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Good news for America
« on: October 22, 2015, 12:37:01 AM »
We've all been a little bummed that Canuckistan is looking better than we are lately, at least by some metrics. It looks like that's going to change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KeJi2KMSPI
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Re: Good news for America
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2015, 12:45:36 AM »
Yes, I've heard he's another one that could give our mommy jeans wearing president a swirlie without breaking a sweat.

Good thing they are still our (nominal) allies.
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Re: Good news for America
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2015, 12:54:18 AM »
Quote from: scout26 on October 22, 2015, 12:45:36 AM
Yes, I've heard he's another one that could give our mommy jeans wearing president a swirlie without breaking a sweat.

Good thing they are still our (nominal) allies.



Other than DJ, from the Facilitated Communication article, is there anyone that couldn't?
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Re: Good news for America
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2015, 09:59:07 AM »
"I consider the middle class the people who work for their income and not people who live off their assets or their savings."

And they got their assets and savings how?

He'd definitely fit in with the current Dem line up in our country. Canada will get fiscally interesting in the next several years. He also says in an article I read that he's in favor of the Keystone Pipeline, but I suspect not very strongly, so I'm betting that's not going anywhere (not that it is now).
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Re: Good news for America
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2015, 10:23:49 AM »
Maybe after a few years of a liberal administration, the Canadian dollar will once again be worth only 80 cents US?
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Re: Good news for America
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2015, 03:08:04 PM »
Quote from: HankB on October 22, 2015, 10:23:49 AM
Maybe after a few years of a liberal administration, the Canadian dollar will once again be worth only 80 cents US?

ObPedant:

Currently, 1 loonie equals 76 U.S. cents.
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Re: Good news for America
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2015, 05:37:15 PM »
Quote from: Angel Eyes on October 22, 2015, 03:08:04 PM
ObPedant:

Currently, 1 loonie equals 76 U.S. cents.


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Much hillarity/butthurtedness ensued, and rumor has it that it went all the way up to the corp. HQ in Chicago, but those in the know thought it was hilarious, and nobody ratted me out.  :angel:
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Re: Good news for America
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2015, 01:55:22 PM »
Quote from: AJ Dual on October 22, 2015, 05:37:15 PM
Back at another low in the early 2000's, I um... created quite a stir when I made an official-looking memorandum from our IT consulting firm, that there were exciting things afoot, that everyone was getting a 15% pay raise across the board, but for tax and other reasons, the company HQ was moving to Canada, and all wages and salaries would be in Canadian dollars. (Implying you'd get a 15% raise in the "number" but a 20% pay cut in the value of the currency...)

Much hillarity/butthurtedness ensued, and rumor has it that it went all the way up to the corp. HQ in Chicago, but those in the know thought it was hilarious, and nobody ratted me out.  :angel:

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