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Yes, but you get healthcare and being non-white isn't illegal, so that helps. Also - not really? The highest federal tax bracket in Canada is 33%. The highest

by Kluny 10y ago

Yes, but you get healthcare and being non-white isn't illegal, so that helps. Also - not really? The highest federal tax bracket in Canada is 33%. The highest in the states is 39%. The highest provincial rate in BC is 12% and that's about the same as California. I'm sure there's a lot of variation depending on an individual's situation, but you're really deluding yourself if you think American taxes are low, for the shit deal you guys get. [1] California: http://www.bankrate.com/finance/taxes/state-taxes-california.aspx http://www.bankrate.com/finance/taxes/state-taxes-california... [2] BC: http://www.taxtips.ca/taxrates/bc.htm http://www.taxtips.ca/taxrates/bc.htm [3] US Federal: https://www.irs.com/articles/projected-us-tax-rates-2016 https://www.irs.com/articles/projected-us-tax-rates-2016 [4] Canada Federal: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/fq/txrts-eng.html http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/fq/txrts-eng.html

refurb 10y ago
Yes, but you get healthcare and being non-white isn't illegal, so that helps. That made me chuckle. You think Canada doesn't have racists? Good lord. And sure, if you just look at the income tax rates BC looks reasonable. Of course, if you look closer at the actual income brackets for each rate, it looks very different. That doesn't even include the sales tax (up to 15% in some provinces), taxes on alcohol, gas, etc.
- Kluny 10y ago
  I was being facetious, and yes, we do absolutely have racists, and yes, most of the people in our prisons are not white (they're First Nations, in our case). Even so, we don't quite have the same legal system that seems to systematically lock up non-white people in bulk. A lower percentage of our population is in jail, they stay in for less time, and we have less violent crime overall. If you aren't white, I feel confident in saying you'll feel welcome here and won't get arrested for walking down the wrong street along at night.
  - refurb 10y ago
    You mean the same Canada whose police would pick up drunk First Nations men, drive them out of town and let them freeze to death?[1] [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon_freezing_deaths https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon_freezing_deaths
    - pcthrowaway 10y ago
      I'm sure Canada has had several such incidents (some that happened more recently than 17 years ago), but I'd wager that you're still safer here from the police (across the board, but especially for minorities), than you are in the U.S.
      - K0SM0S 10y ago
        Frankly, seen from Europe, most things 'police', 'safety', 'justice' are nothing short of wtf-grade in the US. It's surreal, it's one of the closest thing there is to dystopia (of the wrong kind) in the west. Arguably SF/Bay is a bit of an island (even politically) but still deeply embedded in the rather 'extreme' US culture. By comparison Canada, much like Sweden or Switzerland here, feels like a pretty 'normal' country overall, much more reasonable in many regards. And it's safer there's no question about it.
        adventured 10y ago
        Sweden is now the rape capital of the West, with a rape rate twice that of the US. Its violent crime has skyrocketed the last 20 years and looks to keep getting worse. How do you consider that pretty normal? Further, Europe on average has a higher violent crime rate than the US. Europe's largest nation by population - Russia - has nearly four times the murder rate of the US.
        foooker 10y ago
        Where are you getting your statistics from?
        refurb 10y ago
- vkou 10y ago
  I assure you, there are sales taxes, as well as taxes on alcohol, gas, tobacco, and pot in California. It also serves to mention that your biggest life expenses are highly unlikely to be affected by sales tax.
sanguine234 10y ago
Please watch this, it is not only funny but clear and real picture of Canadian healthcare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2jijuj1ysw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2jijuj1ysw
adventured 10y ago
> and being non-white isn't illegal You sure about that? Canada is, 78% white, 92% white + asian, only 1.2% hispanic and only 2.9% black. 700 million hispanics in the Americas, and Canada somehow only has ~300,000. The US is around 15%-16% black by comparison, and 20% or more hispanic. Sure sounds like it may be illegal to be non-white in Canada, how else to explain the lack of diversity?

by Kluny 10y ago

refurb 10y ago

Yes, but you get healthcare and being non-white isn't illegal, so that helps. That made me chuckle. You think Canada doesn't have racists? Good lord. And sure, if you just look at the income tax rates BC looks reasonable. Of course, if you look closer at the actual income brackets for each rate, it looks very different. That doesn't even include the sales tax (up to 15% in some provinces), taxes on alcohol, gas, etc.

Kluny 10y ago
I was being facetious, and yes, we do absolutely have racists, and yes, most of the people in our prisons are not white (they're First Nations, in our case). Even so, we don't quite have the same legal system that seems to systematically lock up non-white people in bulk. A lower percentage of our population is in jail, they stay in for less time, and we have less violent crime overall. If you aren't white, I feel confident in saying you'll feel welcome here and won't get arrested for walking down the wrong street along at night.
- refurb 10y ago
  You mean the same Canada whose police would pick up drunk First Nations men, drive them out of town and let them freeze to death?[1] [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon_freezing_deaths https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon_freezing_deaths
  - pcthrowaway 10y ago
    I'm sure Canada has had several such incidents (some that happened more recently than 17 years ago), but I'd wager that you're still safer here from the police (across the board, but especially for minorities), than you are in the U.S.
    - K0SM0S 10y ago
      Frankly, seen from Europe, most things 'police', 'safety', 'justice' are nothing short of wtf-grade in the US. It's surreal, it's one of the closest thing there is to dystopia (of the wrong kind) in the west. Arguably SF/Bay is a bit of an island (even politically) but still deeply embedded in the rather 'extreme' US culture. By comparison Canada, much like Sweden or Switzerland here, feels like a pretty 'normal' country overall, much more reasonable in many regards. And it's safer there's no question about it.
      - adventured 10y ago
        Sweden is now the rape capital of the West, with a rape rate twice that of the US. Its violent crime has skyrocketed the last 20 years and looks to keep getting worse. How do you consider that pretty normal? Further, Europe on average has a higher violent crime rate than the US. Europe's largest nation by population - Russia - has nearly four times the murder rate of the US.
        foooker 10y ago
        Where are you getting your statistics from?
      - refurb 10y ago
vkou 10y ago
I assure you, there are sales taxes, as well as taxes on alcohol, gas, tobacco, and pot in California. It also serves to mention that your biggest life expenses are highly unlikely to be affected by sales tax.

sanguine234 10y ago

Please watch this, it is not only funny but clear and real picture of Canadian healthcare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2jijuj1ysw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2jijuj1ysw

adventured 10y ago

> and being non-white isn't illegal You sure about that? Canada is, 78% white, 92% white + asian, only 1.2% hispanic and only 2.9% black. 700 million hispanics in the Americas, and Canada somehow only has ~300,000. The US is around 15%-16% black by comparison, and 20% or more hispanic. Sure sounds like it may be illegal to be non-white in Canada, how else to explain the lack of diversity?