My stance is that your being a hypocrite. If you're saying we have pverty problems, than (source): 15.9% below poverty line means you have worse poverty problems than US.
How's that make me a hypocrite? If I was arguing that Canada should have (more of) a space program, then I would be. But this isn't about Canada's lack or abundance of money or space stuff. This is about NASA, which is not canadian.
The exchange rate means your prices are higher than us. Ciggerettes for example cost $2.00 more than what we pay in Michigan, milk in Canada was ~$6.00 USA, when it's only $2.70 at my local store. The things we needed were indeed more expensive than what we pay at home.
Exchange rate means your money is worth more. Where in Canada were you, anyway? I pay about $2.50 for a gallon of milk here, which is $2.20 in your dollars. Cigarettes are more expensive here, for sure, and so is alcohol. But that's because of taxes and it's not a general rule.
Lastly, the first time we tried to get in to go camping/fishing, we we're denied because my dad had a personal possesion charge when he was 19 yrs old! The second time we went, the people kept talking crap about USA and how it sucks, how americans suck and general rudeness, this is my personal experiance of Canada, I am not just making it up: they were very rude people.
Denying people with a criminal record is understandable. There are many countries who do that. What's the solution? Don't get a criminal record. I'm happy that my country keeps out criminals
And yeah, Canadians can be rude to people who they know are Americans. People around here have a pretty dim view of the US. (Blaze said the same thing while I was typing). The fact of the matter is, pretty much the entire world hates the US. Your country has a bad attitude, and it pisses people off. Get over it, and don't tell people you're American next time
But in any case, please try to stay on topic. This thread isn't about whether the US or Canada is better, it's about the US having problems (which you do, I don't think you can deny) that could be solved with extra money. Please keep this on NASA and American stuff, this isn't about comparing countries. Thanks.