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It's weird to argue that tax differences are a substantial issue while arguing that another bottom-line factor is trivial.
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It's trivial compared to the amount of money they're making. Unless you are Evander Kane, blowing all your money on a gambling addiction (which will ruin you no matter what the cost of living is in your town), you don't spend several million dollars a year on living expenses.
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look closer before you spout off, but why would you change. Calgary/Edmonton are lower than all NY teams, all Cali teams, Mont/Tor/Winn/Vancouver/Ott. They are middle of the pack. Calgary/Edm on Eichels salary are $150.000 cheaper than NY and over $500,000 cheaper than Ontario.
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Insult noted, and filed as proof that you haven't got a real argument.
Calgary/Edmonton, as I pointed out, are NOT lower than Buffalo for players earning $3 million and up, and they are higher than every other U.S. team outside of California and New York. Which is exactly what I said, and your attempt to call me out on factual grounds is pure bull.
There are several reasons why many players reportedly have
all seven Canadian teams on their no-trade lists. One of the most important is a five-letter word with the letter X in the middle. Being the least undesirable Canadian market from a financial standpoint is rather like being the leper with the most fingers.
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Depending on lifestyle choices, COL differences aren't necessarily trivial (ie. we might be talking about a 1% lower COL vs. a 3% higher net tax burden, for a total differential of 2%).
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We would then (taking your figures, which I wouldn't) be talking about 1% less of the 10 or 20 percent of your salary that you actually spend on living expenses, versus the 3% higher net tax burden. So the net differential is so close to the gross 3% that it amounts to a rounding error.