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Reinventwen - 1-21-2011 at 12:13 PM

I need some info on GIS - any Canadians getting it? Can you private message me so I can make visa decisions.

Thanks, Wendy

DENNIS - 1-21-2011 at 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by Reinventwen
I need some info on GIS - any Canadians getting it?

Although I'm not Canadian [I'm sure you can tell by looking at me] what is GIS? I'm from Borneo and we tend to catch things easily and I want to be prepared.

Reinventwen - 1-21-2011 at 12:27 PM

Borneonians don't get GIS - only Canadians!

:lol:

The Gull - 1-21-2011 at 12:29 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS

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Originally posted by Reinventwen
I need some info on GIS - any Canadians getting it?

Although I'm not Canadian [I'm sure you can tell by looking at me] what is GIS? I'm from Borneo and we tend to catch things easily and I want to be prepared.

I preferred your response last time, MGBRTFLO, IHTES.

As to the question if Canadians are getting something, for their sake, I would wish that they got some.

DENNIS - 1-21-2011 at 12:30 PM

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Originally posted by Reinventwen
Borneonians don't get GIS - only Canadians!

Borneonians get Canadians? Now I'm really confused. I need a cold beer.

DENNIS - 1-21-2011 at 12:34 PM

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Originally posted by The Gull
I preferred your response last time, MGBRTFLO, IHTES.

Hey, Gull....Que Paso, Bro...............Can you give us a translation or does it cross the line?

The Gull - 1-21-2011 at 12:39 PM

Crosses both borders.

jorgie - 1-21-2011 at 12:40 PM

DENNIS , if you need it you get it then you can afford to buy beer and even food . I'm still waiting for you to show up with that first case of beer .....Tecate please

DENNIS - 1-21-2011 at 12:46 PM

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Originally posted by jorgie
DENNIS , if you need it you get it then you can afford to buy beer and even food . I'm still waiting for you to show up with that first case of beer .....Tecate please

Something like "fun tickets" courtesy of your concerned government?

I was on my way with the beer a few times, but something happened to it on the way.
Right now I'm headed over to the Old Mission Brewery. It's the only place around here that will allow Borneonians to sit at the bar without removing the bones from our noses.
SALUD

toneart - 1-21-2011 at 08:00 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS

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Originally posted by The Gull
I preferred your response last time, MGBRTFLO, IHTES.

Hey, Gull....Que Paso, Bro...............Can you give us a translation or does it cross the line?

Do Canadians get "MGBRTLFO, IHTES" from a kwerty or a toilet seat? Has it spread across the line to Baja yet? :?:

sanquintinsince73 - 1-22-2011 at 08:07 AM

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Originally posted by Reinventwen
I need some info on GIS - any Canadians getting it? Can you private message me so I can make visa decisions.

Thanks, Wendy

Friend of mine caught GIS one day in British Columbia....he felt the name didn't describe the ailment enough so he changed it to "Cat Scratch Fever". He even wrote a song about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N0zIMoCPW0

Baja&Back - 1-22-2011 at 08:11 AM

Hell, I'm Canadian, and I don't know what GIS is. Genital something???

DENNIS - 1-22-2011 at 08:22 AM

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Originally posted by Baja&Back
Hell, I'm Canadian, and I don't know what GIS is. Genital something???

Of course. GIS = Genital Intense Scratching

Try this for relief:

http://www.medshopexpress.com/069269.html#

sanquintinsince73 - 1-22-2011 at 08:35 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFwYVvrRSx4

micah202 - 1-22-2011 at 08:56 AM

..I 'got some' yesterday afternoon--dun't know whut yer talking about though--should I be concerned?? :barf:

grito - 1-22-2011 at 09:10 AM

http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/oas/gis/guaranteeddinc...

You guys really go off on your tangents eh?

Reinventwen - 1-22-2011 at 10:57 AM

That should give you a new "tangent" to amuse yourselves with.

Seriously, I enjoy this forum because you guys are so funny. Every topic is a box of chocolates! :lol:

GIS = Guaranteed Income Supplement. It's offered to Canadians who don't have big bank accounts.

But I need to know how the government determines if you don't go back to Canada every year? The GIS is actually for Canadians living in Canada and I suppose, spending their allowance in Canada.

Anybody know? :?:

bajaguy - 1-22-2011 at 11:11 AM

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Originally posted by Reinventwen

GIS = Guaranteed Income Supplement. It's offered to Canadians who don't have big bank accounts.

But I need to know how the government determines if you don't go back to Canada every year? The GIS is actually for Canadians living in Canada and I suppose, spending their allowance in Canada.

Anybody know? :?:

Maybe it's the honor system, kinda like the health plan........just kick back and enjoy a cold Molsons Golden Ale or a Labatts 50.......

DENNIS - 1-22-2011 at 11:27 AM

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Originally posted by Reinventwen
GIS = Guaranteed Income Supplement. It's offered to Canadians who don't have big bank accounts.

I think the US version is SSI...Supplimental Security Income or something like that. It's welfare from the federal government for qualifying folks who don't have a pot to pee in nor have developed a Social Security fund through working. It isn't just given to the lazy...it's for the sick or disabled and those of Social Security age.

For sure, those on SSI are not allowed to be in Mexico for a prolonged period. Why would they be? I, for one, would have serious opinions concerning a person on welfare improving his tan in Cabo.
Very serious opinions.

Of course, I'm not from Canada.

toneart - 1-22-2011 at 12:04 PM

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Originally posted by Reinventwen
That should give you a new "tangent" to amuse yourselves with.

Seriously, I enjoy this forum because you guys are so funny. Every topic is a box of chocolates! :lol:

I'm just itching to know, although I don't have a cootie in this query. :lol:

Reinventwen - 1-22-2011 at 12:16 PM

Quote: It's welfare from the federal government for qualifying folks who don't have a pot to pee in nor have developed a Social Security fund through working. It isn't just given to the lazy...it's for the sick or disabled and those of Social Security age.

Dennis, it's not welfare. It is in addition to your (small) Canada Pension from working, and the Old Age Security. We have worked all our lives but never set up a registered pension plan because we preferred to travel instead of hoarding money and watching the NYSX. Now we will retire and relax, watch our pennies and worry about Big Brother. :mad:

vandenberg - 1-22-2011 at 12:21 PM

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Originally posted by Reinventwen
Quote: It's welfare from the federal government for qualifying folks who don't have a pot to pee in nor have developed a Social Security fund through working. It isn't just given to the lazy...it's for the sick or disabled and those of Social Security age.

Dennis, it's not welfare. It is in addition to your (small) Canada Pension from working, and the Old Age Security. We have worked all our lives but never set up a registered pension plan because we preferred to travel instead of hoarding money and watching the NYSX. Now we will retire and relax, watch our pennies and worry about Big Brother. :mad:

Well.... since somebody has to pay for it, it's indeed welfare, no matter what spin you put on it.

DENNIS - 1-22-2011 at 12:53 PM

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My reference was to US SSI. That's welfare.

US Social Security wasn't meant to be a pension plan either. Funny how things work out.

norte - 1-22-2011 at 01:07 PM

not peculiar to Canadians. there are many people that don't ever save for their retirement. Some even blame it on the government...but then later want the government to bail them out. Look at some of the people on this forum that don't have a pot to p in. Live day to day. don't own their houses. never save. complain there is no work....where will they be when the "golden" years hit? looking for "theirs" while living in Mexico?

DENNIS - 1-22-2011 at 01:12 PM

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Originally posted by norte
looking for "theirs" while living in Mexico?

If they can't afford to live in the states, they probably can't afford to live here.
Someone should publish a guide, "Culverts Of North America."
They already have one for hospitable WalMart parking lots.

toneart - 1-22-2011 at 02:25 PM

This string is turning ugly. :barf:

We have been having fun with Canadians; much of it with light hearted humor. I doesn't have to go down the political road. :yawn:

DENNIS - 1-22-2011 at 03:45 PM

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Originally posted by toneart
This string is turning ugly. :barf:

We have been having fun with Canadians; much of it with light hearted humor. I doesn't have to go down the political road. :yawn:

I don't see much politics being discussed here, Tony. Now that we know that GIS is a government program, the conversation has drifted to government issues.
The thread was about government right from the git-go.

We can still have fun with Canadians.....those cute little things. In Borneo, we just take them, especially the Canadian missionaries, and throw them in a big pot, cookem and eatem all up.
YUMMY....Nothing better than a well done Canadian and a bottle of good Borneo beer. :lol:

monoloco - 1-22-2011 at 06:03 PM

Can nationalized Canadians qualify? Maybe I'll emigrate.

norte - 1-22-2011 at 06:17 PM

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Originally posted by monoloco
Can nationalized Canadians qualify? Maybe I'll emigrate.

did you spend all your money rather than hording it?

oldlady - 1-22-2011 at 06:23 PM

Doubt they would let you in, unless you turn over a new Maple Leaf.

Reninvetwen, check your U2U.

Bajahowodd - 1-22-2011 at 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by norte
not peculiar to Canadians. there are many people that don't ever save for their retirement. Some even blame it on the government...but then later want the government to bail them out. Look at some of the people on this forum that don't have a pot to p in. Live day to day. don't own their houses. never save. complain there is no work....where will they be when the "golden" years hit? looking for "theirs" while living in Mexico?

Like it or not, Social Security was/ is the law of the land. Seems to me that the fact that anyone who paid into it should be able to make a withdrawal. After all, it's your money. You and your employer paid into the trust.

As Dennis noted, it would appear that the Canadian program that was referred to at the beginning of this thread is in some ways similar to the "extra" social security programs that are designed to help the poor.

Not wanting to get into a debate about such programs, just wanted to note that both Canada and the US do have programs designed to help the helpless.

Isn't IMSS, and others among the same types of programs? Seems to me thatany enlightend government would want to protect their impoverished from dying in the streets.

[Edited on 1-23-2011 by Bajahowodd]

grito - 1-23-2011 at 06:57 AM

If you are out of Canada for more than 6 months your GIS will end. Other wise the amount you receive is adjusted each year according to your income tax return.

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Originally posted by toneart

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I'm just itching to know, although I don't have a cootie in this query. :lol:

[Edited on 1-23-2011 by grito]