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Old 01-06-2019, 08:49 AM
 
Location: East Coast of the United States
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The difference is that the majority of people in the US do not find the climate anywhere within 100 miles of the Canada border to be the absolute best the country has to offer.
Except maybe Washington state.

 
Old 01-06-2019, 08:50 AM
 
Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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USA citizens also take home 50% more income and have average wealth more than double Canadians...but that's not a convenient statistic, so just ignore it.

OECD Better Life Index
What good is that when you'll have to blow that 50% AND declare bankruptcy if you have a medical emergency here???
 
Old 01-06-2019, 08:55 AM
 
Location: Austin
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I'm disappointed so many don't appreciate their good fortune of being born in America. while she isn't perfect, millions have risked their lives by choosing to leave their homeland for the chance to experience opportunities and freedoms we take for granted everyday.
 
Old 01-06-2019, 09:19 AM
 
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Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer View Post
Except maybe Washington state.
Sure, some people really love western Washington, but if you polled every American, I'll bet at least 90% of them would NOT choose western Washington as the best US climate.

On the other hand, oh how Canadians love to point to the tiny southwest corner of BC as proof that "Canada has a great climate."
 
Old 01-06-2019, 09:30 AM
 
Location: NE Mississippi
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Not true....at all.

Would Australia and New Zealand not be themselves? Would Hong Kong not be Hong Kong? Japan? Singapore?
Canada would not be Canada without a wealthy America.
If America existed on the level of a Central American country, Canada would suffer. The rest of your post is nonsense since America does not border those countries.
 
Old 01-06-2019, 09:45 AM
 
Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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Canada would not be Canada without a wealthy America.
If America existed on the level of a Central American country, Canada would suffer. The rest of your post is nonsense since America does not border those countries.
Canada is still tied to the United Kingdom as I said earlier in the thread, so no, we are not responsible for their success. Get over it
 
Old 01-06-2019, 09:57 AM
 
Location: Boston, MA
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I'm disappointed so many don't appreciate their good fortune of being born in America. while she isn't perfect, millions have risked their lives by choosing to leave their homeland for the chance to experience opportunities and freedoms we take for granted everyday.
Welcome to the liberal mindset. I have no problem with people wanting to improve things but the liberal criticism of this nation goes well beyond constructive. It is actual hate.
 
Old 01-06-2019, 09:59 AM
 
Location: Phoenix
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What good is that when you'll have to blow that 50% AND declare bankruptcy if you have a medical emergency here???
Yes, for the 0.1% that fall into that category, better to be in Canada....for most of the other 99.9%, USA is better....which is why emigrations from Canada to the USA is far greater than the reverse.
 
Old 01-06-2019, 10:17 AM
 
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The American Dream has moved to Canada

A most interesting article, which the image below does a good job of summarizing. By almost any metric that matters, the thing that has been the psyche of Americans that the "American Dream" was something to aspire to and one that was never ending, it is clear that things have changed.

The erosion has occurred over time, but it seems like in the last 20 years, it has declined in reality of being achieved.

Yeah.....but can Canada blow up the world ten times over with their weapons? Can they occupy and control the resources of foreign nations? Does their national credit card have an "unlimited" limit? Can they put 23 trillion of debt on their card?
 
Old 01-06-2019, 10:30 AM
 
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If your rich, America is a great place to be.
It has everything if you have the money to buy it, including politicians.

If your poor, it ranks down pretty low as a desirable place to be, especially with a low mobility rate and expensive cost of living compared to other countries.

This trend only seems to be getting worse as well and people will be voting with their feet.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...-leave-country


Poll: Record number of Americans want to leave country

We have a few Ex Americans on this forum even.
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