What is Occupy Wallstreet?

[ShadowHM]

You mean taking away from the majority the "free" hand out from the government. The money came from somewhere. If you are subsidizing 12 months of salary for 1.5% of the population giving birth that year, that money came from taxing 100% of the people during that same 12 months.

There is a philosophy at work here that suggests that 'giving' a hand to new parents is the sort of thing that prevents problems that are more costly to society later. In other words, it ain't a 'free hand out' when there is enlightened self interest involved.

Also, I think there is a difference in the civic spirit of the average American, from the average Canadian. It's why they fled north in the first place.

It may come as news to you, but most Canadians actually did not flee the U.S. of A. to get here. Our citizens have arrived from all over the world. And even when there were arrivals from the U.S., (the so-called Loyalists and Late Loyalists) there was quite a lot more involved than fleeing anarchy.