A Sucker Punch From Your Neighbour/Friend? (US/Canada Trade War)

[cdnz]

Ok. I wish him a big heart attack.
I can be better. I wish him choke on his Big Mac instead.

 

[Sturmgewehr]

Childish

 

[cdnz]

I apologize for offending you for acting/behaving childishly towards your hero?
Is all good. Go for a drive in your vette! Don't get all work up for nothing.

 

[Sturmgewehr]

He's not my hero but unlike yourself and a few others I'm not allowing the guy to live rent free in my head 24/7. I'm more focused on how poorly our own country is doing at the moment rather than obsessing over someone else's president.

 

[cdnz]

He's not my hero but unlike yourself and a few others I'm not allowing the guy to live rent free in my head 24/7. I'm more focused on how poorly our own country is doing at the moment rather than obsessing over someone else's president.

Your are right. And the guy in the WH is the major reason AT THE MOMENT?
I hear how poorly we are doing all the time. U.S. is a much better place to live? Heard this all the time.
Ya Trudeau sucks I agreed.
Poorly as compare to what and which country? Russia, Ethiopia, North Korea, Ukraine with the bomb dropping on their heads every day, Central Americas, most of Asia and all the develping countries? Name me a country that you would rather live other than Canada? Ok. beside the USA am I correct? Lol..

Let me add, this country give me the opportunity, opportunity... and not a handout, to be able to own a semi dream car that I may not have the opportunity to do so living else where.

 

[Murray20c8]

Lame.

Lame? I'm Ukrainian. My relatives are being murdered by Putin and it's Lame?

 

[Sturmgewehr]

YOU dragged Putin into this and now you're gaslighting ME....LOL. Grow up.

 

[AxeZ06]

I'm Ukrainian.

Ditto.

 

[Murray20c8]

YOU dragged Putin into this and now you're gaslighting ME....LOL. Grow up.

YOU said "Not cool, wishing death onto anyone by execution or assassination."
I gave you an example of a monster that should not be allowed to live in our world.
YOU attack me for that? YOU grow up.

 

[Sturmgewehr]

Gaslighting 101 Murray!

Nice little echo chamber you guys have going on in here! Along comes Sturmgewehr (who also happens to be 100% Ukrainian) and all hell breaks loose.

 

[cdnz]

I feel for the innocents that are caught up in war of not their choosing. Ukrainians, the middle east and else where that were not reported.
Don't come and cry about how bad we are doing in Canada when you have enough disposable income to own a toy car and be save to enjoy your pride and joy.
3+ years, the Ukrainians has to live with air raid sirens. Try to put yourself in their shoes 24/7 for just one week?
If we see a hostile, unhuman act towards the innocents, I will speak up.

 

[Murray20c8]

Gaslighting 101 Murray!

Nice little echo chamber you guys have going on in here! Along comes Sturmgewehr (who also happens to be 100% Ukrainian) and all hell breaks loose.

It might not be in your nature, but try to play nice.

 

[Sturmgewehr]

Try to play nice! Not in my "nature"? I'm not the one who's celebrating the assassination attempt of any world leader. But you keep on Gaslighting Murray. You got called out on it and didn't like it eh?

 

[Murray20c8]

Try to play nice! Not in my "nature"? I'm not the one who's celebrating the assassination attempt of any world leader. But you keep on Gaslighting Murray. You got called out on it and didn't like it eh?

Keep it up.

 

[Sturmgewehr]

Nah, I'll stop now. Think I've made the point pretty clear for everyone reading this. Carry on.....LOL

 

[Rruuff Day]

Rruff, I'm gonna respectfully disagree with you on this...

Don't get me wrong, the SOB is a perfect example of a waste of skin. However, thinking of the aftermath, I shudder, the sheep who follow him plus I'd suspect a significant number of fence sitters would most likely rally behind the survivors in his administration (think Vance, Rubio, Lutnick, Dessant, RFK Jr, and the whole crowd of sycophants) out of a misplaced sense of loyalty and/or "patriotism" and we'd end up with another whole bunch of mini-Trumps (Trumpets?) being in charge for the next 1 or 2 at least election cycles.

Edit: I think I should add that unless the Orange Moron's actions dictate otherwise, it's likely better to have his time run out and let his legacy get dumped into the dustbin of history - hopefully never to be duplicated in the future.

LLC

To some extent I will agree with you Les.....But (and this is a big but).... Trump has everyone of his followers buffaloed into never raising a voice of disapproval or advice over his actions. Vance may be not much better but I would take that chance that he actually could be. Really. Could he be any worse? And would there not be another election in 2028 regardless?

 

[cdnz]

Dispite how badly we are doing according to some, we do try to move ahead as best as we can and not just sit back and wish for some divine intervention.

 

[1st Vette]

To some extent I will agree with you Les.....But (and this is a big but).... Trump has everyone of his followers buffaloed into never raising a voice of disapproval or advice over his actions. Vance may be not much better but I would take that chance that he actually could be. Really. Could he be any worse? And would there not be another election in 2028 regardless?

I would bet dollars to donuts that the Republicans will squeeze out Vance next election and go with Rubio . Which would probably be the better of two poor choices.......

 

[cdnz]

Here is one for the doom and gloomers of Canada.

Fwiw. APPROXIMATELY per capita.
00.69% of Americans owns/buys a 2025 C8.
00.65% of Canadians owns/buys 2025 C8. Just a marginally difference of 00.04% even with our higher taxes etc.. and what not. We can afford to buy a Corvette while living in Canada just as much as those living in the US.

 

[1st Vette]

Here is one for the doom and gloomers of Canada.

Fwiw. APPROXIMATELY per capita.
00.69% of Americans owns/buys a 2025 C8.
00.65% of Canadians owns/buys 2025 C8. Just a marginally difference of 00.04% even with our higher taxes etc.. and what not. We can afford to buy a Corvette while living in Canada just as much as those living in the US.

In broad terms, the U.S. has higher disposable income than Canada relative to earnings, but Canada is closer than raw salary figures suggest because taxes and transfers narrow the gap. On OECD-style measures, U.S. disposable income per person is about USD 67,468 versus Canada’s USD 47,737, while average wages are also higher in the U.S.
What that means
If you compare disposable income to earnings, the U.S. still comes out ahead in absolute terms, but Canada’s gap is smaller than its wage gap because Canada’s tax-and-transfer system reduces inequality more. A Bank of Canada paper notes that Canadian incomes are lower on average across much of the distribution, but the difference is not uniform, and lower-income Canadian households can be better off than comparable U.S. households.
Rough ratio view
Using the OECD-style figures, the U.S. disposable-income-to-wage relationship is a bit stronger than Canada’s, because both earnings and disposable income are higher in the U.S., but earnings rise by a larger margin. In practical terms, that means Americans tend to keep more after taxes in dollar terms, while Canadians often retain a somewhat larger share of public-services-backed value from taxes.