westernrvparkowner wrote:
pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
I snowbird for 120 days per year in USA. I spend far more per month in the south than I do in Canada. If I pull out entertainment, I still spend more in USA per month than I would in the great white north.
One difference is that Canada does not spend 57 cents of every dollar of tax revenue on military spending. That is how our other programs are funded.
It is common knowledge that should Canada ever be threatened the entire power of the US military would defend our northern neighbor. You are welcome!
It’s also common knowledge that that “entire power” also includes NORAD (with a base in Canada even), the DEW line, the AlCan highway and the Northwest Staging Route (which allowed the US companies to make immense profits selling aircraft to the Russians) which contributes significantly to the US national security.
Don’t make it sound like some great favour to us, it allows the US to effectively project its northern frontier some 1,500++++ miles north.