U.S. Unemployment: Canada Sees 'Dramatic Growth' In American Job-Seekers

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Your theory explains our defense spending in Canada and the rest of the Western Hemisphere. It does not explain our spending in Europe and Asia and Africa.

My theory (that our system of government exists to enrich the military-industrial complex) does.

[kytwell 179]

China, Russia and Pakistan are also in our Hemisphere (the Northern Hemisphere). Should we pay for their defense too?

We shouldn't pay for anyone's defense, except our own! Not sure how you deduced, that I implied that we should?

[sly_wolf 199]

That being said Canada is in our Hemisphere, thus the reason we may be paying for their defense.

I doubt the US is really paying for Canada's defense. Why would they unless it was in the US interest to do so .... therefore US defense.

[kytwell 179]

Your theory explains our defense spending in Canada and the rest of the Western Hemisphere. It does not explain our spending in Europe and Asia and Africa.

My theory (that our system of government exists to enrich the military-industrial complex) does.

LMAO I shouldn't have to explain any of it. Our congressman should. I don't agree with it, I was just letting you all know where the groundwork was, for what's happening with our tax dollars.

I don't agree with any foreign aid, until we're taken care of 1st. Look out for number 1. We send Israel 11 million a day roughly, that's $11,000,000.00 per day too much.

What I take from the opening article is that we could learn a lesson that without such a huge standing army and interventionist tactics all over the globe, maybe we could have weathered the economic storm better.

[sly_wolf 199]

My theory (that our system of government exists to enrich the military-industrial complex) does.

I suspect that you are probably right. And certain members if congress are also getting there kickback.

[mawilson 2,133]

We send Israel 11 million a day roughly, that's $11,000,000.00 per day too much.

Should we sell Israel whatever military equipment they want to buy with their own money? Stealth fighter jets, bunker busting bombs, etc?

If the answer is yes, should we extend the same courtesy to Hamas?

[kytwell 179]

Should we sell Israel whatever military equipment they want to buy with their own money? Stealth fighter jets, bunker busting bombs, etc?

If the answer is yes, should we extend the same courtesy to Hamas?

WE? Who do you mean? We the people? We the government? We individual privately owned businesses? I don't think government should be selling anything. That's what private enterprise is for...the selling of goods to the marketplace.

[sly_wolf 199]

WE? Who do you mean? We the people? We the government? We individual privately owned businesses? I don't think government should be selling anything. That's what private enterprise is for...the selling of goods to the marketplace.

Perhaps not but they do have a finger in the pie.

[mawilson 2,133]

WE? Who do you mean? We the people? We the government? We individual privately owned businesses? I don't think government should be selling anything.

Arms sales are restricted, as you know.

I'll rephrase: should the government (of the people, by the people, blah blah) permit private businesses (Lockheed ans such) to sell advanced military equipment to Israel?

[kytwell 179]

Arms sales are restricted, as you know.

I'll rephrase: should the government (of the people, by the people, blah blah) permit private businesses (Lockheed ans such) to sell advanced military equipment to Israel?

You're way off base here. I used Israel as an example, because I couldn't find exactly how much aid we're giving Canada. You seem to be harping on Israel for some reason. If I could find out how much we give Canada exactly, if at all, I would have used the same analogy and said that it is $XXXXXXXXXXXX.00 too much.

My answer to your question though is: I don't think the US federal government should be in the business of permitting or restricting the sale of products made by American businesses.

I did find this interesting tidbit in my searching:

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=47dc5095-4da9-4faa-8464-fe01289b4b7a&k=39530

[one...two...tree 2,762]

China, Russia and Pakistan are also in our Hemisphere (the Northern Hemisphere). Should we pay for their defense too?

We currently do for Pakistan. If it is in best interests, you can bet we would.

[misterbigtoe 45]

I doubt the US is really paying for Canada's defense. Why would they unless it was in the US interest to do so .... therefore US defense.

Defense largesse

Excerpt:

Will nations with an equally strong interest in keeping the peace simply faint on their divans whenever a commerce-threatening war breaks out? Of course not. Even the French are perfectly capable of keeping the sea lanes open.

The reality is that much of the world is free-riding off the security provided by American military dominance. Were American taxpayers to refuse to bear so much of the burden of keeping the world safe for Danish container ships, other countries would surely step up. Furthermore, considerations of basic distributive fairness suggest they should.

Edited September 9, 2011 by misterbigtoe

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Defense largesse

Excerpt:

Will nations with an equally strong interest in keeping the peace simply faint on their divans whenever a commerce-threatening war breaks out? Of course not. Even the French are perfectly capable of keeping the sea lanes open.

The reality is that much of the world is free-riding off the security provided by American military dominance. Were American taxpayers to refuse to bear so much of the burden of keeping the world safe for Danish container ships, other countries would surely step up. Furthermore, considerations of basic distributive fairness suggest they should.

Are you advocating a New World Order?

[misterbigtoe 45]

Are you advocating a New World Order?

I'm not advocating anything at all. Just commenting on why many other countries can afford such extravagant social welfare programs......................... thanks to U.S. taxpayers subsidizing the defense of much of the rest of the world.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Canada should build a wall to keep out the illegals.