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And taxed less. And get better services (depending on jurisdiction, of course).

• makk 2y ago
  Indeed. For example, health care outcomes are way better in the US. That’s why Americans live longer than Canadians. But seriously, it’s true that since health care costs aren’t classified as a tax in the US, the taxes in the US appear to be lower.
  • TMWNN 2y ago
    >But seriously, it’s true that since health care costs aren’t classified as a tax in the US, the taxes in the US appear to be lower. At $51,284 the US has the highest household net disposable income per capita in the OECD <http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/united-states/ http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/united-states/>, where "disposable income" <https://web.archive.org/web/20220520114512/http://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?ID=46 https://web.archive.org/web/20220520114512/http://stats.oecd...> accounts for both healthcare and government benefits and taxes. Canada is $34,421. <http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/canada/ http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/canada/>
  • passwordoops 2y ago
    On average, you're right. But we're not quibbling about the average person here. We're talking highly skilled, highly educated professionals can expect at least a 50% gain in gross salary (nominal + exchange rate), face lower costs of living for goods and services, the aforementioned lower taxes and, critically, expect excellent private health care coverage that will likely cost less than whatever taxes are removed from Canadian paychecks. If the choice is between very good private US healthcare vs. any Canadian public system, the outcomes and general healthcare service in the US are much preferable under most circumstances