BPA Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Ryan Strome said: Um yes it is. Just like Dairy it in fact is a tax. Then everything you purchase would have embedded tax. Unless you make things yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Boudrias said: I expect Trump will 3X his black and Hispanic vote this November. If this support climbs to +20% he will have a bigger majority. The The racist vote isn't as high as you estimate it to be..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, BPA said: Then everything you purchase would have embedded tax. Unless you make things yourself. No. There is a 300% tariff on dairy. Call it what you want but it's essentially a tax to prop up our dairy industry. Just like the carbon tax isn't applied to consumers but if I have to pay it then I put it on consumers...so a tax. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 So, In essence. Canada IS great. It is more the area people are in, the lives they lead and choices they've made that make it not great in their eye? Which leads to them lashing out and the most obvious choice seems to be immigrants, refugees and anyone who doesn't fall lock step in to their political leanings. Is that a decent summation then? Because I am very over talking about Trump and the less we see him outside of his thread the better 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, Warhippy said: So, In essence. Canada IS great. It is more the area people are in, the lives they lead and choices they've made that make it not great in their eye? Which leads to them lashing out and the most obvious choice seems to be immigrants, refugees and anyone who doesn't fall lock step in to their political leanings. Is that a decent summation then? Because I am very over talking about Trump and the less we see him outside of his thread the better I would say all and all when compared to others Canada is a great country but that doesn't mean we can't strive to do things better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 34 minutes ago, Ryan Strome said: I would say all and all when compared to others Canada is a great country but that doesn't mean we can't strive to do things better. Absolutely.... .....and I, for one, applaud Albertans for doing their part towards that end, by attempting to leave Confederation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Ryan Strome said: I would say all and all when compared to others Canada is a great country but that doesn't mean we can't strive to do things better. Nobody is vapid enough to claim it's perfect. It needs work. But it's already great in my eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Warhippy said: Nobody is vapid enough to claim it's perfect. It needs work. But it's already great in my eyes I would agree. I don't care for our political parties but that would be the case in the US, UK, Australia, etc also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Ryan Strome said: I would say all and all when compared to others Canada is a great country but that doesn't mean we can't strive to do things better. like leave? lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Warhippy said: So, In essence. Canada IS great. It is more the area people are in, the lives they lead and choices they've made that make it not great in their eye? Which leads to them lashing out and the most obvious choice seems to be immigrants, refugees and anyone who doesn't fall lock step in to their political leanings. Is that a decent summation then? Because I am very over talking about Trump and the less we see him outside of his thread the better Hippy, if Canada has a lot of people who are clearly racist, then we are not in any way great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, Alflives said: Hippy, if Canada has a lot of people who are clearly racist, then we are not in any way great. Unfortunately I don't think you can completely stomp out racism. There will always be a few pockets of racist people out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 2/7/2020 at 7:10 AM, RUPERTKBD said: Certainly we have issues (although immigrants/refugees are not one of them) but this already is a pretty great country. People whinging about their lot in life in a first world country should really open their eyes to what people deal with on an every day basis in San Salvador, Kinshasa and Aleppo.... I've said this before, in several threads: In my almost 60 years in Canada, there have been a few times when I felt like I was one of those who "fell through the cracks", but when I stepped back and really looked at the situation, I wasn't in the position I was in through anything that a Premier or Prime Minister had, or hadn't done. It was because of something I had, or hadn't done and it was up to me to figure out how to improve my lot in life. The tools are there for people to use, but you have to take the steps. Sadly, it seems that some folks would rather just complain. Great honest post Rup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Canada has its flaws like any country. but I wouldn’t live anywhere else. well, Maybe New Zealand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 5 hours ago, inane said: like leave? lol Even if Alberta became independent could I not still have an opinion on Canada? I mean look at the Canadians that post their opinions hourly on the United States. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 5 hours ago, BPA said: Unfortunately I don't think you can completely stomp out racism. There will always be a few pockets of racist people out there. Sounds like it’s a lot more than just a few pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken. Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 44 minutes ago, Alflives said: Sounds like it’s a lot more than just a few pockets. Or the racist tag is being thrown around more loosely than it used to be 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 8 hours ago, Ryan Strome said: I would say all and all when compared to others Canada is a great country but that doesn't mean we can't strive to do things better. Yeah. The thing is it is harder to create dialogue that would create any sort of progress as a country between both sides of the political spectrum, in western society at least. It just isn't built that way and with how society is nowadays it really doesn't help. It started with loud minorities giving both the left and the right bad names which in turn the media used to influence people making these minorities bigger and louder as time goes on. Now they don't seem like minorities anymore. You're either a racist, sexist bigot or are someone an oversensitive PC view who gets offended at everything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon45ca Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 14 hours ago, Boudrias said: I expect Trump will 3X his black and Hispanic vote this November. If this support climbs to +20% he will have a bigger majority. The Trump didn't win the majority last election, so it's impossible for him to get a bigger majority. He can win his first majority tho! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 3 hours ago, falcon45ca said: Trump didn't win the majority last election, so it's impossible for him to get a bigger majority. He can win his first majority tho! Well he certainly won the majority of states.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 We should honestly look at letting more than one million people emigrate to Canada every year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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