So I'm moving back to the US...

[northwoodslivin]

Right, that is why Obama wants a gun ban if he is elected president?

 

[Rick]

No offense....... but have you "smelt the coffeee brewing" in America these days, so to speak?

The economy is gone, the country has the biggest debt in the world, day by day they are hated by more and more countries and are making more and more enemies.

I am sorry, dont get me wrong. I used to live on the Canada/US border for 26 years "Sarnia Ontario" I know lots of Americans and even have a few as family members.

But I think you would be dead freakin stupid to move there in this day in age.

Yeah, and we all know that Canadians live in Igloos. Ya gotta admire these folks who view the world around them through the perspective of looking through the hole in a roll of toilet paper. I think ya gotta be dead freakin' stupid to not bother looking any further than just the end of your nose.

The US does have some real economic issues that aren't going to end anytime soon. On the other hand... why are so many Newfies working in Alberta if our economy is so rosy? How about this: talked to any BC forestry workers lately? Ask them their perspective on the Canadian economy. Oh wait... why don't you ask me - I was one of them. Got tired after two years of being laid off, hoping for mills to reopen. Wife wasn't doing much better in her profession. Currently in the middle of relocating to Montana and have more work than either of us could reasonably hope for. And no end in sight for the positive economy here in Montana.

That doesn't mean the US is a good bet anywhere you choose to move in the US - no different than Canada. If you have a brain, you pick your spots before you move, no matter which direction you're moving in.

It is amusing to hear how badly the US is supposedly hated - and yet remains the number one country of choice for immigrants. I guess nobody got the word to them immigrants seeking a new life yet.

I'm quite happy with the "freakin stupidity" of a mortgage that is tax deductable. The "freakin stupidity" of lower income tax rates that leave me more than enough money to buy health care coverage that works (with money left over) rather than my tax-purchased Canadian Medicare that saw my mother wait eight months before she could even have a phone conversation with an oncologist about her cancer diagnosis, never mind treatment. Or my wife similarly waiting eight months to have orthopedic surgery to repair a shoulder injury. The right to openly carry a handgun on my belt practically anywhere I damned well please should the notion strike me - without hardly ever getting a second look when I choose to do so.

It's called "freedom". Something I remember from my younger days back in the 60's and early 70's, which has pretty much disappeared from Canada now. It's endangered in the US as well, but by the time they get around to completely screwing it up, I'll probably be taking the long dirt nap anyways so won't be around to cry about it.

It's truly amazing, but the biggest experts on how terrible life is in the US are people who have never lived there, just as the biggest experts on how terrible life is in Canada are people who have never lived here. Both groups of experts have one thing in common - they're idiots.

For those considering moving to the US, your chances are probably slim. Generally, you have to be married to an American or be eligible through a parent who is an American, or be in one of the NAFTA professions. Those are the major ones - happily, I qualify on both of them.

As for simply applying to immigrate to the US, you're out of luck being from Canada.