Is Canada ripping off the US?

American companies can buy materials from any supplier in the world. Right now, they are buying about a billion dollars a day from Canadian suppliers. Why? Well, presumably because Canadian su…

Top stories for Long   Is Canada ripping off the US? Scott Welch, lives in Canada (1967-present) • Answered March 29 American companies can buy materials from any supplier in the world. Right now, they are buying about a billion dollars a day from Canadian suppliers. Why? Well, presumably b... Read more » 952 173   What are some facts that a disturbingly large percentage of Americans are ignorant about? Matt Hannigan, former Silicon Valley CPA Now in the Wine Country. • Answered January 23, 2018 Some years ago, I was in Mexico doing a Spanish conversation class with about a dozen other Americans, all of us being taught conversation by a Mexican teacher. When we tal... Read more » 3K 281   How did Einstein ever get his 1905 special relativity published without peer review? It must have sounded like nonsense, but got accepted by A prestigious Journal, Annalen De Physik. James Daniel, BA Hons Mathematics, Trinity College, Cambridge • Updated July 24 A few years back I was coaching a lady in her office. She had to take a few minutes out to sort out some "matters arising", so I had a look around the walls of her office. ... Read more » 1.3K 47   Where is the highest concentration of gold on Earth? Hantani Sadahiko, former Embedded Programmer • Answered July 2 The mines with the highest concentration of gold in the world are rocks around submarine hydrothermal vents around Aogashima in the Izu Islands. The average concentration o... Read more » 1.1K 49   Why don't people who bail out of jail just flee the area and go live in the wilderness if they know they're going to prison? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered July 19 A guy robbed a bank in Virginia Beach. They gave him a bag of money with a packet of dye inside, and when he tried to extract the money from the bag, he was sprayed with or... Read more » 1.1K 87   Why aren't students allowed to eat during class? Bridget Smyser, Teaching Professor • Answered July 18 I'm a college professor, so this answer won't really help for K-12. But my rule has always been that students can eat in class as long as they are not disturbing others and... Read more » 588 27   How do you drink Calvados pays d'auge? Volker Eichener, Professor at Hochschule Düsseldorf • Answered July 9 First, you drink it straight, undiluted. Like Cognac or a good brandy. Second, you need a glass which catches the nose. Either take a Cognac glass or a nosing glass. Third, y... Read more » 135 10   What British saying is not understood in the US? Chrisjlaw, former Retired Business Owner • Answered January 1 I was in Albany, New York, my wife, daughter and myself were in a restaurant and we'd just been served the main course. The exchange with the waiter went as follows: Me: do ... Read more » 523 136   What should you avoid in a casino? Karen Fowler, Dice player • Answered May 16 Not having a limit. Think of gambling as entertainment spending. You have no problem paying $200 for dinner or $300 for a concert ticket. Gambling is like that except that ... Read more » 258 30   What are some of the funniest "got fired" stories? Jason Warehouse, Has been called a nerd. Like, a lot. • Updated July 13, 2017 I have a friend who worked for a small firm as a graphic designer. He was the youngest and newest, and felt like he was underappreciated and under paid. Also, he thought hi... Read more » 8.6K 34   Is Trump 2.0 in trouble going forward? Jean-Marie Valheur, love politics • Answered July 16 Yesterday, on the 15th of July, 2025, the US congress voted to deny the amendment to the release of the Epstein files. This is enormous. Because it means they're all in caho... Read more » 805 71   What screams "I'm poor"? S L, former Business Owner 23 Yrs, Retail manager 44 yrs ttl • Answered July 6 Not really an answer, but poor can mean different things. I used to deliver pizzas. There was a family that ordered once a month and other drivers would always skip delivery... Read more » 8.7K 186 Read more in your feed

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