August1991

Buffet understood that the Washington Post was a listening post, a source of gossip. I reckon that Bill Gates was naive. Like the Facebook guy. ===== Bezos understood that the Washington Post is a modern embassy.

In Canada, The RCMP protects the PM. They know everything about the guy. And the CAF flies the guy. In Quebec, The SQ protects their PM. They too know everything about what he is doing. HQ flies the guy.

ExFlyer, 1. You and I don't spend money the way the government does. 2. Politicians - every politician, trust me - ensures that the military/secret service/police is well paid. Left wing or Right, no politician will say anything against the police, military.

Uh, Carney has these jets like Putin has his jets.

Disagree. First, Canada's cold weather protects us against many people. Second, Trudeau Snr created another hurdle in Canada: ambitious people move south because they don't speak two languages.

Trump is a nationalist. He defends America. ===== How is he different from the NDP, the Liberals or the PQ?

Legato, I tend to agree. Carney is good at being top-dog - but he is a leader? Our federal Liberals seem to think so.

I deal with the Bank of Montreal. Why can't I have a credit card in euros?

I reckon that you need both. Your Roth/IRA are good - like your 401ks But you Americans really need a federal consumption tax. I reckon that a US federal VAT would show China that you guys are serious.

Agreed, spending is easy. ===== America needs a federal consumption tax. In Canada, Mulroney imposed it. In Japan, the LBP imposed it.

Let me make my two points: Our weather protected us from some people. Pierre Trudeau protected us from other people. ==== To succeed in Canada, you have first to live in cold weather. But to succeed truly, you must also speak two languages.

Canada has not restricted immigration. It is cold. In Canada, people also speak French. ===== If foreigners want to immigrate to Canada, a) live with cold weather and b) speak another language.

Herbie, I paid about Cdn $1500 for medical scans in our supposed "public" health system. True, I jumped the queue.

But these older women sorta liked Justin Trudeau. They are very suspicious of this new guy Carney. Let's see.

IME, most older Canadian women (French/English) utterly hate Trump. Most women dislike Poilievre.

Guys, I'm going to tell you something remarkable about Montreal. It is like Lemberg once was: A city where different people using different languages lived in peace together.

1. Concrete fell? Maybe. Dunno. 2. I took the elevator to the top. True, the rectractable roof does not work. 3. NYC is not known for Trump tower.

Herbie, Since 1990 or so, we are living the American Dream. All of us. What next?

Disagree, strongly. A civilised State needs revenue: But how to tax? Create a tax that people cannot avoid. Our GST is arguably the best tax possible. Why? People hate it. Mulroney created it at 3% for everything. Harper foolishly cut it to 5%.

Critical Issue? Keeping Canada together, getting along. Carney (and the professional anglo guys advising him) are clueless. Poilievre understands Canada.

In 1960, Nixon lost - barely. In 1962, Nixon lost in California. But in 1968, Nixon -an outsider- won. How? Nixon played their game better. Carney is no LBJ, Carney's like Hubert Humphrey, clueless.

For you Germans, religion is no longer a problem. But you still have accents when you speak. In Canada -a federal State also - this is a serious problem: in one province, most people speak French. Nowadays religion is not a problem. But language is.

I strongly agree Modern Germany is a federal State, like Canada. Thuringia is nothing like Hamburg, a city state. More important, health care and education are local State questions.

Herbie, I call fake. I know you're not AI but you take sides. Define "first suspected" or "life and death".

Trump wants to add a ballroom in Washington DC. I understand. Trudeau Snr built a Museum across the river. I understand. Drapeau, Expo 67. Wonderful. The 1976 Olympic Stadium? Crazy but intriguing. ==== This Obama building in 2016 in Chicago? Ugly, costly. It will forever destroy his heritage.