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polly7

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40. Lmfao.

Reply to Sen. Walter Sobchak (Reply #37)

Fri Sep 11, 2015, 11:40 PM

Sep 2015

Like I said, I have a huge family and group of friends scattered all over the country - physicians, lawyers, entertainers - who are doing very well, despite not performing at Disney, law enforcement, plumbers, electricians, researchers, an air-traffic controller, yes - banking, and everything in-between. - 'reaching for the stars'.

You seem to believe billionaire corporations make a nation, and not ordinary people who do, in fact, work in meaningful, fulfilling occupations.

I don't even understand where you're pulling this garbage from. Seriously.

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What makes Canada's middle-class better off than the US middle-class? [View all] Stevepol Sep 2015 OP

yep randys1 Sep 2015 #1

Yep. I saw that back in 1998 when I hosted a campground in Cleita Sep 2015 #2

If you account for the cost of living indoors, they aren't. Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #3

"Career opportunities are also severely limited outside the largest most expensive cities." Cleita Sep 2015 #4

The US has dozens of prosperous yet affordable second-tier cities. Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #7

They are only prosperous for a certain class of professionals Cleita Sep 2015 #10

However did I forget the exclusive trustafarian enclaves of Fort Worth and Phoenix? Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #16

You can stand by anything you say. Cleita Sep 2015 #17

What's with all the crap, polly7 Sep 2015 #32

You are clearly reading something else entirely into this Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #34

As is the case here. nt. polly7 Sep 2015 #35

Except when it isn't. Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #39

I have family members in finance. polly7 Sep 2015 #43

Really? Where did you read that? mhatrw Sep 2015 #6

I have worked in Canada for most of the last decade Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #9

It must not be so bad if you became a citizen. n/t Cleita Sep 2015 #11

lol Tsiyu Sep 2015 #13

There are a lot of things I like about Canada, Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #19

Me too. I do like Canada. I visit as often as I can. Cleita Sep 2015 #21

Do you know why petroleum is a thing? Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #27

Oh bullshit. polly7 Sep 2015 #30

Great. But where did you see the numbers that show the Canadian mhatrw Sep 2015 #20

I don't know if someone has done that Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #22

Oh, so that's the problem. Cleita Sep 2015 #23

hong kong and china Snow Leopard Sep 2015 #25

I don't understand, I have a huge family and many friends who live all across Canada. polly7 Sep 2015 #24

I didn't say terrible, Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #31

Much better career prospects, how??? polly7 Sep 2015 #33

I have no agenda Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #37

Lmfao. polly7 Sep 2015 #40

If you're happy and they're happy, that is just great. Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #42

Everyone has options ........... polly7 Sep 2015 #44

You are definitely reading something else entirely into this Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #45

No, you said a lot more than that polly7 Sep 2015 #46

Then what was this? Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #47

What??? polly7 Sep 2015 #48

You are clearly having a conversation with someone else, Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #49

Nope ... polly7 Sep 2015 #50

Got it. Anek Dote told you. mhatrw Sep 2015 #26

Socialism? Who said anything about socialism? Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #28

Toronto is a coastal city. mhatrw Sep 2015 #36

That is sort of the whole problem Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #38

Pardon? polly7 Sep 2015 #14

Not true laundry_queen Sep 2015 #15

SOCIALISM! mhatrw Sep 2015 #5

The banksters were not allowed to write banking legislation in Canada. applegrove Sep 2015 #8

Their housing market went the opposite way as ours post 2008 Tsiyu Sep 2015 #12

So I made the mistake of reading the comments laundry_queen Sep 2015 #18

in Toronto I was stuck by how nobody on the street looked like a rat who was just feeling lucky to MisterP Sep 2015 #29

click here if you like facebook! eom yawnmaster Sep 2015 #41