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What the hell? I don't think so. No one is going to change anything around here. The day any part of Canada becomes part of the US is the day Hell freezes over. I highly doubt that the Canadian and American dollar will be merged. That's just plain nonsense. And don't get me started on Qu�bec. I don't live there, but I've been there. Nice place. However, the provincial government feels that, because they're the biggest provnce and their official language is French they should be there own country. Well, everyone, take a good look at a map of Canada. Look at Qu�bec. If it separates, the Ungava Peninsula will still be part of Canada, the Gasp� Peninsula will still be part of Canada, as well as the extreme south of Qu�bec. Now how big is Qu�bec? Pretty small. And to make matters worse, they still want to use the Canadian dollar! I don't think so.
*smites First of Two for saying that Canada will join the US*
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They ruled separation illegal? Doesn't that mean Canada will have to become part of the British Empire again? Or does that separation not count?
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Don't believe the media hype. This is a non issue in both governments, neither would aggree to a common currency. For Canada, it's a loss of economic control and a BIG step toward statehood. For the Americans, not only would it be a loss of control, but in prestige. Nobody in their right mind would willingly give up the most powerfull currency in the world.
Several other countries (Mexico being one of them) are considering adopting the American dollar outright. Their own currencies may be worthless, but I think its a big mistake.
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Now that I think about it though, I would consider a united currency if it meant the Americans had to use paper money with a picture of the Queen of England, Elizabeth II, on it.
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The resulting currency would undoubtedly be at least as pleasing to look upon as our present set of dead presidents rendered in green. Or as bad. After all, QE II isn't as... visually appealing as she once was.
Of course, the same can be said for most of the dead guys whose faces adorn American currency today. At least Ben Franklin looks like he just came from a party and plans to return.
--Baloo
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Baloo, there was a movie some years ago {allegedly based on true events.} Young down-on-his luck city boy finds bags of money that fell off of an armored car.
He takes the bills (brand-new $100's, very suspicious} to the local mobster to get them laundered. The money-man goes into a bit about Frankling is his favorite president: he was the only one who seems to be cracking a smile.
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Fabrux: actually, that wasn't MY prediction. I read it in a book by these guys who spot and predict political trends.. They predicted the reunification of Germany, the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, the fall of the USSR, the breakup of Yugoslavia.. and all within a matter of months around the actual occurrence. (Actually, when I read the book, Yugoslavia was still one country. But they predicted it, along with most of the stuff that went with it.)
According to my sources, New Brunswick and Manitoba have already applied to the US State Dept. for info on becoming states. o_0
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Actually, I would like to propose the NAD (acronym for: "North American Dollar"). Technically, this terminology would remain incorrect until we got Mexico to sign on, but what the heck?
--Baloo
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