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Re: You live in a democracy, right?
By:Dale Frolander
Date: 1/23/2002, 2:07 am
In Response To: Re: You live in a democracy, right? (KenC)

: I'm not so sure. We've always had only a fraction of the population of the
: US, but the Canuck buck has only recently been stinking as bad as it does
: now. There's no correlation. There was even a time when our buck was worth
: more than the US dollar.

: The lousy exchange rate is certainly part of it, but there's plenty of stuff
: thats still cheaper to buy in the US, based purely on currency exchange.
: It only becomes prohibitively expensive when brokerage fees, customs
: "processing" fees, and exhorbitant shipping rates (how much REAL
: difference could there possibly be, in the cost to ship from say, Florida
: to Seattle, or Florida to Vancouver) get added on.

I'm no economist so don't bash me too bad if I don't know what I'm talking about.

For as many years as I can remember I've heard about Canadians coming across the border to buy stuff cheaper in the USA. That takes jobs and money out of Canada which hurts the Canadian economy and the money helps the US economy. The more it happens, the more disparity there is between the 2 countries and the cheaper the US products are. Perhaps the fees are there to discourage people coming across the border and slow the damage.

Maybe we should join together and become one even bigger country.

Messages In This Thread

Other: NAFTA; a short rant
daren neufeld -- 1/20/2002, 10:45 am
Re: thanks; this is fun! :D *NM*
daren neufeld -- 1/23/2002, 9:52 pm
Easy: Make Your Own
Chip Sandresky -- 1/22/2002, 6:09 pm
Free Trade.
John Monfoe -- 1/23/2002, 6:23 am
You live in a democracy, right?
Brian Nystrom -- 1/22/2002, 5:16 pm
BTW...
Brian Nystrom -- 1/23/2002, 1:26 pm
Re: BTW...
KenC -- 1/24/2002, 1:41 pm
Re: You live in a democracy, right?
Joe -- 1/23/2002, 4:49 am
Re: You live in a democracy, right?
Greg Hughes -- 1/23/2002, 11:28 am
Far enough off topic to be on
don flowers -- 1/23/2002, 3:33 pm
Princess Auto
Greg Hughes -- 1/23/2002, 8:25 pm
Re: Princess Auto
don flowers -- 1/24/2002, 1:20 pm
Re: Princess Auto
Greg Hughes -- 1/24/2002, 3:12 pm
Re: Princess Auto
Greg -- 1/26/2002, 10:02 am
Good score -- thanks for the info *NM*
don flowers -- 1/24/2002, 10:55 am
Re: You live in a democracy, right?
Joe -- 1/23/2002, 12:11 pm
Debt? Hmm....
Richard Boyle -- 1/23/2002, 9:16 am
Re: Debt? Hmm....
Brian Nystrom -- 1/23/2002, 1:05 pm
Re: Debt? Hmm....
Joe -- 1/23/2002, 5:08 pm
GNP Now? I guess my age is showing. ;) *NM*
Brian Nystrom -- 1/23/2002, 5:36 pm
Re: GNP Now? I guess my age is showing. ;)
Joe -- 1/23/2002, 6:06 pm
Re: Debt? Hmm....
Joe -- 1/23/2002, 10:35 am
Re: You live in a democracy, right?
Greg Hughes -- 1/22/2002, 9:54 pm
Re: You live in a democracy, right?
KenC -- 1/23/2002, 12:20 am
Re: You live in a democracy, right?
Dale Frolander -- 1/23/2002, 2:07 am
He shoots, he scores.
Greg Hughes -- 1/23/2002, 8:34 pm
Re: You live in a democracy, right?
Brian Nystrom -- 1/23/2002, 1:01 pm
But that would be a French whine, non? :) *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/23/2002, 5:20 pm
ROZFLMEO
Brian Nystrom -- 1/23/2002, 5:42 pm
Re: You live in a democracy, right?
Dale Frolander -- 1/23/2002, 3:32 pm
Huh
Skookum Tyee -- 1/23/2002, 2:46 am
Re: democracy, not!!
daren neufeld -- 1/22/2002, 8:06 pm
Re: You live in a democracy, right?
don flowers -- 1/22/2002, 6:34 pm
Re: yakima footbraces?
LeeG -- 1/20/2002, 4:13 pm
Re: yakima footbraces?
daren neufeld -- 1/20/2002, 11:25 pm
Re: ooops
LeeG -- 1/21/2002, 7:13 am
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
Richard Boyle -- 1/20/2002, 3:08 pm
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
James Neely -- 1/20/2002, 12:48 pm
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
KenC -- 1/20/2002, 2:56 pm
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
Ross Sieber -- 1/21/2002, 2:57 am
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
Richard Boyle -- 1/21/2002, 9:00 am
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
Ken Sutherland -- 1/21/2002, 12:59 am
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
Greg Hughes -- 1/21/2002, 3:05 pm
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
Shawn Baker -- 1/21/2002, 3:57 pm
Get red cedar while you can
Tom -- 1/21/2002, 5:29 pm
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
Shawn Baker -- 1/21/2002, 3:56 pm
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
Tom -- 1/21/2002, 3:46 pm
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
Tom -- 1/21/2002, 2:29 am
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
don -- 1/20/2002, 3:06 pm
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
Shawn Baker -- 1/21/2002, 1:51 pm
Re: Other: NAFTA; a short rant
don flowers -- 1/21/2002, 4:12 pm