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February 7, 2005
Good Lord, Liberals, grow up!
Just like spoiled little children who throw a fit when they can't get what they want, some extreme liberals are looking to leave the USA for Canada.
From the International Herald Tribune: Some in U.S. voting with their feet
"We're still not talking about a huge movement of people," said David Cohen, an immigration lawyer in Montreal. "In 2003, the last year where full statistics are available, there were something like 6,000 U.S. citizens who received permanent resident status in Canada. So even if we do go up threefold this year, we're only talking about 18,000 people."Still, that is more than double the population of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. "For every one who reacts to the Bush victory by moving to a new country, how many others are there still in America, feeling similarly disaffected but not quite willing to take such a drastic step?" Cohen asked.
Melanie Redman, 30, assistant director of the Epilepsy Foundation in Seattle, said she had put her Volvo up for sale and hopes to be living in Toronto by the summer. She and her Canadian boyfriend, a Web site designer for Canadian nonprofit companies, had been planning to move to New York, but after Nov.2, they decided on Canada instead.
"I'm doing it," she said. "I don't want to participate in what this administration is doing here and around the world. Under Bush, the U.S. seems to be leading the pack as the world spirals down."
Because this is the United States, these folks have the freedom to leave - unlike those in North Korea, Cuba and other loverly lefty places.
Read the entire article. Many of those quoted work for non-profit agencies and are rewarded quite well (see the woman above selling her Volvo) by government largesse to these non-profits. I'm curious if perhaps some of them are more concerned that their gravy train might get cut off?
But mostly, what a bunch of children. They can't always get what they want, so they run away crying.
Now, please remember they are not giving up their citizenship, they will still get their Social Security when it is due them and they can still vote in elections - they just don't want to live among those of us who have a different viewpoint - how's that for inclusiveness?
Posted by Beth at February 7, 2005 6:42 AM
Comments
Compared with the number of people who want to move to the U.S., I imagine that the number who want to leave is fairly insignificant.
I can't figure out what Redman selling her car has to do with moving unless she was living in it. It seems like an irrelevant addition to the article. Would she have sold it anyway if she were still moving to New York?
Also, if she's moving because she "can't bear to pay taxes in the United States right now" she might be in for a surprise. As long as she's a U.S. citizen she will still have to file here. Whether or not she pays anything will depend on how much she earns. She'll get another opportunity to contribute to the Canadian coffers if she stays there long enough to retire, she will have to pay Canadian taxes on any U.S. Social Security benefits she gets.
Posted by: marybeth at February 7, 2005 8:07 AM
I just want'em gone, what the hell, dead would be better, but gone is just this side of ok.
Let'em go to Canada, in fact, let'em go anywhere but here. The kind of world they want is in their imagination, doesn't exist.
Oh they'll with argue that, say it ain't so, throw out all kinds of facts and figures that don't add up and can't even be verified.
In the end, what they want doesn't exist. Then they'll find out that about as close as they could of gotten is right here, in the good old United States of America.
I for one, just want them gone.
Posted by: BeeBee at February 7, 2005 11:17 AM
I just don't understand it. Did we throw our hands up and leave when klinton was President? No, we worked toward the future.
We don't need people like this in the U.S. I'll be happy to help 'em pack. ;)
Posted by: pam at February 7, 2005 11:41 AM
Ok, now take that number of people leaving the U.S for Canada and then take into consideration this: (I'm using Detroit as an example)
Detroit, home to the auto industry HQ's. Guess what? The auto industry has many plants and suppliers in Canada and do what many other companies do, move salary people around to different plants and promotions. Which means Americans going to live in Canada.
Also take into consideration that with Detroit and Windsor sharing a boarder in which we don't see as much of a hinderance in spending the day or night in Windsor. I use to go to Canadian bars all the time when I was in school. Which means Americans meeting Canadians (vice verse), which can and does lead to marriage, which means someone has to move to another country. I personally know of 2 potentials in which that situation could occur.
So taking those situations mentioned above re-look at those numbers and determine how many of those "leaving" the U.S are actually leaving because of Bush being re-elected. I imagine a very small number.
Posted by: Machelle at February 7, 2005 12:23 PM
i remember the big flap about this right after the reelection of our president. one of my blogging buds posted a phone number for anyone that wanted to leave. it was the national 800 number for bekins movers. i second that thought. good riddance.
Posted by: bothenook at February 7, 2005 7:30 PM
These people are the political equivalent of Eric Cartman. "Screw you guys, I'm going to Canada."
Posted by: Rant Wraith at February 8, 2005 3:33 PM
that's a good one, Rant Wraith!
Posted by: Beth Donovan at February 10, 2005 5:23 AM