Oh Canada!

So, as of yesterday morning, the Canadian dollar and the American dollar are holding equal value. If that idea doesn't convince you that our economy is on a downward slide to hell, then I guess nothing will. Even money with Canada? Just last year I was in Winnipeg and we were at a poor, $1.10 to one. I grew up in Minnesota, not too far from the Canadian border and a couple times in my life I have ventured over their to get the most out of my buck but now that would be ludicrous. Face it, the only really good reason to go to Canada, in the past, was the exchange rate, well, that and the fact that you can drink at 18 but I am past that reason and feel a little too old to be checking out 18 year old girls. Economists have said that the even dollar value is not happening because our dollar is loosing value but because Canada's manufacturing and export businesses are getting stronger. I didn't even know that they had an export trade in Canada. After all, you can only portage so much in a canoe there Pasquinel. Americans don't really need any more Canadian beaver pelts and we can supply our own dead comics so that cuts their trade industry. As for manufacturing, do we really want to wear the label "Made in Canada"? Come on America, let's start manufacturing things again. Let's get out of this funk and get our economy back on track. Let's get that Canadian dollar back to where it belongs, in the toilet versus our own. You may think that I am Canada hater because of my rant but that is not true, I love Canada but, if you take away the exchange rate, it's just not worth it to go there. Do you get it? Be increasing our economic value I am also trying to save Canada's. Of course this could all be plot by the "Lorne Michaels" of this planet to get more Canadians to visit, or move, to America, thereby keeping a strong back stock of Saturday Night Live related movies on the slate for centuries to come.