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Canada waiting for US economy to implode enough to make America 11th province (www.thebeaverton.com)

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OTTAWA – With the stock market plunged into chaos by U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, Canadians have decided to simply wait out America’s forthcoming economic collapse and then buy the nation on the cheap.

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Yes please! American here, and I'd just LOVE to be part of Canada!

But hey.....maybe we don't include the states that once had legalized slavery.

Also Florida. Let's leave Florida out of this.

[–] Oyml77@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No fair! Some of us in the Sunshine State want to be Canadian too!

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, but....look around you......just look.......yeah. That's why.

[–] Oyml77@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

We're not all bad. But, yeah, there's a lot of trash down here.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

Southern states can finally become their own stupid, racist Confederate states and fly their racist flag.

[–] goferking0 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Plus universal Healthcare!

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Stop! Please! I can only get SO erect!