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Originally Posted by alloy2

Cut the head from the snake, problem solved.

China is also the global principal supplier of precursors for another synthetic drug, methamphetamine. And those precursors go, in in the case of fentanyl, to Mexican cartels, in the case of meth, to Mexican cartels and also criminal groups in Asia.

It's not as simple as you would like. The Chinese, Russians, and Middle Eastern factions have been funneling illegal drugs into the country for decades because they know that the surest way to take down a society is to corrode it from within. Recreational drugs and alcohol are incredibly destructive to the family, the community, and to the nation. Trafficking in illegal drugs carries the death penalty or a lifetime prison sentence in some countries.It's not without good reason.

You really need to take a holistic approach to the illicit drug problem. You have to address it at the local,state, federal, and international level. The international level is where Canada and Mexico have to step up and do their part.

Think about it ... do you really want to allow these cartels and organized criminal enterprises to be operating in your country ?

Human trafficking and slavery is also involved as well.

If you are not part of the solution ... you are part of the problem. Mr. Trump is telling you that it's your choice if you want to sit back and be a part of the problem but it will cost you in the form of tariffs and maybe even trade embargoes.

Sorry ... but trying to wash your hands of it and thinking it's someone else's problem won't play. The social services and meager provisions for the common defense your government provides to it's citizens are heavily dependent on American dollars. If that flow of wealth to the North is interrupted or cut off .... you will have to pay for what services you receive from your government in the form of even higher taxes and reduced payments to pensioners like yourself. Your universal healthcare system is also at risk of collapse. It makes up over 12% of your GDP and one of the most expensive among the OECD countries.

Anyhow .... i'm just trying to highlight that you guys do have a stake in this.

Originally Posted by hills

It's not as simple as you would like. The Chinese, Russians, and Middle Eastern factions have been funneling illegal drugs into the country for decades because they know that the surest way to take down a society is to corrode it from within. Recreational drugs and alcohol are incredibly destructive to the family, the community, and to the nation. Trafficking in illegal drugs carries the death penalty or a lifetime prison sentence in some countries.It's not without good reason.

You really need to take a holistic approach to the illicit drug problem. You have to address it at the local,state, federal, and international level. The international level is where Canada and Mexico have to step up and do their part.

Think about it ... do you really want to allow these cartels and organized criminal enterprises to be operating in your country ?

Human trafficking and slavery is also involved as well.

If you are not part of the solution ... you are part of the problem. Mr. Trump is telling you that it's your choice if you want to sit back and be a part of the problem but it will cost you in the form of tariffs and maybe even trade embargoes.

Sorry ... but trying to wash your hands of it and thinking it's someone else's problem won't play. The social services and meager provisions for the common defense your government provides to it's citizens are heavily dependent on American dollars. If that flow of wealth to the North is interrupted or cut off .... you will have to pay for what services you receive from your government in the form of even higher taxes and reduced payments to pensioners like yourself. Your universal healthcare system is also at risk of collapse. It makes up over 12% of your GDP and one of the most expensive among the OECD countries.

Anyhow .... i'm just trying to highlight that you guys do have a stake in this.

Parasites are organisms that live in, on or with another organism (host). They feed, grow or multiply in a way that harms their host. However, they need their host for their survival. For this reason, they rarely kill their host.

Originally Posted by alloy2

Parasites are organisms that live in, on or with another organism (host). They feed, grow or multiply in a way that harms their host. However, they need their host for their survival. For this reason, they rarely kill their host.

Symbiotic relationships are the healthiest. There's nothing wrong with an equitable balance of trade. Both parties benefit with this kind of an arrangement.

We've always been able to settle our differences with our neighbors to the North in an even handed way going back to Maine's war with Canada back in the early 1800's. Some troops on both sides might have died due to accident or disease but none suffered gunshot wounds. We're kindred to one another.

Pity the three poor Canadian souls attacked by a bear at the Battle of Caribou. A grave misunderstanding that almost resulted in a shooting war between the two sides.