RE: What's the most face-palm-worthy statement you have ever heard from a priest/preacher
August 24, 2015 at 11:41 pm
(August 24, 2015 at 9:51 pm)Randy Carson Wrote:(August 24, 2015 at 8:09 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: And as for the Huffington Post, it does not matter if they are liberal or not, they have been shown to an accurate and good news source. Moreover America doesn't have any liberal political party. You have moderate right wingers and nutjob right wingers. Come to Canada and see the handy work of people like Tommy Douglas and Pierre Trudeau and you will see more liberalism there then the US has seen since Carter. And guess what? We are better off in a whole lot of respects. :
- Universal healthcare that is comparable to most us paid healthcare.
- lower murder rates
- lower national debt
- lower personal debt
- better contraception access
- better education, by a large margin. (Canada is consistently in the top 15, us is in the 50s)
So yeah I know I went off topic but seriously don't lecture me about how conservatism Is better.
How many people live in Canada?
How much money does Canada spend on its national defense every year?
Do Canadians benefit from living under the blanket of protection provided by the world's leading military superpower without paying a dime for it?
Has it really been 22 years since a Canadian team won that hockey trophy cup thingie?
If you think Canadians don't pay at all for American military your wrong. We are the source of nearly all of your: Uranium, Nickel, potash, and home heating oil. All those nukes you have? Uranium was Canadian. With a little from the Colorado river. I would not be surprised if even some of the gold in fort Knox was Canadian. So do say we get your help without paying a dime.
To answer your other questions. 34 million, the federal defense budget is at 1% of GDP ( a bit low. I feel it should be around 2-3%) and actually but around half of the total players in the NHL are canadian (I think)
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
