The humor in this statement is the condescending portrayal that it's others who are nationalistic...
Sorry, but speaking as an Australian who's lived most of his life in America and who has many Canadian expat friends, you really do have thin skins. The US is the center of world attention and Canadians are notorious for bitching about the US to anyone who will listen.
Most Americans don't so much wave flags as they show them. They know damned well that their country is unique.
Per capita there is not a single major US city that has lower violent crime than any major Canadian city.
Not to put to fine a point on it, but once you take out black on black crime, US cities are quite safe.
And I suspect even that will pass as blacks are reestablishing a real culture. (Note: they're doing this in *spite* of meddling white liberals.) See Barbershop if you don't believe me.
Healthcare may cost a lot in taxes, but at least everyone can be sure to get proper care regardless of income level. This is only because in Canada healthcare is a right, not a priviledge.
Oh? They can be sure to get a place in line to get that health care, but there's no guarantee they'll get that healthcare. When the gov't tells everyone that they're guaranteed healthcare, they waste it. The gov't responds by rationing. People then die, usually the old and infirm.
Have a look here and see how much tax you're paying.
45K is the low end for a single 35 year old making 100K per year. In Quebec, expect to pay 60K. It comes out to be about 25K if that same guy was making 50K per year.
That's on *top* of the high consumption taxes: often a 7% sales tax + 7% GST! (I'm not sure where the VAT comes into this, I'm no expert.)
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The humor in this statement is the condescending portrayal that it's others who are nationalistic... Sorry, but speaking as an Australian who's lived most of his life in America and who has many Canadian expat friends, you really do have thin skins. The US is the center of world attention and Canadians are notorious for bitching about the US to anyone who will listen. Most Americans don't so much wave flags as they show them. They know damned well that their country is unique.
Per capita there is not a single major US city that has lower violent crime than any major Canadian city.
Not to put to fine a point on it, but once you take out black on black crime, US cities are quite safe.
And I suspect even that will pass as blacks are reestablishing a real culture. (Note: they're doing this in *spite* of meddling white liberals.) See Barbershop if you don't believe me.
Healthcare may cost a lot in taxes, but at least everyone can be sure to get proper care regardless of income level. This is only because in Canada healthcare is a right, not a priviledge. Oh? They can be sure to get a place in line to get that health care, but there's no guarantee they'll get that healthcare. When the gov't tells everyone that they're guaranteed healthcare, they waste it. The gov't responds by rationing. People then die, usually the old and infirm.
He's got a point, though, socialism is pretty rampant in Canada. You need to get some kind of 2nd ammendment so you can shoot your liberals.
Have a look here and see how much tax you're paying. 45K is the low end for a single 35 year old making 100K per year. In Quebec, expect to pay 60K. It comes out to be about 25K if that same guy was making 50K per year. That's on *top* of the high consumption taxes: often a 7% sales tax + 7% GST! (I'm not sure where the VAT comes into this, I'm no expert.)
Yup. It was originally call QDOS, for Quick and Dirty OS.