Homeland Security wants to charge fee for crossing U.S.-Canada border Proposed charge prompts

the Vancouver Sun ^ | 4/20/13 | Randy Boswell, Postmedia News

[kevao]

It would be a highly regressive fee, falling hardest on minorities. In other words, racist!

[Nachum]

Janet Napolitano is a complete moron and incompetent failure

Tough to fix "stupid"

[R_Kangel]

.... This administration is looking for new and very creative ways to mine as much money from the economy as possible. This is merely another such attempt. Each and every new tax and fee that is levied upon Americans and residents .... those that reside in the United States .... is a reduction in the size of the economy of the country by that same and equal amount ... only to have a tiny percentage returned back into the dwindling riches of a once powerful and proud nation. It is a way of separating earned income from the producers and then redistributing it to the non producers. Incrementally, each amount is deducted from the net gain .... barely without even a notice from the ones it is taken from. But added up as a whole .... it would be considered the equivalent of Grand Larceny.

This nations wealth is being plundered for a cause that seeks to destroy her. Yet hardly anyone bothers to raise the alarm.

[The Mayor]

I live right here in Higgins district with 3 international bridges. I drive to the end of my road and there is Canada across the Niagara River. This is pure insanity.

[freekitty]

LOL

[AmusedBystander]

Yet hardly anyone bothers to raise the alarm.

We've been raising the alarm for years. But we are the new minority that no one gives a shit about.

[The Antiyuppie]

Just wait until the fee is $250,000 to leave...

[R_Kangel]

"But we are the new minority that no one gives a shit about. "

.... That is the sad reality at this time. Those that are left now that have sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America need to find a powerful voice and come together as a unified team of the defenders of the Constitution this country. Unfortunately, within the GOP .... the survival of this nation seems to have taken a back seat to party bickering while the big picture of the survival of the only successful Constitutional Republic is lost.

.... As the old saying goes.... "United we stand .... Divided we fall" ..... a principal that is all too true and known all too well by the enemies of freedom. The Alinskyites know us ... how to play us like fiddles .... and drive wedges between any semblance of unity that may develop within us. There appears to be all too many within this party of Republicans and Conservatives that are willing to take a bite at the bait that they cast which in turn splits us and diminishes our strength.

.... At this time when much is required of us, To defeat them will take an incredible amount of unity of cause within the party which defends the Constitution. Sadly, at this time, .... this seems to be the party's weakest strength.

[Eska]

We live 4 miles from Canada on the Yukon. People on both sides of the border are related through marriage, history, and they travel back and forth all the time. Shows you how outta touch this regime really is.

[Minutemen]

Shove your idea where the sun doesn’t shine. Nobody wants or needs “Homeland Security”.

[Alaska Wolf]

The U.S. government is proposing to charge a new fee for every vehicle or pedestrian crossing the U.S.-Canada border

Who in the "U.S. government"?

[sheik yerbouty]

Somebody has to pay her didologist fees..

[5th MEB]

Why not a 10 dollar fee per person for crossing the Mexican border into the USA for every illegal that is caught or spotted. Obutthole wants money, there is billions to be made there. just issue an executive order to the Skank of DHS to send an invoice to the Mehikan Cleptocracy for every one caught in person or on camera.

[nolongerademocrat]

“Maybe they should try this on the Mexican border?”

Exactly. Why do they want to punish the Canadians?

[Venturer]

This sounds like O’Mally here in Maryland jacking up the fee to cross the Morgantown Bridge because so many Marylanders go there to buy cheaper gas and cigarettes.

[DaveA37]

Change the location to the Mexican boarder and leave Canada alone. There is plenty of crossing down south that have millions crossing everyday. Should be plenty of chances there to catch a few bucks.

[redfreedom]

Ever since our lefty RINO prez Bush ushered in the Department of Fatherland Security I knew once in the hands of a Democrat administration it would be turned against us.

Needless to say I have little used for Bush or the DHS.

[Peet]

It’s not like the lines are long enough already...(sarcasm)

Government IS the problem.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

“we’re confident that any study would conclude that the considerable economic damage any fee would do would greatly outweigh any revenue generated.”

In Ubamaworld, economic damage is a good thing if it happens to the US.

[Wordkraft]

We could be the only country on Earth with a cover charge. Next would come the two-drink minimum.