To: Taikun who wrote (56254 ) 11/21/2004 9:28:24 PM From: Condor Read Replies (1) | Respond to I am right here in Vancouver. I have witnessed first hand the lack of healthcare my mother just waited in lines for a week for a chest xray, maybe Monday they say another friend is waiting to go to the US for a hip operation my brother just went to the US for an MRI I have witnessed first hand the lack of healthcare and defense in Canada. I think you meant no military? The US is probably too kind on Canada. Canadian politicians would have fiscal responsibility if they had a defense budget. What will the tax rate go to when they are asked to participate in Star Wars or will Canada continue to be a base for terrorist operatives heading for the US? <rising economic soundness>-no you must be drunk -high end houses at Whistler are dropping the offer prices ny millions because the high Loonie is keeping foreigners away -pulp mills in BC are shutting down due to the Loonie's rise affecting exports -I suppose you think this rise won't affect manufacturing and tourism in Canada? Are you delusional? Perhaps you are blind to the OECD warnings about Canada's overtaxation. It must be a national trait of Canadians to be quick to criticize the US, and at the same time be overly sensitive to criticisms of their own nation, as if it somehow perfect. Somehow by Canadians being told 'you don't want to be like America do you' they allow them to be overtaxed with paltry services. The Ottawa/provincial relationship is a shambles, Ottawa loots the provinces, leaving services unfunded. Yep, been here too long.
