[I see my hands]

Let's pretend to forget that we provide for their defense. Otherwise taking that fact into account might skew the numbers.

[Gay State Conservative]

Yes,it's reasonable to point that out as well as one or two other things.Canada's a great country populated,for the most part,by decent,civilized,respectable people.However,they enjoy the benefits of a "perfect storm" of benefits...economically and socially speaking.

Sharing a land border with only one nation...an undefended border at that,that nation being both peaceful and civilized as well as being the most prosperous ever known to man....being a huge,essentially unpopulated nation awash with resources(oil,gas,coal,timber,etc)that pays basically nothing for its own defense.Add that all together and what do you get?