[SiRV]

U.S. slaps Canadian travellers with border-crossing levy | News | National Post (http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/10/24/u-s-slaps-canadian-travellers-with-border-crossing-levy/)

:yuno:
damnit

[Bahhbeehhaaaa]

what the fuck man!!~~ We didn't charge them a dime when their currency were strong! wtf is this shit?

[PornMaster]

Lol what?
Taxing people who want to go in your country and spend money to support your economy????

Maybe there just taking a page out of bc government raising tax like a mother fucker

[BaoTurbo]

Borrow money from other countries, can't pay back. Leech more off them to pay off debts that US owes them. :troll:

[q0192837465]

Well, at least this won't apply to those of us who drive down.
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[Sky_High]

Thank god by land is still okay.

Guess that's how they decided to fund for the "Great Wall" [of China] they want along Canada / US.
U.S. mulls Canadian border fence - Politics - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/09/29/fence-border-canada.html)

[mercyboy]

:heckno::heckno: wdf is wrong with the world...too much tax here in B.C, and the time when you want to fly on vacation to U.S.A....$5 tax....that could get me a corona beer!!!! at my destination:suspicious:

[JF.]

http://inflation.us/videos.html

[StylinRed]

non-stop flights it is where i can help it

or fly from bellingham


no biggie; they're broke and need the money if they didnt think it would affect land crossings adversely you could be sure it would be taxed as well
makes sense for them

[JordanLee]

It's not going to stop you from going into the states and they're going to make a killing from it. Small loss but big gains.

[Vale46Rossi]

Fucking stupid Americans.

I fly to Vegas at least 3-4 times a year.

Not much money but I think it's fucking stupid.

[melloman]

Well I figure we should fight back..

Get the Canadian gov't to charge any US citizen $5.50 for coming into Canada..
Obviously we won't get as much money as they will, but it will fuck them over just as they're doing to us.

[Durrann]

even though $5 aint that much take everything else into consideration and it does add up

[StylinRed]

Well I figure we should fight back..

Get the Canadian gov't to charge any US citizen $5.50 for coming into Canada..
Obviously we won't get as much money as they will, but it will fuck them over just as they're doing to us.

No what we should do actually is propose charging anyone leaving Canada and entering USA $X (50$?)

and then offer the US a compromise "we'll remove our tax if you remove yours"

you can bet the US will drop their tax asap

[Tapioca]

Less than a quarter of Americans hold passports. They're not coming to Canada anyway, so if we apply a tax of our own, nothing will happen because no Americans will cry about it at the end of the day.
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[taylor192]

No what we should do actually is propose charging anyone leaving Canada and entering USA $X (50$?)

What Canada should do is start charging all tax/duty on merchandise being brought back, and charge a $5 entry fee to pay for the additional agents required to do this. This would stop many cross border shoppers, and perhaps even reduce wait times at the border.

I know I shop/ship stuff to the US cause there's little chance I'll have to pay taxes/duty when I come back.

[AutozamAZ-3]

Less than a quarter of Americans hold passports. They're not coming to Canada anyway, so if we apply a tax of our own, nothing will happen because no Americans will cry about it at the end of the day.
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a lot of americans come up to canada to take advantage of our benefits that they don't have down there (ie. cheaper prescription drugs)

[b0unce. [?]]

a lot of americans come up to canada to take advantage of our benefits that they don't have down there (ie. cheaper prescription drugs)

you mean weed. :fuckthatshit:

[dachinesedude]

dont really care, always fly from bellingham anyways, if you arent already you should

[murd0c]

a lot of americans come up to canada to take advantage of our benefits that they don't have down there (ie. cheaper prescription drugs)

It's a proven fact the prescription drugs are a lot cheaper in the US. I know a number of people that go down there to grab stuff cause it's that much cheaper.

[InvisibleSoul]

Yeah, it sucks... but this issue is probably just going to fade away, because the additional $5.50 will just be built into the cost of buying the plane ticket, so it'll be hard to notice.

[tiger_handheld]

last time i checked, no one took the ferry or plane to shop in bellingham or the outlets ...

if you are dropping $700 on a flight to NY , 705.50 will hardly be an issue unless you are part of the 99%.

[MelonBoy]

Well I figure we should fight back..

Get the Canadian gov't to charge any US citizen $5.50 for coming into Canada..
Obviously we won't get as much money as they will, but it will fuck them over just as they're doing to us.

hmm I think if we did that it would hurt us more XD...
Canada is relatively small comparing to the US, also the hit we had not to long ago with the currency and all... I still can notice there isn't as many American tourist running around. Slapping on extra fees will just make fewer Americans come up to spend money.. :(
some tricky businesses that could make us more money but at the same time hurt our local businessesssss :concentrate:

[6insomnia9]

those fucks..

[Meowjin]

Less than a quarter of Americans hold passports. They're not coming to Canada anyway, so if we apply a tax of our own, nothing will happen because no Americans will cry about it at the end of the day.
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thats 75 million people.

[The_AK]

last time i checked, no one took the ferry or plane to shop in bellingham or the outlets ...

if you are dropping $700 on a flight to NY , 705.50 will hardly be an issue unless you are part of the 99%.

This

[Gridlock]

I would do just about anything to avoid flying in or out of an american airport at the best of times, so this really makes no difference.

I'm really quite good on the amount of groping I currently receive in flying. I also like to control the scenarios under which people photograph my balls.

[optiblue]

In all honesty, I've just been driving down and then flying within the States as it's much cheaper than in Canada. If anything, this new tax is just going to encourage me even more! You'll save $5.50 just from bringing back a some booze anyways. Our HST was worse.

[Great68]

I would do just about anything to avoid flying in or out of an american airport at the best of times, so this really makes no difference.



I'm the same way, the more I can avoid ANY time in the states the better.

[twitchyzero]

I'm the same way, the more I can avoid ANY time in the states the better.

..okay?

you seem kind of like the majority of the Americans who don't possess a passport because they think their country's too awesome for the need to travel elsewhere.

[AutozamAZ-3]

It's a proven fact the prescription drugs are a lot cheaper in the US. I know a number of people that go down there to grab stuff cause it's that much cheaper.

nope. we have a price cap on drugs. we have what is called the patented medicine prices review board (which the US does not have a legislation of their own of, thus drug companies are able to price their meds higher). Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/branch-dirgen/pmprb-cepmb/index-eng.php)

we also have a closely regulated formulate that also restricts expensive meds from making the list. oh canada!
feelsgoodman.jpg

now, not all drugs are less expensive, but the majority of them are.

[6insomnia9]

At least it isn't land?
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[FerrariEnzo]

so this is how they are suppose to get their asses out of the debt they have? they have idiots working in the obama administration.

[misteranswer]

nope. we have a price cap on drugs. we have what is called the patented medicine prices review board (which the US does not have a legislation of their own of, thus drug companies are able to price their meds higher). Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/branch-dirgen/pmprb-cepmb/index-eng.php)

we also have a closely regulated formulate that also restricts expensive meds from making the list. oh canada!
feelsgoodman.jpg

now, not all drugs are less expensive, but the majority of them are.

Only the ones with patent protection are cheaper. A majority of drugs do not have a patent protecting them anymore and you can buy generic varieties. Those ones are less expensive in the US.

[Sky_High]

Fucking stupid Americans.

I fly to Vegas at least 3-4 times a year.

That $40g you earned from selling iPhone 4S, another $15-20 must be hard on your wallet :suspicious:


last time i checked, no one took the ferry or plane to shop in bellingham or the outlets ...

There are those 2-3 days promotion tour where you take the Cruise down to Portland, shop at the outlet..and come back. :troll:

[Mananetwork]

It's not much when you think about how much money I save buying from them!

[Anjew]

yea it isn't as bad as i thought since it does not affect land crossings.

[pretsel]

It's a proven fact the prescription drugs are a lot cheaper in the US. I know a number of people that go down there to grab stuff cause it's that much cheaper.

It's cheaper in Canada.

Canadian Drugs - Why Are Medications Cheaper to Buy in Canada? (http://healthinsurance.about.com/od/faqs/f/canada_drugs_why_cheap.htm)

[Great68]

..okay?

you seem kind of like the majority of the Americans who don't possess a passport because they think their country's too awesome for the need to travel elsewhere.

And you're an idiot. Just because I have little desire to travel to or through the USA, does not mean I don't travel.

I have been to to:
China
Japan
Mexico
Holland
France
Poland
Czech Republic

I've been to Houston for school & Las Vegas for work, but only because travel was free. I was largely unimpressed by those visits.

[Chronix]

isnt this a violation of the FTA?