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On Canada {pt iii}

The 13 y.o.: Mom? I can’t take it anymore. If Newt-the-Adulterer gets the Republican nomination and Obama is the Democrat for President, I want to move back to England.
Mom: But the EU is collapsing. It’s really not much better there AND we’d have higher taxes.
The 13 y.o.: Ok, how about Canada? Since you and Dad aren’t Canadian, the other ways we could get in are to win their lottery or get married. Since I’m too young to get married, how about buying a ticket for the lottery?

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