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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-24 20:05:08 Reply

At 2/24/08 12:24 PM, thedo12 wrote:
At 2/24/08 03:37 AM, cellardoor6 wrote:
so basicly you fiddle with satistics until you get them to say what you want them to?

Um that's what you did.

the fact is the U.S. has more debt then Canada

Yeah, because the US is a lot bigger than Canada and has a much larger economy. However Canada has more RELATIVE public debt when you factor in their debt in proportion to their GDP.

Think about it. Say Person A makes $150,000 a year, and Person B makes $10,000 a year. If Person A is $50,000 in debt, and Person B is $6,000 in debt, it's VERY, VERY deceptive to say Person A is in more debt. Because although the absolute amount of debt is higher for Person A, it's only about 33% of his/her yearly income, while Person B's debt is 60% of his/her income.

That is how a lot of people from a lot of countries who are in more debt than the US, get away with making jabs about the US supposedly being in such high debt. They just spout out "lolz like U R trillionz in teh debtz" without putting it into context and realizing that their debt may be lower than the US debt, but their GDP is WAY lower than the US GDP.


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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-24 23:06:04 Reply

If you ask me, Pot should be ILLEGAL. not just illegal unless you have cancer, especially since i know people who got cancer from pot.


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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-24 23:09:06 Reply

Nicely put, i agree DBP person above me. My friend and me used to be in debt. I made 40k a year, he made 30k a year. i was 20k in debt, he was 19.5k in debt. He said i was in more debt, but in reality, he was. Of course, now we both make over 500k a year =)


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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-25 01:44:14 Reply


Um that's what you did.

no im preety sure thats exactly what you did

the fact is the U.S. has more debt then Canada
Yeah, because the US is a lot bigger than Canada and has a much larger economy. However Canada has more RELATIVE public debt when you factor in their debt in proportion to their GDP.

fact: Canada has a larger land mass then the U.S. in fact were the second largest country in the world
(if thats what you meant by bigger)

Think about it. Say Person A makes $150,000 a year, and Person B makes $10,000 a year. If Person A is $50,000 in debt, and Person B is $6,000 in debt, it's VERY, VERY deceptive to say Person A is in more debt. Because although the absolute amount of debt is higher for Person A, it's only about 33% of his/her yearly income, while Person B's debt is 60% of his/her income.

That is how a lot of people from a lot of countries who are in more debt than the US, get away with making jabs about the US supposedly being in such high debt. They just spout out "lolz like U R trillionz in teh debtz" without putting it into context and realizing that their debt may be lower than the US debt, but their GDP is WAY lower than the US GDP.

ok so great now you put youself in a even stupider position not only are you more in debt, but you make a lot more money to pay off that debt , but somehow your still in the gutter.

also in temrs of gdp your country also does worse off, in percentage to debt

U.S. 13 trillion gdp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stat es

while canada has 1 trillion gdp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stat es

so you have 13 times as much gdp

U.S. debt 9.3 trillion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stat es_public_debt

canada debt 5 billion http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/0801 30/d080130a.htm

so in comparison your in almost 20 times more in debt then canada , but only 13 times the gdp,
so if we compare this satisicly like you did

U.S. debt percentage of gdp 70 percent

canada debt percentage of gdp 50 percent

there fore your own logic smacks you in the face

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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-25 02:00:28 Reply


while canada has 1 trillion gdp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stat es

sorry, it was the wrong link ,heres the right one

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications /the-world-factbook/print/ca.html

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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-25 03:28:55 Reply

Whoa there Mr. Wikipedia.

Public debt as % of GDP:

Canada: 64%
US: 36.8%

External debt (2007):

Canada: $760 billion
US: $12.25 trillion

US GDP (2007) $14 trillion
Canada GDP: $1.2 Trillion

External debt % GDP

US: 88%
Canada: 63%


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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-25 12:56:32 Reply

At 2/25/08 03:28 AM, cellardoor6 wrote: Whoa there Mr. Wikipedia.

ok im gonna stop this right here, all this is gonna turn into is a who has the most sources war, theres no point , none is going to be proven or disproven.

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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-25 17:42:48 Reply

At 2/19/08 12:30 AM, thedo12 wrote: -diverse people and cultures with two offical languages

I bet you don't even know the 2 languages.


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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-25 17:56:09 Reply

At 2/25/08 05:42 PM, flubeca wrote:
At 2/19/08 12:30 AM, thedo12 wrote: -diverse people and cultures with two offical languages
I bet you don't even know the 2 languages.

no i dont geuss why?

its a free country , i took french class all the way untill highchool

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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-25 18:07:29 Reply

At 2/25/08 05:56 PM, thedo12 wrote:
At 2/25/08 05:42 PM, flubeca wrote:
At 2/19/08 12:30 AM, thedo12 wrote: -diverse people and cultures with two offical languages
I bet you don't even know the 2 languages.
no i dont geuss why?

its a free country , i took french class all the way untill highchool

C'est vrai que c'est un pays libre. Mais avant de dire que vous aimez le Canada, et que vous citez les differentes cultures et langues, assurez vous de pouvoir parler une de ces langues. En passant, beau travail avec le traducteur monsieur.


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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-25 20:02:43 Reply


C'est vrai que c'est un pays libre. Mais avant de dire que vous aimez le Canada, et que vous citez les differentes cultures et langues, assurez vous de pouvoir parler une de ces langues. En passant, beau travail avec le traducteur monsieur.

whats the point of speaking to me in a language i dont understand?

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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-26 09:23:13 Reply

At 2/25/08 08:02 PM, thedo12 wrote:

C'est vrai que c'est un pays libre. Mais avant de dire que vous aimez le Canada, et que vous citez les differentes cultures et langues, assurez vous de pouvoir parler une de ces langues. En passant, beau travail avec le traducteur monsieur.
whats the point of speaking to me in a language i dont understand?

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First what has this to do with Pot laws in Canada?
Also in Canada French & English are suppose to be the official languages.
The only actual bi-lingual Province in Canada is New Brunswick.
Quebec is a FRENCH SPEAKING Province...not only are they officially a french speaking Province, they actually have a language police who go around harassing & charging business owners etc. for not having the proper size sign's in French for example.
No other Province has a language police.

I read a story just today over the language police in Quebec charging an Irish Pub... you got it for having posters up in the pub promoting Guiness, St.James Gate Brewery Ireland etc. -gasp- how dare an Irish Pub put up posters of Irish theme's. (God help them if they put green up for St. Patties Day)

French a language of losers...people who are so insecure they need special police to protect it.

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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-26 10:43:08 Reply

At 2/24/08 11:06 PM, Kyle101 wrote: If you ask me, Pot should be ILLEGAL. not just illegal unless you have cancer, especially since i know people who got cancer from pot.

So are you saying that because pot can kill you after excessive use it should be outlawed? Mabye you would like to know that ANY drug if used excessively can kill you. I would also like to know on how you stand on alcohol and tobacco legislation. Because you do know that people can get cancer from tobacco or even liver cancer if they drink to much alcohol for a long enough time. I would also like to point out that you would be hard pressed to find a country that had statistics that showed that alcohol and tobacco are less than a problem than Marijuana. Society has determined that its ok to do drugs as long as those drugs take serveal decades to kill you so why should pot be illegal?
I know tis for a fact that people under the influence of Marijuana alone are way too relaxed to do anything aggressive or illegal, in contrast people under the influence of alcohol will be more aggressive and more prone to commit irresponsible actions because alcohol impairs judgment. (I only stand for Marijuana legislation, all other illicit drugs are justified as being illegal to me)

If you can present any counter arguments on why Marijuana should be illegal Kyle101 I would like to hear them.

On the actual starting topic. I can only say. Trust someone from newgrounds to interpret that Marijuana is legal in a country, just because they explain that Marijuana criminalization has a more lenient attitude than your country (I'm guessing America from your level of ignorance). If you are American you fit the stereotype, if you are not you are an idiot, if you think you are not an idiot then you should have not bothered to argue with early teenagers that think they know everything in the universe (meaning you provide link to who actually said Marijuana is legal) at which point you should have just replied to them in the post they said it in.

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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-26 11:58:37 Reply

At 2/25/08 01:44 AM, thedo12 wrote:
fact: Canada has a larger land mass then the U.S. in fact were the second largest country in the world
(if thats what you meant by bigger)

hahaha
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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-26 12:55:09 Reply

If you mixed the debt into some jam and spread it across the entire country, we have less debt on average here in Canada.

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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-26 16:32:59 Reply

At 2/26/08 11:58 AM, poxpower wrote:
At 2/25/08 01:44 AM, thedo12 wrote: (if thats what you meant by bigger)
hahaha
oh God

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Which one Pox ?
C'mon commit to your particular (insert diety & or religious affiliation here) !


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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-26 17:50:13 Reply

At 2/24/08 11:06 PM, Kyle101 wrote: ..Pot should be ILLEGAL ..especially since i know people who got cancer from pot.

PROOF?

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At 2/26/08 04:32 PM, morefngdbs wrote:
Which one Pox ?
C'mon commit to your particular (insert diety & or religious affiliation here) !

I think it's pretty obvious there's only one true God and it's pretty obvious which one it is.
I don't need to say it. We all know. That's why I won't say which God it is.
Thor? Rha? Galactus?
Not saying.


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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-26 18:28:42 Reply

just b/c pot be illegal, i aint ever gonna stop me, i ben smoking pot so long i cant remember how many years, bout 25-30, and i aint ded, i go through bout 2 ounces a week, and thats on a good week, and i still breath fine and aint got none cancer. i mean like, how many potheds do u hear about muderin people or rapping people, u dont, thatz cause were to busy muching and sitting on couches to go and commit crimes, so why is it illeagal, cause the governmentz cant control the drug flow, therfore they canttax it, and in that it setz off, ILLEGALIZATION OF A PLANT.


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At 2/26/08 06:28 PM, lothainroxos wrote: just b/c pot be illegal, i aint ever gonna stop me, i ben smoking pot so long i cant remember how many years, bout 25-30, and i aint ded, i go through bout 2 ounces a week

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25 or 30 years !!!
Well you may still be healthy, but it's really F&^%$ed up your ability to remember anything.
I would personally call 2 ounces a week a habit.
But by the way you write I find it hard to believe you've been smoking pot for 30 years.
I actually don't even believe your 30 years old.


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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-26 20:58:01 Reply

At 2/26/08 06:14 PM, poxpower wrote: I think it's pretty obvious there's only one true God and it's pretty obvious which one it is.

*takes a bow*


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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-02-27 17:31:04 Reply

At 2/26/08 08:58 PM, SolInvictus wrote:
At 2/26/08 06:14 PM, poxpower wrote: I think it's pretty obvious there's only one true God and it's pretty obvious which one it is.
*takes a bow*

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Well Sollnvictus, I guess the short form of your name is "Sol" & since it well know word that means Sun, & since I would rather worship the Sun over any of the Back Assward Religions on this spinning wet rock. I guess you can take a bow on behalf of Sol the bright & not too hot at this distance !

lol

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At 2/26/08 06:28 PM, lothainroxos wrote: just b/c pot be illegal, i aint ever gonna stop me, i ben smoking pot so long i cant remember how many years, bout 25-30, and i aint ded, i go through bout 2 ounces a week, and thats on a good week, and i still breath fine and aint got none cancer. i mean like, how many potheds do u hear about muderin people or rapping people, u dont, thatz cause were to busy muching and sitting on couches to go and commit crimes, so why is it illeagal, cause the governmentz cant control the drug flow, therfore they canttax it, and in that it setz off, ILLEGALIZATION OF A PLANT.

Did smoking pot for that long kill your writing and memory skills, or were you like this to start with?

Also, I'm guessing your stoned right now. Enjoy your emphysema and large snack bill.

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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-03-28 21:33:29 Reply

pot isnt legal in canada but there are certian guidlines:
1-you must hold over 10 grams of weed to be imprisoned, you can still be charged
2-you MUST be imprisoned if you have 19 or more plants, if you have less you get a fine depeding on how manny plants you have

and besides nobody cares if you only do it somtime and only have a little. belive me i kno

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Response to Pot in canada is Illegal 2008-03-28 23:04:32 Reply

At 2/25/08 03:28 AM, cellardoor6 wrote: Whoa there Mr. Wikipedia.

Public debt as % of GDP:

Canada: 64%
US: 36.8%

External debt (2007):

Canada: $760 billion
US: $12.25 trillion

US GDP (2007) $14 trillion
Canada GDP: $1.2 Trillion

External debt % GDP

US: 88%
Canada: 63%

Would you just mind explaining how Debt as a percent of GDP is reliable in a situation where one base is a little more than eleven and a half times larger than the other?

You've argued consistantly that Canada is not different from the United States at all so why shouldn't it be reasonable to assume that if all was equal and fair the National Debt would not be equal?