benefits.
Shhhhhhh….
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I've heard this statistic about how Canada's per capita domestic product is lower than the lowest American state, Mississippi. I wonder if that's a tricky thing to compare, maybe having to do with health care industry expenses being included or excluded depending on whether it's privatized in a country. I doubt CA standard of living is lower than MS on average.
Education is extremely important.
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@jon-nyc said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
They’d lose more than that in health and retirement benefits.
There would be no reason for that. They have the funds and the programs already built. There is no reason that they can’t continue. States can have their own state run healthcare and retirement plans if they choose…
The Brad
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I've heard this statistic about how Canada's per capita domestic product is lower than the lowest American state, Mississippi. I wonder if that's a tricky thing to compare, maybe having to do with health care industry expenses being included or excluded depending on whether it's privatized in a country. I doubt CA standard of living is lower than MS on average.
I've heard this statistic about how Canada's per capita domestic product is lower than the lowest American state, Mississippi.
I’ve also heard stories that some UEssers, we call U’alls (mostly from or residing in former secessionist states), also thInk Canadians live in teepees and igloos.
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@LuFins-Dad said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
Billboard Chris has an interesting proposal. Why don’t we just buy Canada? Offer every living Canadian resident $100K if they vote to become part of the US… That would be about $4 Trillion… A lot of money, but think of the resources!
You'd only need to buy 51% of the votes. Maybe only pay the women to vote for it. That way, opposition to the plan would be misogynistic.
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@Horace said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
Maybe only pay the women to vote for it.
And pay them only 83¢ for every dollar you would pay the men to do the same, amirite?
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@jon-nyc said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
They’d lose more than that in health and retirement benefits.
There would be no reason for that. They have the funds and the programs already built. There is no reason that they can’t continue. States can have their own state run healthcare and retirement plans if they choose…
@LuFins-Dad said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
@jon-nyc said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
They’d lose more than that in health and retirement benefits.
There would be no reason for that. They have the funds and the programs already built. There is no reason that they can’t continue. States can have their own state run healthcare and retirement plans if they choose…
Not really workable with a single payer system. What’s to stop people from moving to Toronto when they need expensive treatment?
You were warned.
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@LuFins-Dad said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
@jon-nyc said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
They’d lose more than that in health and retirement benefits.
There would be no reason for that. They have the funds and the programs already built. There is no reason that they can’t continue. States can have their own state run healthcare and retirement plans if they choose…
Not really workable with a single payer system. What’s to stop people from moving to Toronto when they need expensive treatment?
@jon-nyc said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
@LuFins-Dad said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
@jon-nyc said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
They’d lose more than that in health and retirement benefits.
There would be no reason for that. They have the funds and the programs already built. There is no reason that they can’t continue. States can have their own state run healthcare and retirement plans if they choose…
Not really workable with a single payer system. What’s to stop people from moving to Toronto when they need expensive treatment?
It would be simple enough to prorate for those that would try to abuse the system.
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@jon-nyc said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
@LuFins-Dad said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
@jon-nyc said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
They’d lose more than that in health and retirement benefits.
There would be no reason for that. They have the funds and the programs already built. There is no reason that they can’t continue. States can have their own state run healthcare and retirement plans if they choose…
Not really workable with a single payer system. What’s to stop people from moving to Toronto when they need expensive treatment?
It would be simple enough to prorate for those that would try to abuse the system.
@LuFins-Dad said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
@jon-nyc said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
@LuFins-Dad said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
@jon-nyc said in Canadian Tariff situation gets its own thread:
They’d lose more than that in health and retirement benefits.
There would be no reason for that. They have the funds and the programs already built. There is no reason that they can’t continue. States can have their own state run healthcare and retirement plans if they choose…
Not really workable with a single payer system. What’s to stop people from moving to Toronto when they need expensive treatment?
It would be simple enough to prorate for those that would try to abuse the system.
Doesn’t work that way. If Inmove to Toronto tomorrow and fall ill my current provincial health care picks up the tab for the next six months at which time Ontario residency then comes into effect and Ontario insurance takes over. There are sometimes differentials between provinces that need to covered out of pocket. As well as exemptions for some categories of seniors.
If you really want to know the system here works ask bach. He knows it better than any Canadian on this forum.
