thereisnospoon
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So?.....You boss made a deal. The deal fell through.Global meltdown? BULLSHIT....From a Canadian friend of mine, Canada's economy was relatively unscathed. Your government unlike ours DOES not monetize it's debt. The CDN federal government did not interfere with the real estate market. Stop blaming others for your job problems....Wait a minute. You did not address the 54% tax rate the average Canadian pays.....5 is a god damn lie. If you are a working canadian making around $100k you pay approximately .54 cents of every dollar for that healthcare that you can't use for up to a year when it is a serious procedure needed. Canada has treated citizens so bad for so long now the lives of our cattle would be an improvement for them.
Bullshit. And I say this as a Canadian. Canadians outlive Americans by an average of nearly 3 years. That's how bad our healthcare is. And we pay a lot less for our healthcare insurance than you. Our full coverage family plan with supplemental and basic coverage was less than $3000 per year.
As far as life expectancy is concerned, who cares. We have 10 times the population. The two cannot be compared.
Your avg life expectancy has nothing to do with whether or not your country has single payer and ours does not.
US cities have a much higher violent crime rate. We are populated with a percentage of our population that engage is foolish irresponsible behavior. We cover 50 times the vehicle miles of Canada,.
Why do you bother posting here? What goes on in the US is none of your business.
What goes on in the US is very much our business. If your economy sneezes, our economy wakes up with a recession. I lost the best job I every had because of W's global economic meltdown.
The average middle class Canadian does not pay 54% tax rate. Average tax rate is 30.5%, which is what I pay. Our highest tax rate is 33% on income over $200M.
Canadian income tax rates for individuals - current and previous years
Tax Freedom Day in Canada was June 6th, as determined by the Fraser Institute for all taxes paid by Canadians to all levels of government. So no Canadians, are not paying paying 54% of their income in taxes. Another right wing lie, but thanks for playing.
If you factor in health care costs, Canadians pay less for taxes and health care, than Americans. Our tax dollars are spent on health, education and infrastructure, not wars and corporate welfare.
Canada taxes are confiscatory...Canadian income tax rates for individuals - current and previous years
No it isn't.....There's a border there. Two separate and distinct governments. Two separate distinct economies.......Your politics has nothing to do with ours..
Lastly, you can't vote in our elections....So butt out....Concerning our country, you no right to an opinion....
The word is "relatively". Certain segments of the economy got hit hard, one of them being big real estate firms. The large Toronto law firm, Fraser Beatty, which had been open since the late 1800's, closed its doors. My lawyer had a $220 million dollar deal with a US buyer, signed in October 2008, that died during the due diligence period, because US banks weren't funding real estate. The lawyer had three full-time clerks and two secretaries. I had the least seniority of the 5. I'm told, by more than one person, that he begged to keep me. Our firm laid off 10% of their support staff.
Commericial real estate and corporate mergers took a huge hit as banks tightened up. And companies were understandably nervous about moving or making any big investments. In 2008 and 2009 every law firm on Bay Street, tightened their belts, especially in their corporate/commercial and real estate departments. And many went out of business or merged.
That's what happens when risks are taken.
That's life.
Did you really expect the real estate bubble to never burst?
Making your claim that you there in Canada have the right to mind our business here in the States, false......