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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Dec 2, 2013, 01:37 PM Dec 2013

Robin Williams on Canada (LOL)

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Robin Williams on Canada (LOL) (Original Post) Playinghardball Dec 2013 OP

And we resent it very much riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #1

You are citing Glenn Beck's news organization. Glenn Beck's. nt msanthrope Dec 2013 #4

You really don't understand do you? riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #7

I understand that you are using a Glenn Beck article and calling Americans "money launderers." msanthrope Dec 2013 #12

It sounds just like the Americans calling every American who lives abroad riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #14

Glenn Beck has zero credibility. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #19

Canada is a great example of what you can do with a large, diverse North American country. pampango Dec 2013 #2

Canada is what the United States could have been before we could blow up the planet. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #6

Thank YOU! riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #8

then kick Steve Harper out DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #15

I agree with you riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #24

well I hope so DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #26

Maybe a couple horses asses gave you a hard time arikara Dec 2013 #32

OK DonCoquixote Dec 2013 #34

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2013 #9

We are diverse riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #11

Don't allow your politicians to make you more like the USA. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #20

THank you riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #22

The last time I checked, Canadian taxes were only slightly higher than what us USA'ens pay. RC Dec 2013 #27

Thank you for your kind words riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #28

Now many years later, I still miss my visited to Canada. RC Dec 2013 #30

the entire country has a smaller population- by millions- than CA cali Dec 2013 #13

True - they're differently diverse, and the US slightly more so: JBoy Dec 2013 #17

White majority will turn into a minority in a couple decades riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #23

There's no way the white population of the United States is at 81%. Number23 Dec 2013 #29

Immigrants are 20% of Canada's population (14% in the US) so they are becoming more diverse. pampango Dec 2013 #18

Toronto is called the Little Apple riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #25

Duct tape is a wonderful thing. L0oniX Dec 2013 #3

Yeah and when you try to call the cops you find out they run the meth lab. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #5

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2013 #10

Most excellent! K&R! Auggie Dec 2013 #16

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch.....nt Enthusiast Dec 2013 #21

Robin isn't paying attention - they've caught the disease kristopher Dec 2013 #31

That must be old arikara Dec 2013 #33

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)

1. And we resent it very much

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 01:39 PM

Dec 2013

when the druggies and money launderers who live downstairs are looking into our banking accounts.

http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/irs-demanding-foreign-banks-turn-over-private-information/

With the small, despotic nation of Eritrea, the United States is one of two countries that has a citizenship-based tax system. Contrary to a residency-based system, in which you pay taxes to the country’s government in which you reside, this means that American citizens are subject to tax and reporting requirements regardless of where they live, even if their income was not earned in and has no connection to their native land.
Eritrea, citizens are shot if they try and leave the country and, if they make it out alive, local embassies extort expats for every dime they have to fill the coffers of the bankrupt regime. Luckily, things are a little bit easier for U.S. taxpayers overseas. As an American business-owner abroad, I only have 65 pages of IRS forms to fill out every year on top of taxes in my country of residency.

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

4. You are citing Glenn Beck's news organization. Glenn Beck's. nt

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 02:46 PM

Dec 2013

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)

7. You really don't understand do you?

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 02:51 PM

Dec 2013

Canadians are not money launderers The USA is the world's biggest money launderers...Look at the Post Office box "residents" in Delaware, Nevada and Wyoming and Florida...those are your tax havens.

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

12. I understand that you are using a Glenn Beck article and calling Americans "money launderers."

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 03:05 PM

Dec 2013

And I think any accusation you base on Glenn Beck is bullshit.

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)

14. It sounds just like the Americans calling every American who lives abroad

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 03:10 PM

Dec 2013

Tax evaders.

Romney is a money launderer. He paid no taxes for 10 years so I read.

Perhaps I should not have put the blanket on every American.. just like there should not be a blanket on every american who lives abroad as tax evaders, fair?

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

19. Glenn Beck has zero credibility.

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Reply #14)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:16 PM

Dec 2013

Citing his website is like quoting Fox "News".

pampango

(24,692 posts)

2. Canada is a great example of what you can do with a large, diverse North American country.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 01:51 PM

Dec 2013

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

6. Canada is what the United States could have been before we could blow up the planet.

Reply to pampango (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 02:51 PM

Dec 2013

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)

8. Thank YOU!

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 02:52 PM

Dec 2013

You can see we are a good country...We want to hold onto our values. our sovereignty.

DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)

15. then kick Steve Harper out

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 03:11 PM

Dec 2013

and keep your Keystone pipeline out of here.

Canada has virtues, but that Halo she once had has gotten a LOT of tarnish.

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)

24. I agree with you

Reply to DonCoquixote (Reply #15)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:32 PM

Dec 2013

many will not be voting for him or his party this time around

DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)

26. well I hope so

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Reply #24)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:36 PM

Dec 2013

and if I seem harsh, I remember how many times I told people that Bush did nto represent us, only to have some gleefull Canucks on this very board throw mud at me and say all Yanks deserved lots of pain. Now, thanks to keystone and harper, the mask that many canadians hid behind is slipping, and frankly, I am smiling.

arikara

(5,562 posts)

32. Maybe a couple horses asses gave you a hard time

Reply to DonCoquixote (Reply #26)

Tue Dec 3, 2013, 02:19 PM

Dec 2013

but I know most of us Canadians especially on this board felt bad for you. We saw those elections were stolen and knew Bush wasn't your fault, anymore than Harper is our fault. Harper won a majority with 38% of the popular vote. Shifty things went on in key ridings that turned the vote in his favour. Our election, although not as obviously as yours was stolen too and we will have as big or bigger mess to clean up after he is gone.

So gloating about it just because some asshole offended you doesn't become you, we are in as much pain here as you were.

DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)

34. OK

Reply to arikara (Reply #32)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 12:23 AM

Dec 2013

Thank you for the empathy, and may we both work together to save North America from the abyss.

uponit7771

(90,346 posts)

9. +1

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 02:53 PM

Dec 2013

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)

11. We are diverse

Reply to pampango (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 02:54 PM

Dec 2013

and we love it. We love our one payer health care. and our clean abundant water that is not a commodity. We are bilingual and use the metric system..

We want to keep our sovereignity.
We are not money launderers and we pay our taxes, which are higher than yours but we have really good health care for All.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

20. Don't allow your politicians to make you more like the USA.

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Reply #11)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:19 PM

Dec 2013

I want you to preserve your sovereignty too. Don't agree to the TPP.

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)

22. THank you

Reply to Enthusiast (Reply #20)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:24 PM

Dec 2013

I do not want the TPP either. We are trying , we are small, but the numbers are growing.

Those who keep quiet are doomed

RC

(25,592 posts)

27. The last time I checked, Canadian taxes were only slightly higher than what us USA'ens pay.

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Reply #11)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 05:11 PM

Dec 2013

You don't have a big, corrupt world wide Military Industrial Complex, war machine to maintain. Whenever I visited, I could see excellent museums, for example. Your health care is much better there. TV news shows actually had news, not what they wanted you to think. The people themselves were friendlier and more than a tad bit less suspicious of strangers.
And then your guns! Your guns were NOT everywhere, as is the case down here. The local news shows did not lead off with the latest shooting/murder/police brutality.

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)

28. Thank you for your kind words

Reply to RC (Reply #27)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 05:43 PM

Dec 2013

Yes our taxes are a bit higher and we do get our health care paid by them. Which we all appreciate.

The Military Industrial Complex is very expensive to maintain and unfortunately what I see only a tiny percent take the most money from the profits.

Canadians are polite and like to be that way..
I myself have an arms license , not hand gun, and had to go through a RCMP check. and it is reviewed and applied for every few years.

OUr news too by the way is not allowed to report lies...Fox News would not be allowed up here to report the way they do down in the USA. .

Many of us are trying very hard to keep our sovereignty.

There are many nice Americans but your gun situation is now a deterrent for visiting.

RC

(25,592 posts)

30. Now many years later, I still miss my visited to Canada.

Reply to riverbendviewgal (Reply #28)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:25 PM

Dec 2013

cali

(114,904 posts)

13. the entire country has a smaller population- by millions- than CA

Reply to pampango (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 03:06 PM

Dec 2013

and it's not as ethnically diverse as the U.S.

JBoy

(8,021 posts)

17. True - they're differently diverse, and the US slightly more so:

Reply to cali (Reply #13)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:00 PM

Dec 2013

http://www.unitednorthamerica.org/simdiff.htm

Ethnic Groups

Canada:

White: 83.5%
Asian: 10.5%
Native: 3.7%
Black: 2.3% (2006 est.)

US:

White: 81.2%
Black: 13.1%
Asian: 4.7%
Native: 1.0% (2008)

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)

23. White majority will turn into a minority in a couple decades

Reply to JBoy (Reply #17)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:30 PM

Dec 2013

see http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/22/opinion/anderson-white-minority/

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/13/18934111-census-white-majority-in-us-gone-by-2043

In Canada sooner.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2010/03/10/visible_minority_will_mean_white_by_2031.html

Number23

(24,544 posts)

29. There's no way the white population of the United States is at 81%.

Reply to JBoy (Reply #17)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 06:03 PM

Dec 2013

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html

White alone, percent definition and source info White alone, percent, 2012 (a) 77.9%
Black or African American alone, percent definition and source info Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) 13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2012 (a) 1.2%
Asian alone, percent definition and source info Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) 5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent definition and source info Two or More Races, percent, 2012 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent definition and source info Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) 16.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent definition and source info White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 63.0%

But that's confusing as the top number has white alone at 78% but the bottom number has white alone at 63%.

The 63% number is much more in line with what I've been hearing for years. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/percentage-non-hispanic-whites-hits-all-time-63-article-1.1371772

pampango

(24,692 posts)

18. Immigrants are 20% of Canada's population (14% in the US) so they are becoming more diverse.

Reply to cali (Reply #13)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:01 PM

Dec 2013

While their population is small compared to the US, it is not small by world standards (#37 out of 200+).

You are right about California. Immigrants are 27% of the population there.

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)

25. Toronto is called the Little Apple

Reply to pampango (Reply #18)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:33 PM

Dec 2013

after NYC..I love Toronto. and its diversity

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

3. Duct tape is a wonderful thing.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 02:44 PM

Dec 2013

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

5. Yeah and when you try to call the cops you find out they run the meth lab.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 02:47 PM

Dec 2013

uponit7771

(90,346 posts)

10. +1

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 02:53 PM

Dec 2013

Auggie

(31,172 posts)

16. Most excellent! K&R!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 03:12 PM

Dec 2013

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

21. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch.....nt

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:20 PM

Dec 2013

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

31. Robin isn't paying attention - they've caught the disease

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Dec 3, 2013, 06:24 AM

Dec 2013

Canada at Crossroads in Bid to Become Energy Superpower

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-02/canada-at-crossroads-in-bid-to-become-energy-superpower.html

A tailings pond at a Syncrude Canada Ltd. mining site near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, on Aug. 13, 2013.

Canada’s bid to become what Prime Minister Stephen Harper calls an energy “superpower” is at risk as approval delays for new pipelines threaten an industry already hurt by high costs and rival production.

The world’s sixth-largest crude producer can’t get its surging crude supplies to markets in Asia where prices are higher than in North America. Decisions in the next year or so on proposed pipelines designed to connect oil-sands production to supertankers on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts may set the tone for the future of the nation’s energy industry.

“There’s no doubt that over the next 12 to 24 months, there will be some significant decisions made on pipelines infrastructure in Canada,” Ian Anderson, president of the Canadian division of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, said in a Nov. 29 interview in Lake Louise, Alberta. “What’s important about the time frame is, there’s a window of opportunity here to build this infrastructure.” ...

Proud moment: The U.S. is no longer the world’s biggest jerk on climate change

http://grist.org/climate-energy/proud-moment-the-u-s-is-no-longer-the-worlds-biggest-jerk-on-climate-change/

What stood out most about the United States’ role in the United Nations climate talks that just wrapped in Warsaw, Poland, was how little the United States stood out.

While the U.S. is used to being the bad guy — or at least one of them — in the international climate arena, this year the Americans seemed perfectly happy to keep their heads down, quietly do their business, and let other big polluters take the punches.

<snip>

If you want to look at the Fossil awards as a reasonably good metric for analyzing the true “bad guys” in these climate talks — and, really, it’s the best tool I can think of — then the U.S. wasn’t even in the bottom five. Among the countries with worse Fossil showings: Australia, Poland, Canada, Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, and China...

(Thanks to xchrome for these contributions to the DUEE group)

arikara

(5,562 posts)

33. That must be old

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Dec 3, 2013, 02:20 PM

Dec 2013

because Harper is changing our country as fast as he can.

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