I've read before that companies don't charge more in canada so much as they charge less in the US. Americans expect lower prices and the market is really competitive and huge. Companies will sell their products for less in the States to make sure they are competitive and charge more in other places to make up the lost profit.
Hahaaaa if that isn't sound rationale for price gouging.... yes we need to have a higher price point for ice box sales for Northern Inuit..... Well because we don't want their stuff to freeze and more importantly for beer drinkers in the lower 48 we have to offset production costs as it might slow down beer sales.
That same rationale is used by our governments to sell (being the largest provider of oil to USA) undervalued oil, electricity and wood products, (actually the USA is more astute at negotiating). I think we'd be far better off to be absorbed, at least we'd get the benefit of lower taxes, cheaper fuel, cigs, Snuff and access to more chicks.....while having more buying power.
In reality we are the 51st state, it's just no one here (in Canuck land) is willing to admit it. We are owned by the USA and the icing is we subsidize the lower 48 via the sale of inexpensive natural resources, pay more for manufactured products and services (e.g., compared the cell bill lately heh heh), with the added bonus of using a devalued dollar. I need scotch sigh.....
Who? Me? Worked up....hardly, oh ya but we have Universal Heath Care here, thats why things cost more (what my US buddies say), too funny.
Carry on Gentlemen!
jrc
they snap onto the outside large diameter ROPS beautifully.
