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Why Canadians pay much more and have access to less than Americans despite living in a country that is 95% culturally, economically, and politically identical t
by TMWNN 4y ago
Why Canadians pay much more and have access to less than Americans despite living in a country that is 95% culturally, economically, and politically identical to the US, I do not know. I didn't fully understand the disparity until I read the amazing stories in a /r/canada discussion. victorn72's account <http://np.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1ueai3/why_are_our_prices_so_much_higher_than_the_us/cehewa1?context=3 http://np.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1ueai3/why_are_our_pr...> caused my jaw to drop open.
- 0xbadc0de5 4y agoEconomies of scale likely plays a large role. Canada is a very large country (2nd largest by area) and very sparsely populated (same population as California). It simply costs more per unit to distribute food over such a vast area. The Northern climate and distance from growers also limits the availability of certain foods.