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The "salary spread" doesn't make up for the lower quality of life, IMO. And I say this as a Canadian who moved to the midwest US.

sokoloff 5y ago
I’m sorry that you have a lower quality of life in the US; are you planning to move back in order to increase/regain your quality of life?
bmitc 5y ago
I just don't understand how people afford Canadian cities. Moving to Toronto or Vancouver would be completely unaffordable. I would take a massive salary cut but then housing would increase significantly alongside that. Also, is Canadian culture really that different from the U.S.? I'm genuinely curious about that.
- klyrs 5y ago
  Party membership is not defined by fealty to one man/woman in any of the major political parties, so there's that.
  - HWR_14 5y ago
    Until recently though the only fealty was a deceased former leader of the party (Reagan). The living fealty thing is new and disturbing. But let's not pretend it's a US trait. I hear more criticism about democratic leaders from democrats than republicans. Less vitriol, but more criticism.
    - sokoloff 5y ago
      Criticizing political leaders who are (in your opinion) underperforming seems like a healthy state for a representative democracy/republic form of government. If the leaders of your party are (or hold themselves to be) above criticism, that’s a sign that something is deeply unhealthy (as we’ve seen recently).
      - HWR_14 5y ago
        Heck, criticizing political leaders who aren't underperforming also seems important. There's always more that can be done. I wasn't lamenting that there wasn't more politician worship, I was saying that it is confined to the Republican party.
    - solarkraft 5y ago
      > I hear more criticism about democratic leaders from democrats than republicans Arguably because the democratic establishment is closer to the republican establishment than the democratic base.
    - klyrs 5y ago
      > I hear more criticism about democratic leaders from democrats than republicans. Less vitriol, but more criticism. This is healthy, isn't it? Politics should be an environment where everybody can and does critique everybody, right? And, yes, it's not just a US thing. But it's one of many bellwethers that differ between US and Canada. Despite the notional monarchy.
      - HWR_14 5y ago
        Oh, yes, it's healthy. I (I believe correctly) interpreted it as a criticism of US politics. It's not. It's a valid criticism of the Republican party. I was pushing back on a nebulously worded "both sides are bad" undertone.

sokoloff 5y ago

I’m sorry that you have a lower quality of life in the US; are you planning to move back in order to increase/regain your quality of life?

bmitc 5y ago

I just don't understand how people afford Canadian cities. Moving to Toronto or Vancouver would be completely unaffordable. I would take a massive salary cut but then housing would increase significantly alongside that. Also, is Canadian culture really that different from the U.S.? I'm genuinely curious about that.

klyrs 5y ago
Party membership is not defined by fealty to one man/woman in any of the major political parties, so there's that.
- HWR_14 5y ago
  Until recently though the only fealty was a deceased former leader of the party (Reagan). The living fealty thing is new and disturbing. But let's not pretend it's a US trait. I hear more criticism about democratic leaders from democrats than republicans. Less vitriol, but more criticism.
  - sokoloff 5y ago
    Criticizing political leaders who are (in your opinion) underperforming seems like a healthy state for a representative democracy/republic form of government. If the leaders of your party are (or hold themselves to be) above criticism, that’s a sign that something is deeply unhealthy (as we’ve seen recently).
    - HWR_14 5y ago
      Heck, criticizing political leaders who aren't underperforming also seems important. There's always more that can be done. I wasn't lamenting that there wasn't more politician worship, I was saying that it is confined to the Republican party.
  - solarkraft 5y ago
    > I hear more criticism about democratic leaders from democrats than republicans Arguably because the democratic establishment is closer to the republican establishment than the democratic base.
  - klyrs 5y ago
    > I hear more criticism about democratic leaders from democrats than republicans. Less vitriol, but more criticism. This is healthy, isn't it? Politics should be an environment where everybody can and does critique everybody, right? And, yes, it's not just a US thing. But it's one of many bellwethers that differ between US and Canada. Despite the notional monarchy.
    - HWR_14 5y ago
      Oh, yes, it's healthy. I (I believe correctly) interpreted it as a criticism of US politics. It's not. It's a valid criticism of the Republican party. I was pushing back on a nebulously worded "both sides are bad" undertone.