Americans Fleeing to Socialist Canadda

Good thing Michele Bachmann stands zero chance of being president, or else there would be a massive number of Americans fleeing for the safety of Socialist Canada. Like several others interviewed for this article, he did not want his full name used for fear of drawing unwanted scrutiny to his application. Though he describes himself as both patriotic and a conservative, Michael says he’s lost... [more]

Good thing Michele Bachmann stands zero chance of being president, or else there would be a massive number of Americans fleeing for the safety of Socialist Canada. Like several others interviewed for this article, he did not want his full name used for fear of drawing unwanted scrutiny to his application. Though he describes himself as both patriotic and a conservative, Michael says he’s lost faith in U.S. leadership — “on both sides of the aisle” — for failing to stem the excesses that led to the collapse of Wall Street, and for the current political brinkmanship over the debt ceiling. “I’m looking for a country where the first role of the government is to protect its citizens,” he said. “It looks to me like all [of Canada’s] three major political parties seem to have proven that they are much more responsible than our leadership.” Workers like Michael are drawn to Canada’s lower unemployment rate — 7 percent in July compared to 9.1 in the U.S. — and sustained economic strength in major centers such as Toronto, which alone attracts an estimated 100,000 new arrivals a year. http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/08/america-canada-jobs/?hpt=hp_bn3 [less]