When I lived in the US my taxes were about the same (maybe three or four percent less) than what they are now in Canada. Further, the amount of money I had to

When I lived in the US my taxes were about the same (maybe three or four percent less) than what they are now in Canada. Further, the amount of money I had to pay out of my own pocket each month for health insurance in the US was about three times what provincial medical premiums are in BC. In the US, health insurance was about $1000/month, out of which my company paid about $600/month. Up here in BC the monthly premiums are $133/month, out of which my company pays $133/month. Further, even though I was paying $400/month in health insurance costs in the US, every time I had to see a doctor I had to shell out $10. Even though I was paying $400/month in health insurance costs in the US, my daughter's birth cost about $1000. Doctor visits are free in BC. Births are free in BC (you'll probably have to shell out a nominal fee for anesthesia or supplies though, but I've heard that'd be less than $100). So yeah, my taxes might be higher, but not appreciably, and that's massively outweighed by the amount of money I would have to shell out to the medical industry in the US.