BS: Gnu - Stream of Canadians to US????????

Subject: RE: BS: Gnu - Stream of Canadians to US????????
From: Ed T
Date: 18 Jul 12 - 10:34 PM

Could USA folks be experiencing a Canadian Goose?
If so, potentially an updated Crimsom (aka Red) war in the making?

Subject: RE: BS: Gnu - Stream of Canadians to US????????
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 18 Jul 12 - 10:38 PM

Snow birds of every shape and size.

Subject: RE: BS: Gnu - Stream of Canadians to US????????
From: Charmion
Date: 19 Jul 12 - 09:50 AM

Those plucked and stuffed Canadians go better with wild rice and a nice Barolo.

Subject: RE: BS: Gnu - Stream of Canadians to US????????
From: SINSULL
Date: 19 Jul 12 - 12:21 PM

I hope our new healthcare law does not keep Edmund and Charmion away. I have revenge in my heart having recently received a horrendous, plastic flamingo hose attachment that bounces as it waters my lawn. Will try it this weekend and see if the neighbors (still sighing gratefully at the loss of headless Jesus and the tree living lobster monster) notice.

Subject: RE: BS: Gnu - Stream of Canadians to US????????
From: Charmion
Date: 19 Jul 12 - 12:27 PM

So glad to hear the flamingo found a good home.

We're booked to help lead a workshop of songs about Napoleon and other historical figures, so even your (really insane) health-care laws won't keep us out -- that is, if you refrain from reporting us to the appropriate authorities.

Edmund is showing signs of working up a song about Bloody Bill Anderson or perhaps Jesse James.

Subject: RE: BS: Gnu - Stream of Canadians to US????????
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 19 Jul 12 - 01:05 PM

NBC reported last night that the average net worth of Canadian (now 363,000) has passed that of the average person in this country (about 320,000) for the first time in history. This I think is even more significant because of this

Rank         Nation         Number of billionaires         
1          United States         403         
2          Canada         24         

and of course US billionaires at the top of that scale have nay more billions.

Subject: RE: BS: Gnu - Stream of Canadians to US????????
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 19 Jul 12 - 01:05 PM

MANY more billions.

Subject: RE: BS: Gnu - Stream of Canadians to US????????
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 19 Jul 12 - 02:01 PM

U.S.- 313 million
Canada- 35 million

The U.S. is over nine times more populous. Equating population, it would have about 220 billionaires.

Canada is a growing country, give us time and it won't be long before proportonally we have more billionaires.
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Original intent of thread; in Calgary the flow favours Canada; Calgary is a center of laser and cosmetic surgery and these clinics have a goodly number of Americans seeking these services and paying for them. In the long run, it probably means lower costs to Canadians using the Alberta Health Plan*

*There is no overall Canadian plan except for some of the monetary input from tax money. I think Alberta contributes more than it receives, but I'll let someone else hunt out those figures.

Subject: RE: BS: Gnu - Stream of Canadians to US????????
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 19 Jul 12 - 02:10 PM

I don't agree that there will be proportionately more Canadian Billionaire or that they will have equivalent riches at any time in the forseeable future. The Canadian tax code does not allow the same largess as the US. The Canadian voter would not allow that level of disparity.

Subject: RE: BS: Gnu - Stream of Canadians to US????????
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 19 Jul 12 - 05:20 PM

Jack cause they are all over here drinking up all our Iron City Beer and releasing them goose critters as such ... no time to fuck over the poor folks like the rich in the US so .. well less billionaires ya see

Subject: RE: BS: Gnu - Stream of Canadians to US????????
From: Neil D
Date: 20 Jul 12 - 12:36 AM

Dammit! Now we gotta build two frickin walls. Thanks a lot Canadians.

Subject: RE: BS: Gnu - Stream of Canadians to US????????
From: GUEST,Marianne S.
Date: 20 Jul 12 - 03:34 AM

Here in the UK you have a choice - National Health Sservice or going private.