Thread in which the world laughs at America

[Hauldren Collider]

Dibs on Prince Edward Island

(for no particular reason)

[KrazyHorse]

It's going to be a blast.

You might have a chance if you get the Aussies to help.

[Tupac Shakur]

Do you really think they'd miss out on a rape opportunity?

Dibs on Prince Edward Island

I can't wait to burn Vancouver to the ground.

[Egbert]

You might have a chance if you get the Aussies to help.

Nah. Nobody lives in Canada. It is but an empty wilderness.
Not worth raping and pillaging.

[Asher]

I can't wait to burn Vancouver to the ground.

Even Vancouverites seem to want that.

[Hauldren Collider]

Alberta has lots of oil, oil burns, should be easier to burn down Alberta. QED.

Felch, surely you won't be able to carry ALL of your guns along with you, can I borrow a couple?

[KrazyHorse]

Do you really think they'd miss out on a rape opportunity?

Yeah, but what will they do after they're done with you?

[KrazyHorse]

1812

[Hauldren Collider]

Oh, I dare you to try to burn down DC again.

You might be doing us a favor though...

[Egbert]

Oh, I dare you to try to burn down DC again.

Last time you lot dared 'em, they done it.

Edit: Send money to Nova scotia and they might do you another favour.

[Hauldren Collider]

There's more soldiers walking around my office block in Rosslyn than there are in the entire Canadian Army.

[KrazyHorse]

Crowded targets:

[Barnabas]

What about French Canada, don't they deserve some raping and sacking too?

[KrazyHorse]

What about French Canada, don't they deserve some raping and sacking too?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Chateauguay

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Crysler%27s_Farm

Try it.

[Zevico]

Well, that and raising taxes to bring in more revenue. That typically helps offset deficits, if you increase your income...

It does, but it won't do enough. As it stands it simply can't do enough. Upping taxes may delay the problem but it won't solve it. The US has got a medicare system and pension designed around a fixed retirement age that hasn't gone up for decades. It's not even means tested. As life expectancy rises, costs rise with it. You couldn't raise taxes to deal with that problem fast enough if you tried. Which is not to say that anyone's trying yet: they're not. And it's not to say that the Democrats have a plan to do it: they don't. The Republicans and Democrats have not actually agreed to a plan to get the United States out of debt. They've agreed to a plan to get into more debt than before, albeit less debt than the Democrats previously demanded.

The Republican/Tea Party solution is if you cut trillions from the budget, costs will never go up

Nonsense.

and not only will they balance the budget, but repay that massive debt in a reasonable amount of time.

Given enough spending cuts, that can happen.

Yeah, it's pretty hilarious.

You've stated the Republican position. You've stated your conclusion: it's "hilarious". In between lies the reasoning and argument which is meant to convince the reader of your views. Well, that's where it would lie if you had the intellectual capacity or willingness to put forward a serious argument. Evidently you don't. And yet you expect everyone to agree with you. Now that is "hilarious."