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In reply to the discussion: What makes Canada's middle-class better off than the US middle-class? [View all]Cleita
(75,480 posts)You do realize your economy is tied to ours so when we dip so do you. You, of course, remind me of the Canadians I know who complain about everything up there because things are so much better in the USA.
I point out to them that there are a lot of nice things in the USA for a few people who can afford them. I point out that things that Canadians take for granted like their health care have to be paid for out of pocket here even with the ACA. They think we have superior health care and in a lot of instances we do, but it's only for those who can afford it or beg for it if some charity deems them worth of it.
Canada is not perfect. I know that. But somehow the PTB up there are working really hard to bring your volatile Alberta tar sands down into my community to be refined. Why don't you guys keep your crappy oil up there and refine it yourself? You know why? Your politicians have to listen to you. Ours, apparently don't.