Surprisingly taxation isn't hugely different, at least for average income levels, according to the latest OECD report -- and we get publicly funded healthcare!

I suspect many of these wannabe Americans would be in for a nasty surprise when they learn that the US in fact does have reasonably comparable taxes... And limited healthcare coverage, and very poor maternal leave benefits, shorter average lifespan, lower minimum wage, the list goes on...

I for one, am proud to be Canadian! 🇨🇦

OECD (2024), Taxing Wages 2024: Tax and Gender through the Lens of the Second Earner, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/dbcbac85-en.

And I bet most of them like their paid for healthcare which is the main thing those taxes go toward.

Well keep your ears peeled and let the rest of us know. I'm so curious what's shooting around in the confederate-canadian facebook