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Terrible health care: my friend in Ontario developed terminal brain cancer while waiting six months to see a specialist. We have extremely accessible healthcar

by nilved 12y ago

Terrible health care: my friend in Ontario developed terminal brain cancer while waiting six months to see a specialist. We have extremely accessible healthcare, but doctors are overpaid and underworked. As a result, wait times are incredible and often prohibitive. If you have a mental illness or another condition that doesn't require "right this second or you'll die" attention, you may never see a doctor in time. Terrible taxes: I lose about 35% of my pay check to taxes. I don't mind taxes, especially when they go to improving the accessibility and efficiency of our healthcare, but I do mind them going to militarizing our police force and the pockets of bureaucrats as is often the case. Terrible culture: Canada is notorious for its lasting and continued racism, notably to native Canadians. Right this minute hundreds of aboriginal women are missing that the RCMP has no interest in investigating. Historically, our police have outright murdered aboriginal people for fun (Neil Stonechild, Dudley George) but it's not limited to that group (Somalia affair, Sammy Yatim).

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mef 12y ago
It seems like I read plenty about racism and high taxes in Europe. Which countries in Europe do you consider to do better on these issues?
mahyarm 12y ago
If your working in tech, you have a good chance of being in New York or California, which has similar tax levels as BC,Canada. There is a lower corporate income tax too, and since you don't pay for health care, your not paying the health insurance 'tax'. In the end for most immigrants both places are about equal tax wise. I live in SF personally, and I lose an equal amount to taxes, and my employer is paying for my health care, so in total 'cost' I'm actually paying even more than I would in Canada. In day to day life with normal Canadians, Native Americans do not experience much racism at all, especially if they live in the city. They get many benefits that other minority groups don't even approach in getting in the USA. The USA's historically discriminated against ethnic groups include natives, but since they are so outnumbered by black and hispanic groups, their plight is ignored. In Canada, the only group that is left to be historically discriminated against is native americans, which is why it's in the national consciousness compared to the USA. American horror stories of being dropped by their medical insurance or just being too poor to get health insurance whenever they get cancer is as common as car accident deaths. The top cause of bankruptcy is medical bills in the USA. It's hard to say which one is worse.

by nilved 12y ago

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mef 12y ago

It seems like I read plenty about racism and high taxes in Europe. Which countries in Europe do you consider to do better on these issues?

mahyarm 12y ago

If your working in tech, you have a good chance of being in New York or California, which has similar tax levels as BC,Canada. There is a lower corporate income tax too, and since you don't pay for health care, your not paying the health insurance 'tax'. In the end for most immigrants both places are about equal tax wise. I live in SF personally, and I lose an equal amount to taxes, and my employer is paying for my health care, so in total 'cost' I'm actually paying even more than I would in Canada. In day to day life with normal Canadians, Native Americans do not experience much racism at all, especially if they live in the city. They get many benefits that other minority groups don't even approach in getting in the USA. The USA's historically discriminated against ethnic groups include natives, but since they are so outnumbered by black and hispanic groups, their plight is ignored. In Canada, the only group that is left to be historically discriminated against is native americans, which is why it's in the national consciousness compared to the USA. American horror stories of being dropped by their medical insurance or just being too poor to get health insurance whenever they get cancer is as common as car accident deaths. The top cause of bankruptcy is medical bills in the USA. It's hard to say which one is worse.