Should canada use US currency?

[Schadenfroh]

wouldnt north america (not including mexico) benefit from having a standard currency like europe, i mean the canadian and US border is so huge and little regulation exist with travel accross it. allot of people could do more business without doing currency exchanges.

 

[PrinceofWands]

While I'd love the simplicity of one standard monetary unit (worldwide in fact, not just North America), I think the sudden panic caused within religious circles of a change to 'one world currency' would likely spell disaster for any such attempts.

 

[Kntx]

I like our multi colour money.

 

[ElFenix]

we'd never be able to reconcile the color differences.

 

[BugsBunny1078]

Canada will be annexed eventually.
It is pretty obvious the United States Population is growing too fast. Canada has a similar amount of land but only 1/10 the population. Why should so few people be allowed to take up such a vast area of the earths surface? They shouldn't and won't. Canada will eventually have to become one with the USA if things keep going this direction populationwise.Im not saying that's good or bad just how it is.

 

[sierrita]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
wouldnt north america (not including mexico) benefit from having a standard currency like europe, i mean the canadian and US border is so huge and little regulation exist with travel accross it. allot of people could do more business without doing currency exchanges.

Why were you so careful to exclude Mexico?

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: BugsBunny1078
Canada will be annexed eventually.
It is pretty obvious the United States Population is growing too fast. Canada has a similar amount of land but only 1/10 the population. Why should so few people be allowed to take up such a vast area of the earths surface? They shouldn't and won't. Canada will eventually have to become one with the USA if things keep going this direction populationwise.Im not saying that's good or bad just how it is.

You're about eight years old, right?

 

[XZeroII]

No because it would limit options when it comes to recession. It's like in the EU with the euro. If one country is having a hard time, you can't just adjust the money supply for that one country. With multiple currencies, it is easier to stablize economies.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: BugsBunny1078
Canada will be annexed eventually.
It is pretty obvious the United States Population is growing too fast. Canada has a similar amount of land but only 1/10 the population. Why should so few people be allowed to take up such a vast area of the earths surface? They shouldn't and won't. Canada will eventually have to become one with the USA if things keep going this direction populationwise.Im not saying that's good or bad just how it is.

Canada's population is growing faster than the US's.

 

[sandorski]

No

 

[Martin]

I don't see any good reasons.

 

[LordMagnusKain]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
wouldnt north america (not including mexico) benefit from having a standard currency like europe, i mean the canadian and US border is so huge and little regulation exist with travel accross it. allot of people could do more business without doing currency exchanges.

America likes it's fed-reserve independence, thank you.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: BugsBunny1078
Canada will be annexed eventually.
It is pretty obvious the United States Population is growing too fast. Canada has a similar amount of land but only 1/10 the population. Why should so few people be allowed to take up such a vast area of the earths surface? They shouldn't and won't. Canada will eventually have to become one with the USA if things keep going this direction populationwise.Im not saying that's good or bad just how it is.

Canada's population is growing faster than the US's.

so canada will annex the US:Q

 

[Mean MrMustard]

Originally posted by: feralkid

Originally posted by: BugsBunny1078
Canada will be annexed eventually.
It is pretty obvious the United States Population is growing too fast. Canada has a similar amount of land but only 1/10 the population. Why should so few people be allowed to take up such a vast area of the earths surface? They shouldn't and won't. Canada will eventually have to become one with the USA if things keep going this direction populationwise.Im not saying that's good or bad just how it is.

You're about eight years old, right?

Seriously!

I guess China will be annexing the U.S. in the very near future.

 

[DaFinn]

Originally posted by: BugsBunny1078
Canada will be annexed eventually.
It is pretty obvious the United States Population is growing too fast. Canada has a similar amount of land but only 1/10 the population. Why should so few people be allowed to take up such a vast area of the earths surface? They shouldn't and won't. Canada will eventually have to become one with the USA if things keep going this direction populationwise.Im not saying that's good or bad just how it is.

I just love people who talk out of their @ss, without any knowledge of the facts... Best debates at P&N are started by people like this.

 

[illustri]

much of the world uses US currency
have you ever heard of a kyat?
many unstable economies stronger currency is preferred (if only in black market)

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: BugsBunny1078
Canada will be annexed eventually.
It is pretty obvious the United States Population is growing too fast. Canada has a similar amount of land but only 1/10 the population. Why should so few people be allowed to take up such a vast area of the earths surface? They shouldn't and won't. Canada will eventually have to become one with the USA if things keep going this direction populationwise.Im not saying that's good or bad just how it is.

Canada's population is growing faster than the US's.

WRONG Canada's population grew 9.1% from 1991 to 2001(source: 1996 Canada census(1991-1996) and 2001 Canada census(1996-2001) while the US grew 13.1% from 1990 to 2000(Source US 2000 Census). That is a 4.0% higher rate that the US grew at in the last 10 years of census data. Even the latest estimates rate Canada lower. US esimates the population grew 1.2% from 2000 to 2001. Canada estimates ther population grew 0.98%(same sources as before). What are you basing your results on?

Edit- Furthermore, the US added more people in the past decade than Canada has in their ENTIRE country.

 

[desy]

No we don't want the US currency
Just ask Brazil how it worked out for them being tied to US policies.
An Independant country needs to have the ability to control their own monetary policies.
BTW you could add up several EU countries to come up to the population of Canada and you can fit several of them into one province

 

[PingSpike]

Why would canada want our money? Their money seems to be working fine. It makes about as much sense as canada adopting the Euro.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: desy
No we don't want the US currency
Just ask Brazil how it worked out for them being tied to US policies.
An Independant country needs to have the ability to control their own monetary policies.
BTW you could add up several EU countries to come up to the population of Canada and you can fit several of them into one province

California has almost double the population of Canada. What's your point(or was there one)?

 

[desy]

Point is, many are arguing its the same as the EU and Euro
Its not, the US economy dwarfs Canadas and Mexicos, in the EU they are much more closely matched.
Cmon it wasn't that tough to 'get the point'

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: desy
Point is, many are arguing its the same as the EU and Euro
Its not, the US economy dwarfs Canadas and Mexicos, in the EU they are much more closely matched.
Cmon it wasn't that tough to 'get the point'

Your point makes zero sense. Most of those "small" EU countries are less than major players with the EU. It takes a conglomerate to compete.