U.S. proposes border crossing fee for travellers from Canada

[plommer]

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/..._crossing_fee_for_travellers_from_canada.html

The United States has proposed a “land border crossing fee” for those travelling into the country from Canada.

The tax on Canadians travelling south was proposed in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s 2014 budget. It asked for a study on the costs to collect funds from vehicles and pedestrians making their way into the U.S.

The proposal has been met with opposition on both sides of the border, but it was Congressman Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) that first sounded the alarm.

“Putting up barriers to regional and binational commerce is the absolute last thing we should be doing if we want to grow the economies of Western New York and the U.S.,” Higgins said.

“I was shocked to see a proposal for a new toll at the Northern Border and I will fight to put the brakes on this short-sighted fee.”

PS: Plommer thinks charging Canadians a fee to leave the USA would be far more popular with Canucks.

 

[MrMonkey]

Unreal some ideas our country comes up with! It's only a small sample size but I like what I see from our Canadians at GL! I got it Plommer, US intelligence has you under surveillance and being in Windsor has you too close for comfort!

 

[FreeFall]

why would we start with canada and not mexico?

 

[plommer]

why would we start with canada and not mexico?

May be that canadians are not as poor as our mexican brothers

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

why would we start with canada and not mexico?

Because the cost of drugs goes up then.

Nobody cares aboot the cost of maple syrup.

 

[plommer]

Because the cost of drugs goes up then.

Nobody cares aboot the cost of maple syrup.

IHOP cares about maple syrup.

 

[Cami]

I personally feel that Americans and Canadians should be able to go back and forth as they please like we could when I was a kid. FFFS we should be a united front. WTF?

 

[reno cool]

international travel has become overhyped. Like Vegas, everyone trying to leech an extra buck. Motherfuckers gonna realize its better to just stay the fuck home.

 

[MrMonkey]

international travel has become overhyped. Like Vegas, everyone trying to leech an extra buck. Motherfuckers gonna realize its better to just stay the fuck home.

I agree! Never looks as good as in the pic in the brochure!

 

[Matty]

international travel has become overhyped. Like Vegas, everyone trying to leech an extra buck. Motherfuckers gonna realize its better to just stay the fuck home.

I agree! Never looks as good as in the pic in the brochure!

Buncha wet towels.

 

[MrMonkey]

Common Matty, you already moved from one country to another! Isn't there enough for you to explode!

 

[Matty]

Prolly going to Seattle in June, then the UK in August + Mexico and Italy next Feb for 2 weddings.

Lesgolesgolesgo

 

[Cami]

Man, I wish I could travel, there is so much to see and experience outside of this country.

 

[MrMonkey]

Prolly going to Seattle in June, then the UK in August + Mexico and Italy next Feb for 2 weddings.

Lesgolesgolesgo

Matty's looking to past Blitty as GL #1 globetrotter!

 

[Matty]

Not even close. Guy's been everywhere.

Why don't you foks travel? What do you do on vacation?

 

[FreeFall]

Because the cost of drugs goes up then.

Nobody cares aboot the cost of maple syrup.

isn't that a good thing if the goal is to fight a war on drugs? It'll make that much more of the lower-level movers out of business. I think the flow of traffic might come more into play here, but I don't drive across that border enough to have a clue.

 

[reno cool]

I thought I was coming here

but I was really coming here

foking immigration Mr.M

 

[MrMonkey]

Not even close. Guy's been everywhere.

Why don't you foks travel? What do you do on vacation?

Planes crash at times! Go south again this year to FLA in Oct! Becoming a yearly thing, so you and the Mrs one day will have to visit!