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Canadian Startup Uses Trump to Lure Tech Workers (siliconbeat.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A Canadian startup "is using Republican front-runner Donald Trump in its latest campaign to recruit tech talent," reports Silicon Beat. The company's site claims that 31% of Americans they'd surveyed would consider moving to Canada if Trump were elected President. "Now, while we don't think Americans will actually move en masse to Canada if the election doesn't go their way, we do want to extend an offer. Because it's the polite, Canadian thing to do." The Washington Post reported a surge in Google searches in March for "how can I move to Canada," actually slowing down the Canadian government's immigration web site.
Meanwhile, a coalition of Canadian mayors is visiting California this week to promote Canada's booming technology sector. Toronto's mayor told Bloomberg, "The embracing of diversity as opposed to it being some sort of political issue is a huge advantage we have."
New Zealand might be a better idea... or some other place in a different hemisphere
putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+
Good riddance, I think most Americans would say to this. The people that would actually up and move to Canada are exactly the cause of the problem that Trump is offering to fix for America - namely, the loss of our backbone and willingness to do the right thing even if it is temporarily painful or adversely affects a small number of people for the greater good - are the people we'd be better off without. These are the people who believe everyone should get a participation trophy in everything they do, and we should never rank or grade people for fear of offending somebody. They think that wealth is evil and anyone that is successful is that way because they lied or cheated to get there. We need to encourage these people to get the fuck out, and build a wall behind them after they leave because you know within a couple of years they'll be trying to clamber back.
I believe Trump is just setting a negociation position toward South Korea and Japan about the military support from USA which cost all American citizen a significant amount of their revenues each year. Nothing has been done yet. What he says often is military support offered by USA everywhere in the world is costly and not rewarded by beneficiaries to its real value. That's why he also suggests to stop supporting NATO and many other operations around the world.
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If you think that's going to happen, you're dreaming. There are very few english quebecers who don't also speak french - and the ones who don't are mostly racist assholes.
And most of the french also speak english.
So c'est quoi ton calice de probleme, tabernac?
"Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.
Not to mention we here in Canada have a relatively functional political system and we lack batshit crazy evangelical Christian politicians who foam at the mouth every time they hear the words "same-sex marriage". That's worth the price of admission.
Yes, coming down to California to try and recruit for cold weather is tricky. They may get more luck in Minnesota.
I'm a U.S. citizen. I worked in Canada for a few years. U.S. tax law is crazy. The IRS taxes everything you make regardless of where you make it. Canada tax law is somewhat sane and taxes based on (1) where you earn it, and (2) where you reside (which is why all the Canadians working in the U.S. have to be careful not to spend more than half their time in Canada, lest they become Canadian residents and owe Canadian taxes on their U.S. income).
The net result is double taxation. Canada taxes you because you made the money in Canada and (for the purposes of this story) you're living in Canada. The U.S. taxes you because you're a U.S. citizen. Now, there is a tax treaty between the two countries which lets you take the taxes paid in one country and use it as a tax credit in the other. Since Canadian taxes are higher, you basically pay the Canadian taxes and don't owe U.S. taxes. But the treaty only covers earned income (wages). It doesn't cover unearned income (interest, capital gains, etc). Have an interest-bearing bank account? Double taxed. Sell some of your stock portfolio at a profit? Double taxed. Buy a house, then sell it a few years later at a profit? Double taxed. Get married and have kids who are dual citizens by birth and one of them decides to move back to the U.S. when he's an adult? He'll be double taxed (have to pay U.S.back taxes) on all the unearned income he made while living in Canada from when he was 18 til when he decided to move.
On top of that, you'll experience the joy of having to pay a specialist CPA who is licensed in both countries, because you sure as hell aren't going to be able to figure out how to file your taxes correctly by yourself. I was fortunate to find one who was willing to do it for "only" $500, but my taxes were simple. It's not uncommon for this to cost $1000 or more. (Note: the better employers will help you out with this - either providing a CPA or directing you to one and they'll cover the filing expenses.)
If you're gonna flee to Canada on principle, you're gonna have to go all the way. Apply for Canadian citizenship and renounce your U.S. citizenship.
This is true and also a concern - it's one of the reasons I opened the thread - I'm off to bed soon. But, yes...
Or, rather, no... No, I don't think that this poll is accurate. Trump actually has a number of proponents in the IT industry. They're in that camp for varied reasons but they exist and I'm pretty sure that the numbers are higher than this poll would have you believe. I'm also a bit squirrelly about the number that they have come up with.
In this thread, we'll find more than 14 people who SUPPORT Trump, never mind being willing to move to Canada. I'm too lazy to look but I bet this survey was written to get one type of response, to be manipulated, or to get partial results.
"How likely are you to be willing to emigrate to Canada if Trump is elected president:
0 --- 1 --- 2 --- 3 --- 4 --- 5
With zero meaning that there's no possible way they're going to move to Canada to 5 being very likely to seek a visa.
Now, anybody who answered a number greater than zero is counted in this poll and that's where they got the 84% from - I suspect. It's standard practice. It's also a trick question - few people want to answer in a negative fashion. People are gullible and swallow it all the time. They may also take results from one question and add them in with the first - again being careful about verbiage.
If you give me a few days and a bunch of resources, I could poll the average American and come back with "Stalin was a great man - according to 87% of people in the garments industry."
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
Suits me and I suspect a lot of other Americans as well. I suspect that people would find that there are many things worse than a US military base nearby. Not unlike how Vieques in Puerto Rico complained *a lot* but then was sad when the US Navy closed the base.
You're not going to get very many good workers that don't like Trump.
It's been my observation that those who work hardest, and have the most skill either don't care about politics at all, or they like Trump
I disagree strongly, in fact from what I've seen the most fervent supporters of Trump are the people who haven't had the professional success they expect and are looking for somewhere to put the blame
Normally I do not like to disclose whom I support, except this time
I am for Donald J. Trump
Many of the successful old timers, the compatriots in the tech fields, are supporting Trump as well
You've got nothin' in comparing to us, kid - neither in professional sense, nor the experience we've gotten, nor the wealth we've accumulate
Muchas Gracias, Señor Edward Snowden !
If you think Trudeau is a batshit insane leftist politician, well... we have very different ideas of what "insane leftist" means, then.
Legalizing marijuana makes perfect sense if your goal is to reduce harm. If your goal is to fill your jail cells and waste police resources, then sure... keep it illiegal.
No, South Korea does not want the US to pull out or reduce our presence. They rely heavily on us and our big sticks to keep the North in check. Remove our extremely capable forces and the barrier to NK seeking a military resolution to the stalemate is greatly reduced. NK deciding to attack means Seoul is obliterated in minutes.
I'm too lazy to compose a creative sig.
Actually, he was asked if people should be punished for doing an illegal thing. After that the media just ran with it. It was a well executed journalistic sucker punch.
It doesn't show that Trump is evil, just that he can't handle the media as if he were a politician.
Trump's real crime is that he's no good at handling hostile reporters trying to harvest a juicy sound bite.
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.