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north american union!
J Bananas:
^^does canada have a big military? ive always wondered about that
Suga Foot:
--- Quote from: Digital Digger on September 14, 2006, 01:48:35 PM ---^^does canada have a big military? ive always wondered about that
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haha hell no. West Edmonton mall has 4 Submarines, thats more than our Navy has. We bought helicopters off the British army because they didn't want them anymore, and they keep crashing and killing our troops. We have something like 4000 troops in Afghanistan, and that's pretty much our whole military. But keep in mind that our troops are peacekeepers, thats what we do, we don't usually fight. Plus there are only about 30 million people in Canada.
Apparently CSIS is good chit tho.
Mr. O:
--- Quote from: Adon on September 14, 2006, 01:47:40 PM ---
--- Quote from: pc8381 on September 14, 2006, 01:18:43 PM ---
--- Quote from: Adon on September 14, 2006, 12:48:16 PM ---hmmm
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what you think about the issue?
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I'm tryin to think of why the US would want to do this? Maybe so they have better acess to Canda's natural resources (Oil, Coal, Lumber etc)? So they can test nukes up north? They could then eliminate a shitload of tarifs and taxes for using the land, it would give them a path to alaska.
I like the idea of getting rid of the borders, I think it's like 80% of Canadians live within an hour drive of the US, so naturally we would go down a lot. But it's confusing to me what would happen with things like coast guards, and military. I don't want a huge US military base near me. I'd rather just stay indepedent.
The Canadian economy is based solely on the US' if they do well, they buy more from us. The whole film industry in Vancouver only got started because it was cheaper than Hollywood. I kinda wonder if it would benefit Canada or hurt us if a union happened.
Maybe some euro's could explain to me better how this whole union thing works? How independent is each country? What are the pros and cons?
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here's what i'm thinking:
miliatary may not be the reason....even though u.s. military is not at its best situation now...u.s. wouldn't need both sides of u.s. to get more guys...
i don't think recruiting is the issue...
it's probably the laws that both have sides have
think about it..
if criminals runs to canada or mexico...they have to deal with their extraditing law...
if both sides are "u.s.a." then they don't haVe to put up their bullshit laws..and u.s.a. law still applies to those section...
another thing....
it brings more accesss access to "terrorist."
another thing...
it's probably the immigration issue..and corporations...
if they open mexico...business ain't gotta worry no more...they ain't gonna hire people originally from usa but hire people from mexico and consider them "USA."
Business ain't gotta pay lot to get their shit done. they pay little shit. which is mininum wage..still...
another thing is probably over population situation...make more freeways..more homes...and all that shit...
one more...
it's may be the natural disaster sitation...
if LA falls due to earthquake..they just move to mexico or canada...
Suga Foot:
--- Quote from: pc8381 on September 14, 2006, 02:10:42 PM ---miliatary may not be the reason....even though u.s. military is not at its best situation now...u.s. wouldn't need both sides of u.s. to get more guys...
i don't think recruiting is the issue...
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I'm not saying the military issue is about recruitment, it's about strategy. The "North American Union" would be able to set up bases all over northern Canada, plus expand on the already exsisting ones in Canada.
--- Quote from: pc8381 on September 14, 2006, 02:10:42 PM ---if criminals runs to canada or mexico...they have to deal with their extraditing law...
if both sides are "u.s.a." then they don't haVe to put up their bullshit laws..and u.s.a. law still applies to those section...
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Both sides wouldn't be 'usa' they'd be "NAU", and I don't know what that would mean as far as seperate laws. Canada allows Gay marriage, and we don't have the death penalty. I doubt that would change if a union formed.
--- Quote from: pc8381 on September 14, 2006, 02:10:42 PM ---another thing....
it brings more accesss access to "terrorist."
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True, same deal with with what I said above about the military.
--- Quote from: pc8381 on September 14, 2006, 02:10:42 PM ---another thing...
it's probably the immigration issue..and corporations...
if they open mexico...business ain't gotta worry no more...they ain't gonna hire people originally from usa but hire people from mexico and consider them "USA."
Business ain't gotta pay lot to get their shit done. they pay little shit. which is mininum wage..still...
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I would think that the opposite would happen. If we formed a union, it would probably increase the cost of mexican labor. It might help to eliminate people getting payed under the table tho.
--- Quote from: pc8381 on September 14, 2006, 02:10:42 PM ---another thing is probably over population situation...make more freeways..more homes...and all that shit...
one more...
it's may be the natural disaster sitation...
if LA falls due to earthquake..they just move to mexico or canada...
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I don't think the US is overpopulated, there's still a lot of room for growth. If india can hold a billion people, the US still has a lot of room.
Mr. O:
well..u got good point man...
maybe expanding..but we could expand more in california...and the rest of mid coast...
and about their separate law...i meant like..
if run to mexico...usa official can't catch them...because it's outside our boundries..
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