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1000 Reasons not to vote for GW
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: Gozur on August 20, 2004, 09:42:07 am ---Who is Jesus?
-Goz
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http://www.skeptics.com.au/features/weird/media/mw-jesus.htm
;D
GGKoul:
--- Quote from: hulkster on August 19, 2004, 11:22:05 pm ---well i really didnt have anything against canada cept for they got all pissy when triumph the insult comic dog from the conan obrien show came there and made fun of some retarded quebec separatists or something. canada got all pissed and said he couldnt come back.....dumb. hockey sucks. 8)
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Nobody can make fun off the Quebecers.. not even other Quebecers.
Hockey sucks... I know, it's too fast for some of you Americans. :p
fredster:
GGKoul,
Your interest in American politics is wonderful. It's likely much more interesting than the Canadian politics for sure. Not only do Canadians not really care for their politics, neither does anybody else.
As far as the quote, "As over 30% of Americans think Canadian is south of the US". I have to say that over 60% think Canada has the same business ethics and technical prowess as China, only 3000 miles closer.
You don't have any gun problems because you are barred from having them. You have health care and you pay most of the money you make to take care of that. (We do too, indirectly with insurance premiums. ) You also have to find a doctor that speaks your language in order to get the proper treatment, because the good ones all come to the USA.
We in the US have what you call an "abortion" issue because some of us still have some moral fibers left. We have degraded to the point we can't understand right and wrong or take a stand on issues.
As far as free speech, you may find that you are not allowed access to all the news outlets the US has. Fox has been "banned" in Canada, etc.
Your nation has let in a lot of newcommers because the old are getting older and the new generation won't be able to pick up the huge tab for healthcare in the next few years either, no matter how much you get taxed. Healthcare, like everything else has to fall within the universal laws of time and money. If you run out of either of them, you are in trouble.
A 30 day American Boycott of Canada would bring down your entire civilization. You are protected from all sides by the US.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on August 19, 2004, 01:45:11 pm ---If Kerry gets elected, Americans could buy all their prescription drugs from Canada, which will put American companies that have to follow those pesky FDA laws out of business. Which will put more American out of work.
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Since when were conservatives protectionists? Did you'all finally get around to stringing Adam Smith up? What ever happned to free markets and capitalism?
--- Quote ---The fact that people from other countries are trying so hard to get Bush out should tell us how important it is for us to get him in.
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Yes...the measure of a good leader is one that the rest of the world views as extraordinarily dangerous and actively wants to see removed from power. Hitler being a good example of this.
fredster:
One other problem I find is the drug price issue.
There's a lot of debate, but the fact of the matter is that the USA is the leading producer and developer of drugs in the world, bar none.
In socialist countries like Germany, the drug research funding has been reduced to the point they are no longer a player. They are like the rest of the world waiting on the USA to help them. Check this link http://www.corante.com/pipeline/20040101.shtml#67099
Simply put, if research is limited due to price controls then the new medications are not available at ANY PRICE. When governments artificially force a lower price of a good, the supply drops. If an investment provides a lower return without lowering the risk, the money will flow elsewhere. This means people will continue to see our loved ones die as research is postponed due to lack of funding. That's Econ 101.
How to get drug prices even lower? Simple. Increase supply. If Europe ended price controls, more companies would enter the market, pushing down prices. If the FDA streamlined its standards, costs of bringing new drugs to market would fall, increasing supply. If property rights were protected, the cost of capital for investment in new drugs would fall, increasing supply. That is the answer.
Take a look at California and the energy crisis they faced. They tried to artificially limit the price of power and their entire grid failed. Sure you can try and blame Enron, but they were just cashing in on the mistake.
I follow that very closely because my wife has Huntington's Disease. She's 36 and in a nursing home. My 10 year old is at risk.
I don't like it when people who have no idea the stakes attack the people who are working to save her. The USA is the leader in this genetic and medical research in the world. I'm looking for a cure for her and my son who is at risk for HD.