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To: James Seagrove who wrote (47)	11/18/2016 3:28:50 AM
From: Solon	1 Recommendation Recommended By James Seagrove Respond to of 202

Canadians see Donald Trump's Muslim-ban idea not so differently from Americans, polls indicate cbc.ca Canadian Conservatives respect and support Trump in about the same manner and degree as American Conservatives do. Likewise, for Liberals and Democrats. The polls show this. But more importantly, a simple conversation with Conservatives demonstrates this fact. Yes, Canada is full of brain-washed people who get their self esteem and their meaning from mindlessly embracing the "all people are one" bleeding heart syndrome. But this is no different than our neighbours to the south. The differences in our countries are in size and power which definitely creates different roles. But the real difference is that some of my family and yours got off the ship in New York and went west...and some of my family and yours got off the ship in New York and went to Ontario and spread west from there. Our Germans, Jews, Irish, Mennonites, English, Ukrainians, etc. are much like ours! Our laws and our Constitutions are very similar. We share a common problem with the racial integration of "Indian populations"--but we have not suffered from the cultural and social problems associated with the clash of Blacks with the larger culture. During and after 1812, Canada became a safe haven for Blacks and have fared better with this population than have large urban American centers. And of course, not sharing a border with Mexico is a matter of good luck for us. Yes, we have a divide between Quebec (most French) and the rest of Canada, but we continue to live with compromise. Interestingly, there are very few French pockets outside of Quebec and some of New Brunswick--but Constitutionally French is one of our two official languages. Our west coast is becoming Asian but that is another story for another time. We deal with most problems by government assistance. This policy of conciliation has prevented large-scale uprisings from Natives and other groups. Leave your bitterness and your rifles at home. Have some food stamps instead... Wikipedia actually sets forth a very decent and accurate comparison of the large commonalities of our two nations, together with the differences that inform our respective characters. en.wikipedia.org

To: James Seagrove who wrote (47)	11/18/2016 3:54:19 AM
From: Solon	1 Recommendation Recommended By James Seagrove Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 202

Economics for the United States as viewed from the street. You can read a lot of books on economics and you will find incredibly polarised views. It is like a person with a hernia going to the emergency and the doctors arguing which leg or arm is the problem and which should be amputated. No wonder ordinary people are leery of these so-called experts?! So here is the Solon Street Synopsis of American economic facts 1. People either look after themselves legally, or they are looked after by others, or they look after themselves illegally through crime--or they commit suicide. 2. It is good if all people are looked after legally. It is BEST if all people look after themselves. 3. In order to look after oneself (legally and without harm to others) one requires a job such that one can trade value for value. 4. If industry and manufacturing and agriculture is farmed out (no pun) to citizens/labourers of other countries, then this impacts on point #3. 5. In addition to #4, employment is affected by population. Surges of population (immigration--legal or illegal) place tremendous stress on the population and this impacts point #3. 6. Immigration can be likened to a dam where the gates ought to be carefully opened and closed to various degrees to reflect economic realities--and not for adventitious or extraneous rationales. 7. If a country cannot (or just as sadly, will not) control the gate of the dam--then it cannot control employment, crime, or other social effects of a population out of whack. So Donald Trump is on the right track. Secure the borders, stabilise the population, and create fertile conditions for businesses to operate for profit such that citizens can meet their needs through work. When you import, you are paying for foreign labor. And that means citizens are not getting the paycheck. Trade is necessary so that a wide variety of goods and services may raise the quality of life. But it must be FAIR and thoughtfully, rationally enacted. Another aspect involves the fact that many in the work force are not giving value for value--especially in the public sector. But this is economics 202. IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT. Solon Economics 101.