U.S. At War: Sense in Canada

Canada's home front seems to work with much less fuss than the U.S.'s. Louis M. Lyons, reporter for the Boston Globe, went to Canada to find out why. His findings:

Canadians are horrified at the red-tape complexity of OPA forms. Canadians merely signed their names for ration books, didn't have to account for how many pounds of groceries they owned last November. Canada's fixed price on used tires is simply 40% of what a new tire costs; OPA defines price differences down to one-sixteenth inch of tire thickness.

Canadian motorists get the equivalent of 160 U.S. gallons of gas a year, can save...

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