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3 ways America should be more like Canada
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We don't need to sell lumber. We have enough natural gas to last 100 years and we have the 3rd largest oil reserves on the planet.
So, yes, it's highly sustainable for a long time. And it just happens that our closest neighbor is highly addicted to oil
We're like the crack addict you gave the first hit to for free.We don't need to sell lumber. We have enough natural gas to last 100 years and we have the 3rd largest oil reserves on the planet.
So, yes, it's highly sustainable for a long time. And it just happens that our closest neighbor is highly addicted to oil
How many registered automobiles does canada have compared to the US ? we need more cause we have more, pretty basic arithmetic.
All groups. The percentages are different, the history of the country is different and the governments are different. There's little, other than location WRT being on the same continent to make us close to the same.
He can blame me. I'm cool with it. Being a multi-cultural American, I can act as a blame sponge without even trying and not be bothered by it.
I'm not blaming anyone, I'm stating that the populations are very different and that is all. We aren't raised the same way, our schools don't teach the same curriculum and regardless of the fact that we share a border, we're very different.
I also think people in the US have lost a lot of the civility they used to have and that's a bad thing. The lack of respect is terrible, WRT the way people treat each other, rampant property theft, violent crime and the severity of crimes that are committed. Many crimes may be occurring less often than in some years, but I feel less safe than I did in the past, too.
They talk funny, too, eh?
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I think BOTH you Canadians are right and saying some of the same things here. Canada has a much smaller population, much more of the resources are held by the government(due to the monarchy style government) than they are in the USA. The Canadian spends more on each citizen than the USA because there is more and it has to get spread over fewer. As more is spent people naturally become used to it and become dependant upon it..."entitled".
Our histories ARE very different but that is to be expected since one of us broke free of control from across the pond about 200 years before the other.
You SOUNDED like 2 Canadians arguing......
Take it back? Screw that, call the Pope, call a mod, call foul. You can even call me darlin, darlin!!
You Canadians are such whiners!!BTW -an empty profile is sign of Canadian citizenship.
Has anyone made the "If Canada was so great, it would be a state" joke yet ?
I am from Vancouver Canada and I can add a couple things. Keep in mind these are generalizations from my point of view.
1. yes, our smaller population makes it easier to thrive... it assists us in having a better education system, healthcare system and ultimately better standard of living compared to most other countries in the world. If you look at the top countries in the world, the majority of them have a smaller population which helps tremendously.
2. The US pays lower taxes almost exclusively across the board than Canada. People hate taxes but hey if you want good stuff you gotta pay for it.
3. Comparatively speaking Vancouver hasnt really been hurt from the recession... at least from what I've seen. Some parts of the US are really hurting. Vancouver has not felt it nearly as bad.
4. The US education system needs a major overhaul. Your teachers are under paid (raise the taxes!) and your children are under-educated. I was talking with a friend's sister and she did not even know what a resume is and she is almost finished grade 12 and will soon be entering the work place. She said she was never taught that at school. Up here we have a mandatory course in high school called Planning 10 where students learn how to write a resume, cover letter, how to read a pay cheque, what deductions are, what a budget is, the basics of investment, exploring career options etc etc. She said high schools where she was from dont teach that. To me that stuff is essential.
YMMV / IMHO etc
1. yes, our smaller population makes it easier to thrive... it assists us in having a better education system, healthcare system and ultimately better standard of living compared to most other countries in the world. If you look at the top countries in the world, the majority of them have a smaller population which helps tremendously.
2. The US pays lower taxes almost exclusively across the board than Canada. People hate taxes but hey if you want good stuff you gotta pay for it.
3. Comparatively speaking Vancouver hasnt really been hurt from the recession... at least from what I've seen. Some parts of the US are really hurting. Vancouver has not felt it nearly as bad.
4. The US education system needs a major overhaul. Your teachers are under paid (raise the taxes!) and your children are under-educated. I was talking with a friend's sister and she did not even know what a resume is and she is almost finished grade 12 and will soon be entering the work place. She said she was never taught that at school. Up here we have a mandatory course in high school called Planning 10 where students learn how to write a resume, cover letter, how to read a pay cheque, what deductions are, what a budget is, the basics of investment, exploring career options etc etc. She said high schools where she was from dont teach that. To me that stuff is essential.
YMMV / IMHO etc
