It’s extremely creepy. He’s a grown man and his total and slavish devotion to another man is something I’ve only seen in dogs and toddlers.
Trudeau resigning
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Here's Axios' take:
- The prime minister is unpopular among many in Canada, especially as the cost of living has risen across the country and public concern has grown over immigration.
While a simple take at its core, I agree with it. The guy is off the rails shitlib and completely out of touch with what matters to a western civilization and its Citizenry.
His bullshit about how Kamala didn’t win because of misogyny and racism was the last straw. He’s woke for woke sakes and all the Canadians I know (who are actually quite liberal) despise him.
This common sense steel worker just eviscerating Trudeau to his face and his feckless responses was enough for me. What a weak man.
I agree. I was having some fun with Mark. I see it as a clear signal the country is shifting back right,
which is needed. I’m a fan of the Pierre Poilievre and hope he’s the next PM. He reminds me of DeSantis, but more likable and he’s a Bitcoiner.
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That's not all thats in there. Equal parts of weed and booze in me.
PM Trudeau resigning is a great topic of conversation. I just don't understand the "thank god" part. Unless the OP is from Canada?
Nine years is a pretty damn long time to lead a democratic country in the 21st century. Eventually the cycle catches up with you. Will be interesting to see how history views him once this cycle passes.
I'm disappointed .
I was so looking forward to the bullying Trump was going to administer to Fidel Jr.
It will be a lot easier for Trump's wife with Fidel Jr. out of office.
Canada is presumably an important ally. Same with the U.K.
When pieces of human filth lead those countries like Starmer and Trudeau. It strains the relationship.
We share thousands of miles of border with them & have many common economic interests just to name a couple of reasons it would be negligent or willfully ignorant not to care who their political leaders are & what policies they espouse.
I think it’s funny how Trump is using this second term to just name territories he wants. “We want Greenland, Canada and Panama”
That means six Democratic senators unless we keep them as territories. Make Colonialism Great Again.
Buried in that clip is the worker in this ambush/photo op/poorly managed encounter bitching about paying $50 per person to go to the dentist. A whole $50.
So that's what they bitch about in Canada. Huh, never woulda thought.
$50 per person. $200 for his family of four on top of his 40% taxes on a steel worker’s salary. While Comrade Trudeau gives his lazy neighbor a free visit. You’re ok with that?
I think he was pissed about the $50 fee after the years long wait when he pays 40% in taxes to have "free dental".
His bitching method is spot on 100% canuck. You couldn't tell, but he's pissed.
I'd have to see all the math. We're just bullshitting here. And tons of lazy Americans get free visits.
I have a high deductible plan so $50 is cheap for me. We keep talking about the evil that are taxes yet there seems to be a large part of Western Civilization (as you pointed to earlier) which feels like this is the way and have, while not perfectly, kinda proven that at least as health insurance** is concerned, our way sucks.
**not healthCARE, obviously the envy of the world.
No I get it. But he's still bitching about a $50 dental visit. It's not the lede but it made my eye perk up.
Dental insurance blows. Doesn’t cover shit
I don’t have it. I pay cash for us. I notice that they reduce my cost soon as I tell them I don’t have dental insurance. Seems price should be the same no matter how the bill is paid.
He clearly lost the country starting in COVID and couldn't recover according to this chart.
Some good data. I find it interesting that most breakdowns (age, gender) moved in unison more than I would have expected.
Yeah that’s with all medical bills and awful. I should have thought to ask what my daughter’s braces would have been out of pocket
And like @Aloha Hoosier said I never think to ask self pay amount. It might actually be better
And imagine how pissed you’d be if your effective tax rate was 40% and you still had to shell that out. That’s the part you’re missing. The socialist healthcare is supposed to be a panacea - it’s anything but.
Right at $10k for my daughter
2 and a half years.
That isn't including the second lost retainer we had to pay for (that was like $400 if I'm remembering).
I've got the youngest that will need them as well, but not as bad.
And btw none of my friends had them when we were kids. Corn tooth. Crooked. Too bad. It was called character
Socialist healthcare. That's not what I'm after.
I'm after socialized health insurance/payment. Now, if that is the same thing to you, ok. But I think you'd admit our current system is wildly inefficient in both delivery/access and payment/coverage. Why? B/c it's an industry. Yep, get that too.
I'm at sea on this one. I could be talked into the Singapore model or France/Germany. The UK? Nah, pass.
Or some combo that is uniquely our own. But efficient and more impactful to more people. I think this is possible. And I think it involves government intervention.
All systems have weaknesses and strength. Our strength is that we have the very best doctors and practitioners in the world and a robust backbone of teaching and clinical universities that are the envy of the world. That comes at a price of higher cost. I agree re access but there’s no magic way to solve that other than entitlements and socialist programs which can legitimately hurt our value proposition. At a certain point we need to have a way for those who are struggling economically to access the system without punishing those that pour their blood, sweat and tears into working to not be better off than the lazy neighbor that does nothing other than mooch off the system.
Without looking, name a former Canadian PM.
Was it Bob or Doug Mackenzie who was PM? I think the other one was AM.
Wife's favorite was Chretien. Story about him having to be pulled off of some heckler who was hassling him at a public function of some sort.
ETA
Shawinigan Handshake - Wikipedia
Mulroney is the only other one I can think of other than the Trudeaus and King.
