I Ordered 20oz Of Tobacco From The US It Cost Me $393.21

[woodsroad]

Some might say that Canada's harsh tobacco policies come from their government paying for healthcare.

Do you actually pay for your peoples healthcare if you don't pay for your own defense?

I realize they are giving the canadians free healthcare... The question is who is the "they" who is paying for these excessive social programs?

'splain me.
Who pays for Canada's defense?

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

'splain me.
Who pays for Canada's defense?

In regards to pipe tobacco policy, of course.

I'd say "they" do.


And I'd guess "they" must be our great grandchildren.

 

[woodsroad]

In regards to pipe tobacco policy, of course.

I'd say "they" do.


And I'd guess "they" must be our great grandchildren.

Huh?

 

[woodsroad]

Do you actually pay for your peoples healthcare if you don't pay for your own defense?

Who pays for Canada’s defense?

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Who pays for Canada’s defense?

America, man.

 

[woodsroad]

America, man.

Got a cite for that?

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I can try.

I mean common sense will tell you that we do.

87% of NATO is funded by America.

Citation to follow...

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Got a cite for that?

America spends about 14% of our budget on defense.

How much does the US spend on the military? | USAFacts

Since 1980, defense spending has risen by 62%, climbing from $506 billion to $820 billion by 2023, after adjusting for inflation.

usafacts.org

Canada spends 1.4% on theirs.

Defence Spending - Canada.ca

Binder used by the Minister of National Defence to support their appearance on Mandate and Priorities in front of the House Standing Committee on National Defence.

www.canada.ca

North Korea is starving because they don't have the luxury provided to them that our ally countries have. They spend the money on defense.

Our "allies" ain't even trying anymore. Says the numbers.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Canada hasn’t worried about raising money for defense for 80 years.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

@woodsroad

Our contibutions to NATO make up about 70% not 87...

I found citations for this but the actual number is buried.

You have to do some math but you can find it with a Google search.

 

[ClassicKehler]

I wish a mod would shut down threads like this. Im in canada. Who cares. I smoke pipe tobacco. I thought thats what we were here to talk about. A fellow pipe smoker venting his frustration with expensive tobacco.

 

[Briarcutter]

I wish a mod would shut down threads like this. Im in canada. Who cares. I smoke pipe tobacco. I thought thats what we were here to talk about. A fellow pipe smoker venting his frustration with expensive tobacco.

Oh it's just here to make Americans grateful for what we have .

 

[Piping Abe]

So what your sayin’ is, you want to be the 51st state

 

[makhorkasmoker]

Yeah, my last two orders got nailed like this. I've pretty much given up on ordering from online retailers now. Cigar Cheif is about the cheapest place to order from in Canada and they are not cheap by any means. Just slightly lower than the brick and mortar stores. I just watch the buy/sell forums and occasionally find a deal here or there. Even though the prices are super high, they are only going to go up. I might try the whole leaf route out of curiosity mainly and see how that goes.

I know nothing about Canada taxes, but I smoke whole leaf exclusively now and vastly prefer it to all other pipe tobaccos I have tried.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

I wish a mod would shut down threads like this. Im in canada. Who cares. I smoke pipe tobacco. I thought thats what we were here to talk about. A fellow pipe smoker venting his frustration with expensive tobacco.

Exactly! Does the guy import walleyes? Moosehead? Grizz? Underwear for Margaret Trudeau? Buy local!

 

[woodsroad]

I wish a mod would shut down threads like this. Im in canada. Who cares. I smoke pipe tobacco. I thought thats what we were here to talk about. A fellow pipe smoker venting his frustration with expensive tobacco.

I plugged his reply into Google Translate, Canuck-American:
“Look, Squirrel!”

 

[9mmpuffer]

I use the services of a few mules. Generally, I get them to bring me back 8 tins.

 

[The Benedictine]

I wish a mod would shut down threads like this. Im in canada. Who cares. I smoke pipe tobacco. I thought thats what we were here to talk about. A fellow pipe smoker venting his frustration with expensive tobacco.

This is as angry as a Canadian can get. We French would start a revolution over this.

 

[AroEnglish]

I know there are Canadian expats who would love to send you gifts of potpourri

 

[renfield]

Anyone who thinks that a government is providing something for free needs to think again. The more a government “provides”, the more they are taking to do so.

TANSTAAFL.