Quote Originally Posted by Steve 0080 View Post
My mistake was to put all Canadians in the same ilk ...for that I apologize to the OP, please accept my apology!
Steve, I accept your apology and couldn't help but wonder what I had said that caused you to be down on Canadians. I lived for 28 years in the US paying my taxes just like you. I even owned a couple of handguns. I retired and came back to Canada to spend time with my aging parents before they passed a few years ago.
Some Americans don't realize how lucky they are. When I returned to my home up here I very soon realized just how much more it costs to exist here. In Ontario sales tax on everything is 13%. We pay $38.00 for a case of beer, $58.00 for a 1.75 Litre bottle of vodka and don't get me started on the price of gas. My insurance for my F6B is $917.00. The list goes on...............
If I spend 48 hours in the US I can bring back $800.00 duty/tax free legally. That's the law. Every one of us likes to save a buck and I'm no exception.
We are both fortunate to live in two of the greatest countries in the world.