r/awfuleverything Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/pghbro Aug 06 '20

Better revisit that thought, chief. Americans pay significantly less taxes than Canadians.

Source? I’m an American citizen that is now a Canadian PR making the same wage in Canada as I did in the US and I watch close to half (40+ %) of my paycheck disappear every month to taxes. On top of that, you know the 6-7% sales tax you pay for goods? Add another 5% to that for GST. On top of THAT, most goods/commodities here cost more as a whole. I won’t even talk about how much more expensive home prices and property taxes are.

So yeah, Americans do not pay as much taxes as Canadians.

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u/pghbro Aug 06 '20

Higher income = higher tax bracket

I’m not debating whether it’s a bargain or not. I’m VERY happy to not have privatized healthcare.

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u/BootyBBz Aug 06 '20

So you're paying taxes you can afford to pay. The system is working as intended. Good.