Originally posted by SLO
now thats just plain stupid.....
remember not too long ago when that power outage happened.....
our countries are inter-twined so much it would hurt BOTH....
do you actually think you make Canada survive....we are NOT Iraq my young patiwan learner....
your EGO might be a tad to big....
Ego???? You think that if we stopped trade with the Canadians that our economy would collapse????
Get a grip. Your GDP last least was roughly 1 trillion dollars. Of which roughly 40% was involved in trade with the US. If that stopped, your economy would COLLAPSE. The US GDP last year was 12 trillion our trade with Canada was roughly 20% of that. HArdly the end of the world.... oohhhh, and almost forgot, with the loss of the US as a trade partner, you would also lose another 25% GDP of american business pulling out.... Gee, if my math is right, thats roughly 65% of your GDP GONE.....
It would hurt the US yes, but it is recoverable. 20% vs 65%, seems to me, ya'll be fugged. That said, with the loss of the US as a trade partner, you also lose access to our ice free ports that are used year round to ship YOUR goods overseas. So tell me again how much we need Canada....?????
This has become a rediculous argument. I like most Canadians, but I do not like bashing of my country by somebody intent on twisting facts. Sad that this even descended to this level....
Salut Canada