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 inco

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.