Zipper said:Whatever happened to Hyper?
He moved To Washington D. C. and is now working for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Zipper said:Whatever happened to Hyper?
ex-Jarhead said:He moved To Washington D. C. and is now working for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
HaHa said:Where he is now engaged in actively recruiting Bosco, another man with a gift for diplomacy.
bosco said:I'm angling to replace John Bolton--isn't "plain talk" the rage in Washington these days?
He's one of the few formerly-active posters that didn't transition from the old board to the new.Zipper said:Whatever happened to Hyper?
Nords said:He's one of the few formerly-active posters that didn't transition from the old board to the new.
bosco said:This surprises you? What do you expect from a country that considers Fox News to be "fair and balanced" and the patented intolerance of Rush Limbaugh to be worthy of air time? That for "religious" reasons, considers gays to be subhuman?
I find there to be a huge difference. Americans love to ballyhoo about how they are the best, the greatest, the most free.....yet they die sooner, have higher infant mortality, have 10 X the people incarcerated per capita, more murders, and fewer rights (except the right to blow each other away with handguns) than Canadians. They would prefer to step over bodies in the street than part with a nickel of extra tax for health insurance. George Bush basically threw a tantrum at the level of funding proposed for Africa at the last G8 summit (those bodies won't be in OUR streets....). Americans buy the corporate BS left and right, elect elitist right wingers, and actually buy the line that cheaper Canadian drugs are not safe. Which is good, because if the mass yankee market were allowed to get at Canadian drugs, we'd have to pay much more for them ourselves.
Of course there are exceptions, but they seem more and more in the minority--but look at who they elect for leaders. The root of the problem is that they have lost their free press, and are too apathetic to care or even notice.
When's the last time you observed an American learning anything from a "foreigner?" In fairness, it does happen, but it is not typical. Look at how they love to bash the French. Why? Because it's easier to bash them than consider that they might be right to have refused to participate in an illegal invasion. If you're a yank, it's not enough to be good. You have to be the best. Even when you're not. If you think you're the best, what can you learn from inferiors?
LiveWell said:Heh, and some posters were saying the differences between Canada and the US are small
I'm also a Canadian living in the US temporarily. There's nothing quite like leaving your homeland to make you suddenly appreciate it.
-LiveWell
Ed_The_Gypsy said:The Canadian health care system has many merits. However...it is a sacred cow, like SS is to us. Never criticize it up here. Don't even question it.
Ed_The_Gypsy said:Life-saving procedures have priority over elective procedures--such as hip replacement.
Ed_The_Gypsy said:Productive members of society might have priority over non-productive members--except that convicts and refugees seem to have higher priority than retirees.
maddythebeagle said:I get care at the Mayo Clinic for a somewhat rare condition. When we drive through the parking lot we make note of all of the license plates and we often see Canadians there and folks from all over the country and the world. From what I read the u.s. and canadian health care systems both have serious flaws.
bosco said:Another factor that comes into play in Canada--lawsuits, although on the rise, are much less prevalent than in the US. This means savings because doctors don't have to do quite so many CYA tests that really are not necessary.