03-08-2013, 06:19 PM
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#221
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Originally Posted by SebC
I'm hoping we can kill off supply management as our bargaining chip. If we change our fighter program and keep our import taxes on cheese...
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Why would we want to keep our import taxes on cheese? How is that a good thing at all?
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03-08-2013, 07:04 PM
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#222
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Originally Posted by peter12
Why would we want to keep our import taxes on cheese? How is that a good thing at all?
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It's only a good thing for the dairy farmers who are under the quota system. And the politicians are afraid of them.
Getting rid of it as part of a trade negotiation works for almost everyone. The EU (or TPP) gets better access to our market. Canadian consumers get cheaper EU products. Canada gets access to the EU markets. And the Harper government gets political cover from the trade deal vs. getting rid of supply management unilaterally.
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03-10-2013, 05:28 PM
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#223
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CP Pontiff
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F-35, Too Big To Fail. A Washington Post examination.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...y.html?hpid=z2
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03-10-2013, 05:39 PM
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Had an idea!
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I'm not a big fan of the quota system, but if you remove it, you're going to force a bunch of smaller quota owners to sell off to the big players because with the feed prices right now the only way to turn a profit is to own a lot of whatever animal we are talking about.
Small feedlots all over Canada are closing down because they can't afford to feed cattle anymore.
Same thing would happen with dairy farmers, etc, etc.
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03-10-2013, 05:45 PM
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#225
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SebC
It's only a good thing for the dairy farmers who are under the quota system. And the politicians are afraid of them.
Getting rid of it as part of a trade negotiation works for almost everyone. The EU (or TPP) gets better access to our market. Canadian consumers get cheaper EU products. Canada gets access to the EU markets. And the Harper government gets political cover from the trade deal vs. getting rid of supply management unilaterally.
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Oh you were being sarcastic. Yes, I hate the dairy supply management too. We completely agree!
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03-26-2013, 12:39 PM
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#226
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God of Hating Twitter
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Though you guys might enjoy this, a little mocking of Canada's fleet here in Iceland as a F-18 in exercises here has mechanical troubles.
http://www.grapevine.is/Home/ReadArt...ir-In-Keflavik
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03-26-2013, 12:56 PM
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#227
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Norm!
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Yup its going to happen more and more as the airframe is into the quick aging scenario now where it takes 10 times maintenance to flight time ratio
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03-26-2013, 12:56 PM
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#228
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At the rate were going were going to just have to settle for a really good coast guard and search and rescue. This fighter jet replacement is getting too costly and now the shipbuilding is going over budget and there is talk about cutting the number of ships!
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03-26-2013, 01:14 PM
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#229
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Originally Posted by Azure
I'm not a big fan of the quota system, but if you remove it, you're going to force a bunch of smaller quota owners to sell off to the big players because with the feed prices right now the only way to turn a profit is to own a lot of whatever animal we are talking about.
Small feedlots all over Canada are closing down because they can't afford to feed cattle anymore.
Same thing would happen with dairy farmers, etc, etc.
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Smaller quota owners? They are few and far between. Don't believe the dairy board's propaganda. Their other big lie is that the US pays for cheap dairy via increased taxes that lead to subsidies. What they don't tell you is that dairy subsidies in the US range from only $4-$.004 per person anually:
http://farm.ewg.org/progdetail.php?f...progcode=dairy
Meanwhile, we're paying substantially extra per product.
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03-26-2013, 01:36 PM
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God of Hating Twitter
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Though you guys might enjoy this, a little mocking of Canada's fleet here in Iceland as a F-18 in exercises here has mechanical troubles.
http://www.grapevine.is/Home/ReadArt...ir-In-Keflavik
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03-26-2013, 01:43 PM
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#231
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Originally Posted by Thor
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Originally Posted by Thor
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Someone has altered the Matrix.
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03-26-2013, 02:05 PM
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#232
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How high is Thor right now?
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03-26-2013, 02:50 PM
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God of Hating Twitter
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Though you guys might enjoy this, a little mocking of Canada's fleet here in Iceland as a F-18 in exercises here has mechanical troubles.
http://www.grapevine.is/Home/ReadArt...ir-In-Keflavik
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03-26-2013, 04:19 PM
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#234
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CP Pontiff
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Originally Posted by Thor
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If they're mocking hi tech fighter planes that have periodic mechanical troubles, they must have a pretty busy little publication.
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03-26-2013, 07:51 PM
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#235
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Thor
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Cute, but when a country has about six 40 year old F-15's as it's fighter fleet one shouldn't throw stones.
Iceland would have trouble beating Greenland in a war. 
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03-26-2013, 08:22 PM
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tromboner
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Originally Posted by T@T
Cute, but when a country has about six 40 year old F-15's as it's fighter fleet one shouldn't throw stones.
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F-15 has zero combat losses. K/D=infinity.
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03-26-2013, 09:59 PM
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#237
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by SebC
F-15 has zero combat losses. K/D=infinity.
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What? During Desert Storm it was the only fighter to have losses. three aircraft that I can remember and at least 2 crew members were killed(maybe more)
I will guarantee you the Eagle will be mothballed within 3 years...they are falling apart.
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03-26-2013, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by T@T
Iceland would have trouble beating Greenland in a war. |
Wikipedia says in 2012 they had a standing army of 210 people, and a reserves force comprised of 170 individuals. That's pretty interesting.
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03-26-2013, 10:20 PM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Originally Posted by T@T
What? During Desert Storm it was the only fighter to have losses. three aircraft that I can remember and at least 2 crew members were killed(maybe more)
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Sorry, zero air-to-air combat losses. 
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03-26-2013, 11:07 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
Wikipedia says in 2012 they had a standing army of 210 people, and a reserves force comprised of 170 individuals. That's pretty interesting.
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I guess I should have used green text 
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Originally Posted by SebC
Sorry, zero air-to-air combat losses. |
I knew you meant that actually..I was just being an ass 
They did very well in the Gulf War against some Migs but lets face it the Iraqi pilots were untrained idiots. and plus that was over 20 years ago.
It's a dinosaur now.
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