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Originally Posted by LouCypher
In a general sense the EU expecting money from us to help bail them out is like having your wealthy aunts and uncles who all had more money then you, coming to you for a bail out. Meanwhile you've worked to be responsible and manage your own finances in a responsible way, so now because they wont get what they wont they want to hold our "responsible behavior" against us. They in fact find it "irritating" that we have been able to recover so well from the financial turmoil of the last 5 years or so.
Perhaps the EU could be working with Canada to try to follow our example rather then hold it over our heads.
Of course by no means are we a perfectly responsible nation, but I like how Canada doesn't jump on every bandwagon just because everyone is asking them to.
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Oh please gimme a break.
Not that I think Canada should contribute a dime, but take away Canada's natural resources tomorrow and your government is left with no money to throw at a population that is EXACTLY as self-entitled as Europeans are. People in the western countries have been living above their means for decades, simple as that. You guys (and Norway) are just lucky you got this black goo in the soil to support that lifestyle. That's the only difference. Managing finances responsibly my eye.
(BTW can you tell I'm so bitter about this bailout thing?)