@Mitwah posted:USSR comes to thought. They were perpetually 20 years behind the West in standards of living. And already today, USA is 20 years behind Europe in many ways.
USA is dependent on Canada as a major source of petroleum, electricity, water and a host of other raw materials.
If Canada stopped exporting these items to america, the country wouldn't suffer because they already have alternate destinations for them, eg EU and China.
I just have to dig into my savings to continue with my life style.