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Originally Posted by seattleflamer
How's this for a metric of who comes out ahead: Canadians live to about 81 years old; Americans to ~78 years old. That is a big difference and I'm sure there are some racial/geographic factors that may skew the difference downward on the American side but it is telling.
Financially, you make and keep more in the US but the quality of life is better in Canada notwithstanding the weather from November to April.
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Sorry, I should have been a bit more specific. I was referring
only to which country's citizens came ahead in terms of disposable income, not any other metric like quality of life.
Take two hypothetical families of four (one American, one Canadian) where the children are at or near university age. Which of these has more money remaining after taxes, healthcare, and education costs are taken into consideration?
Canadian family: higher taxes, government-provided healthcare (paid with tax dollars rather than private insurance), lower post-secondary education expenses (because of government subsidies funded through taxation)
American family: lower taxes, private health insurance costs, higher post-secondary education costs