Canadian Sniper Hero Faces Court Martial

The London Daily Telegraph ^ | April 25, 2002 | David Rennie in Washington

[bourbon]

The following article refers to him as "the padre".

Oh, lord. I bet he used the word "dude" frequently in sermons too. I also bet that wherever 'the padre' went he carried his trusty acoustic guitar.

Dear Padre, Msgr. Friendly or whatever you wish to be called, I hope you figured out that the war Afghanistan is no summer camp.

[toddst]

The "stress" debriefing incident indicates the socialist command's expectation is that it's soldiers are expected to break down and succumb to severe mental anguish at the conclusion of their assigned duty.

OK, now we get to the essence of what's going on. I appreciate your interpretation. This is similar to police officers being expected to experience PTS following a shooting incident, when in reality they aren't stressed or feeling remorse. They are glad to be alive AND pleased the violent perp is dead. All the "counseling is for show.

I know officers who have been through this and they resent it.

[Redbob]

Maybe we can award that Bronze Star to Cpl. Perry down here in Texas, and then he could STAY!

Shoot, I bet we could get him citizenship in the Republic of Texas, and his namby-pamby "leadership" could go p*ss up a rope.

[Redbob]

Keep in mind that the Canadian dollar, appropriately nicknamed the "looney", is only worth, what, 72 cents?
So compare your taxation of, say, $C100,000 to $US72,000.
The picture comes out just a little different I'll bet.

[jodorowsky]

72 cents? I wish this pastel junk went that far on Ebay.

Right now it's 63.94 cents US.

[Snowyman]

The picture comes out just a little different I'll bet.

The Canadian dollar ,in Canada, is worth 100 cents, the same as the US dollar in the US is worth 100 cents. The original post #66 comparing incomes in Calgary and Chicago is in local currency. Doesn't change the picture .

[badfreeper]

The biggest tax advantage an American has over a Canadian:

The mortgage interest on the American's home is fully tax deductible. No such deduction exists in Canada.

Come to think of it, the only thing I can think of that we don't get taxed on is lottery and casino winnings. (Of course they don't tell you that something like 30% of the lottery ticket's price is tax. Most of the casinos are government owned, so the government rakes in 100% of those profits.)

[Snowyman]

The mortgage interest on the American's home is fully tax deductible.

That's true but I also read an argument that said the tax deduction is a selling point in the US and because of that the price of the US house is more than the same house in Canada.( I really don't know but I do know any good salesman would use it in his pitch and I would think any seller would consider it when pricing the house). Before 1996 Canadian taxes were more than those in the US but since then the trend has been reversing.

Last week I saw a poll that said in 1998 something like 250 doctors had left Canada for the States and the same year 40 had returned from the States. In 2000 something like 200 had left and 150 returned. Another trend reversing.