hmmmm. I actually don't agree that Canadians pay "a lot more" in income taxes than Americans. Tax on ordinary income at lower brackets is higher than in the US, but the top rates in Canada are lower than in the US, and corporate tax in Canada is significantly lower (like 5% lower) than in the US. Canada also provides capital gains exemptions that have no equivalent in the US.
Also: if you take out the average monthly health care cost (given that is a cost that no Canadian has to bear), and add it to the tax bill that Americans pay (so you are comparing apples and apples, more or less), the average American pays more for the same services than does the average Canadian.
Blah blah blah. This is one of my areas of interest.
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Date: 2008-02-06 10:25 am (UTC)Also: if you take out the average monthly health care cost (given that is a cost that no Canadian has to bear), and add it to the tax bill that Americans pay (so you are comparing apples and apples, more or less), the average American pays more for the same services than does the average Canadian.
Blah blah blah. This is one of my areas of interest.
That said, Jude; come on up...