Pears Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Dafuq? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 In all seriousness it comes down to eating what is local. If you can't grow cabbage locally don't spend 28 bucks a head. Eat off your land that what they did for thousands of years prior to the last century. If you don't like it, move. Live like your ancestors since you expect to be financially compensated for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 so what do you propose they grow in the permafrost? and how do you propose they afford a move, or why would you force them away from their family just because they want to have a more balanced diet that is better and healthier for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmployeeoftheMonth Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 When every one in Fort Mac makes 6 figures they can afford a million dollar house. Especially since a lot of companies guarentee your resale value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmployeeoftheMonth Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 so what do you propose they grow in the permafrost? and how do you propose they afford a move, or why would you force them away from their family just because they want to have a more balanced diet that is better and healthier for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMillan Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 My sister lived up in Yellowknife for a year and has done a lot of work in Nunuvat (she's a geologist) it's all shipping costs. Also a lot of you are forgetting not only do they not have taxes up there they also get paid by the government to live up there as well. Another thing not put into the story is the cheap food, largely fish which is in abundance there. You can easily buy fish off the local fishermen for dirt cheap or just run outside and catch one yourself. It's not like it's a developed area to any extent that we're thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Evil Twin Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I wish Wetcoaster was around still, he'd quickly bring historical perspective into this half-arsed discussion of how big of moochers the Inuit are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 The beef is for those that moved there from the south. Locals will more likely eat moose and caribou etc. Water? wtf? Think I'd cop for the Dorito's tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 A lot of our produce/etc is shipped from all over the world, and somehow manages to get sold for incredibly low prices. I realize that Nunavut is hard to get to, and I know about warehousing, margin, bulk sales, etc. It should cost more, and likely quite a bit more. But $82 for a $5 case of Ginger Ale? That's far beyond what I would estimate as reasonable. However, it does make sense that the largest markups are on the heaviest/bulkiest items (the pop and water are harder to transport than the bacon). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 as long as you can still get beer........ oh wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I guess this is a good reason to club seals? Am I being controversial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChenWei91 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 But it's no surprise tho... To me at least. It probably costs a fortune for food companies to get it all the way up there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthecivil Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I guess this is a good reason to club seals? Am I being controversial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Why should it be controversial for them to eat a traditional food source? Beats paying mega bucks for southern food. Time to hone the old standing over the breathing hole trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 http://www.huffingto..._n_1588144.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I wish Wetcoaster was around still, he'd quickly bring historical perspective into this half-arsed discussion of how big of moochers the Inuit are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Evil Twin Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Their irresponsible breeding practices don't help either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Evil Twin Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Irrelevant historical perspective, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 There are 160,000 Inuit in the world, their breeding practices are the least of concern. These people are part of Canada for a reason, and unless Canadians in this thread would like to weaken Canada's arctic claims and give up natural resources by surrendering Nunavut to the natives, I kindly suggest revisiting one's opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I like to look at it as facts leading up to today, but I'm not so quick to dismiss legally binding treaties. Irrelevant historical perspective, eh? Cascadia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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