With the C$ at par or better than US$ tens of thousands of Canadian shoppers mainly on weekends are flocking to the U.S. to stock up on goods that are much cheaper in the U.S. than in Canada. In a Global TV newscast they were shown crossing the border from B.C.. Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick and other provinces. Just about everything is cheaper in the U.S. New automobiles are from $5000 to $50,000 cheaper depending on the model, whether they are made in N.A. or imported. Ebay and other online shopping sites have never been busier exporting goods to Canada. So why this big price discrepancy between American and Canadian goods? It has to be mainly taxes, but there are other factors. The U.S. is predominantly non-union whereas in Canada producers of goods and services are hobbled by unions and consumers pay through the nose. Yet in spite of its unions, Canada's salaries and wages are still lower than those of the U.S. So go figure. Another big factor is economic productivity which is about 20% higher in the U.S. than in Canada. And it is not that Americans work harder and longer. They don't. Not according to a recent study I read. Canadians should really be pissed off with their government at every level. And Canada's inferioirity in health-care, phamaceuticals, housing and gasoline prices cannot be described to the policies of any one political party. All the parties are socialist. The Red Tories are really not essentially different from the NDP or Liberals. All parties are moving to the center, even in the U.S.

Are you selling something here or just Right Wing BS "Judge" <theotherguykthx@canada.com> wrote in message news:0egPi.10052$th2.4293@pd7urf3no... > With the C$ at par or better than US$ tens of thousands of Canadian > shoppers mainly on weekends are flocking to the U.S. to stock up on goods > that are much cheaper in the U.S. than in Canada. In a Global TV newscast > they were shown crossing the border from B.C.. Manitoba, Quebec, New > Brunswick and other provinces. Just about everything is cheaper in the > U.S. New automobiles are from $5000 to $50,000 cheaper depending on the > model, whether they are made in N.A. or imported. Ebay and other online > shopping sites have never been busier exporting goods to Canada. > > So why this big price discrepancy between American and Canadian goods? It > has to be mainly taxes, but there are other factors. The U.S. is > predominantly non-union whereas in Canada producers of goods and services > are hobbled by unions and consumers pay through the nose. Yet in spite of > its unions, Canada's salaries and wages are still lower than those of the > U.S. So go figure. Another big factor is economic productivity which is > about 20% higher in the U.S. than in Canada. > And it is not that Americans work harder and longer. They don't. Not > according to a recent study I read. > > Canadians should really be pissed off with their government at every > level. And Canada's inferioirity in health-care, phamaceuticals, housing > and gasoline prices cannot be described to the policies of any one > political party. All the parties are socialist. The Red Tories are really > not essentially different from the NDP or > Liberals. All parties are moving to the center, even in the U.S. > >

In article <0egPi.10052$th2.4293@pd7urf3no>, "Judge" <theotherguykthx@canada.com> wrote: > With the C$ at par or better than US$ tens of thousands of Canadian shoppers > mainly on weekends are flocking to the U.S. to stock up on goods that are > much cheaper in the U.S. than in Canada. In a Global TV newscast they were > shown crossing the border from B.C.. Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick and > other provinces. Just about everything is cheaper in the U.S. New > automobiles are from $5000 to $50,000 cheaper depending on the model, > whether they are made in N.A. or imported. Ebay and other online shopping > sites have never been busier exporting goods to Canada. > > So why this big price discrepancy between American and Canadian goods? It > has to be mainly taxes, but there are other factors. The U.S. is > predominantly non-union whereas in Canada producers of goods and services > are hobbled by unions and consumers pay through the nose. Yet in spite of > its unions, Canada's salaries and wages are still lower than those of the > U.S. So go figure. Another big factor is economic productivity which is > about 20% higher in the U.S. than in Canada. > And it is not that Americans work harder and longer. They don't. Not > according to a recent study I read. It's more competition in the USA, CDN retailers with high cost stock to work down and retailers reluctance to adjust prices downward when CDA has such good economic activity. Our $ has risen very quickly, actually it is more correct to say the USA $ has dropped very quickly. Just look at the Canucks raising their prices! Their response was they have had sellouts for 4 straight years, what is the problem? Products are priced according to the individual markets. I go to the USA often and some grocery products are still the same now there and here, as they were when the exch. rate was 1.5. > > Canadians should really be pissed off with their government at every level. Why, our Gov has managed the country very well and has avoided getting us into the Iraq bottomless pit the USA is in. Well actually our previous Liberal Gov kept us out of Iraq. The USA is headed down further, spending far more than they take in. > And Canada's inferioirity in health-care, phamaceuticals, housing That's just trash talk, you obviously don't know what is going on here. > and gasoline prices cannot be described to the policies of any one political > party. All the parties are socialist. The Red Tories are really not > essentially different from the NDP or > Liberals. Garbage. Again you don't know what you talk about. However we are more socialist than the USA, thank goodness. Their lack of a universal health care has lead to many problems, even getting some USA people into the sub prime mess when they borrow to pay for their health care. The USA is more interested in killing people than caring for their health. >All parties are moving to the center, even in the U.S. Yes slightly true and so they should. Your obvious (right wing) extremism gets now where, voters are now too smart to go extreme. We are punishing the Liberals and keeping the Conservatives on a leash. The USA Gov. is hung up with a minority President, a flawed democracy.

In article <FqgQi.11282$G25.8039@edtnps89>, derwin@winderspam.com (Derwin) wrote: > In article <0egPi.10052$th2.4293@pd7urf3no>, theotherguykthx@canada.com > says... > > > >So why this big price discrepancy between American and Canadian goods? It > >has to be mainly taxes, but there are other factors. The U.S. is > >predominantly non-union whereas in Canada producers of goods and services > >are hobbled by unions and consumers pay through the nose. > > You don't let reality get in the way of a good rant, do ya? Ever heard of > the > Teamsters? American union, biggest on the planet? There are more unionized > workers in USA than anywhere else in the world, clown. Most goods are manufactured in China and other Asian countries.