They’re off on their languages, I suspect the question was “English, French or Spanish” and skipped a bunch. Check StatsCanada and you’ll see what I mean.
Otherwise, very interesting perspective.
Canada collects 6.2% more in tax wealth adjusted for GDP.
Yet we skip on defense and a host of other things except health care, [ and that is debatably thin now also].
Where does the bulk of the gravy go?
I know. It’s a stupid question. 73s TG
I saw a T shirt on the street last week – it said “TAX ME. I AM CANADIAN”. Sort of sums up the big question “WHY?” on the the comparison data you found for us . It makes me feel ill -how did we end up here? Apathy, Stupidity, Arrogance, Socialist indocterination, poor education, no ambition, no pride, no love of country – all of the above? Imagine half eligable voters don’t even bother themselves to vote, another half of those that do vote haven’t a clue about what they are voting FOR, I wish more people would read your blog, Kate. This country is throwing itself away; the people who have citizenship are responsible.
Kate – Interesting table, from an interesting site. Also had a look at some of the links. What are your thoughts?
I was actually looking for something else when I came across it – so grabbed my info and left without checking the links.
That we both have the same literacy rates will come as a big blow to Liberal/socialist snobs up here!
Kathy, most of what’s in that table should be a big blow the Liberal/socialist blowhards up here. Healthcare, Education, R&D the US pretty much overspend us in every possible category that the blowhards think is important. As JEMA54 says – This is a country that’s throwing itself away. When the masses wake up to what they have done it will be too late – we’re already a second rate country, soon to be third rate!
Sorry, sheila — you’re wrong.
We are firmly, solidly, irrevocably, third rate.
Consider Toronto’s latest marketing schtick — Toronto!
World Class
Third World
A little known tidbit about the US health care system is that the Feds pay about the same per capita in health care as Canadian governments does. The rest is made up by the private sector.
Which explains the relative levels of care – access to treatment in the state hospital system is said to be relatively comparable to our own. It’s in the inability to pay for or access superior care that we differ.
Thanks Kate — really interesting comparative to us here in the States…much of the data was quite a surprise! Are you getting in any riding by the way? Friends and I are headed up in one week for our annual M/C camping trip — our turnaround point (sort of) is Quebec City…hope the natives are friendly (at least friendlier than my last trip to QC!). Hope you’re gettong that Yammer out Kate!
Ralph, I think you got some ‘splainin’ to do . . .
The comments about the gov’t I really agree with. Based on the population, I thought Parliament would have, maybe, 100 MPs and, oh, 30-40 senators. Was I surprised! But how many members do you need for effective gov’t? The Canadian taxpayer pays the MP’s salary, office, staff, etc. (not sure about travel), same for the senators (*100* senators??? appointed by the prime minister of the day???????).
Of course, considering portfolio proliferation, if you only had 100 MPs, nowadays about half of them would be ministers as well . . . as it is, Belinda Stronach had to double up!
Thank the Lord we have private Blue Cross coverage to go with our Alberta Healthcare, I don’t know what we’d do without it. Ironically, “evil” Alberta is one of the most “liberal” provinces when it comes to covering health services. BTW, most Americans think Canadians have “free” Medicare, since we’re always hearing about your “free healthcare” on that side of the 49th, and that “free” means *everything* is FREE. “So, their system may not be as good, but at least they don’t have to pay anything for it.” HA! Americans I know freak when I tell them we have to pay for our prescriptions, although Blue Cross will usually reimburse 100%. I put it down to grass-is-greener syndrome.
My husband is really itching to get a job in and move to the States (he wants his own green card first). He loves Canada (“or maybe what it once was”) but doesn’t think any reform movement can reach critical mass until more of the population shifts to the west. Two of his brothers have already moved to the NY metro area, one’s become a US citizen.
Sorry this is so long, this just hits on a lot of different levels.
i jumped around the site you linked, and it’s pretty compelling stuff. does this united north america stuff have any traction at all in canada, or is is this completely a fringe issue? anyone heard of any polling out there (percentages pro/against)?
Comparing the US and Canada.
This table provides an excellent side by side comparison of the US and Canada. The site covers a lot more as well. My favorite, and the one no Canadian believes, is that fact that the “US has a 30.9% higher…
They’re off on their languages, I suspect the question was “English, French or Spanish” and skipped a bunch. Check StatsCanada and you’ll see what I mean.
Otherwise, very interesting perspective.
Canada collects 6.2% more in tax wealth adjusted for GDP.
Yet we skip on defense and a host of other things except health care, [ and that is debatably thin now also].
Where does the bulk of the gravy go?
I know. It’s a stupid question. 73s TG
I saw a T shirt on the street last week – it said “TAX ME. I AM CANADIAN”. Sort of sums up the big question “WHY?” on the the comparison data you found for us . It makes me feel ill -how did we end up here? Apathy, Stupidity, Arrogance, Socialist indocterination, poor education, no ambition, no pride, no love of country – all of the above? Imagine half eligable voters don’t even bother themselves to vote, another half of those that do vote haven’t a clue about what they are voting FOR, I wish more people would read your blog, Kate. This country is throwing itself away; the people who have citizenship are responsible.
Kate – Interesting table, from an interesting site. Also had a look at some of the links. What are your thoughts?
I was actually looking for something else when I came across it – so grabbed my info and left without checking the links.
That we both have the same literacy rates will come as a big blow to Liberal/socialist snobs up here!
Kathy, most of what’s in that table should be a big blow the Liberal/socialist blowhards up here. Healthcare, Education, R&D the US pretty much overspend us in every possible category that the blowhards think is important. As JEMA54 says – This is a country that’s throwing itself away. When the masses wake up to what they have done it will be too late – we’re already a second rate country, soon to be third rate!
Sorry, sheila — you’re wrong.
We are firmly, solidly, irrevocably, third rate.
Consider Toronto’s latest marketing schtick —
Toronto!
World Class
Third World
A little known tidbit about the US health care system is that the Feds pay about the same per capita in health care as Canadian governments does. The rest is made up by the private sector.
Which explains the relative levels of care – access to treatment in the state hospital system is said to be relatively comparable to our own. It’s in the inability to pay for or access superior care that we differ.
Thanks Kate — really interesting comparative to us here in the States…much of the data was quite a surprise! Are you getting in any riding by the way? Friends and I are headed up in one week for our annual M/C camping trip — our turnaround point (sort of) is Quebec City…hope the natives are friendly (at least friendlier than my last trip to QC!). Hope you’re gettong that Yammer out Kate!
Ralph, I think you got some ‘splainin’ to do . . .
The comments about the gov’t I really agree with. Based on the population, I thought Parliament would have, maybe, 100 MPs and, oh, 30-40 senators. Was I surprised! But how many members do you need for effective gov’t? The Canadian taxpayer pays the MP’s salary, office, staff, etc. (not sure about travel), same for the senators (*100* senators??? appointed by the prime minister of the day???????).
Of course, considering portfolio proliferation, if you only had 100 MPs, nowadays about half of them would be ministers as well . . . as it is, Belinda Stronach had to double up!
Thank the Lord we have private Blue Cross coverage to go with our Alberta Healthcare, I don’t know what we’d do without it. Ironically, “evil” Alberta is one of the most “liberal” provinces when it comes to covering health services. BTW, most Americans think Canadians have “free” Medicare, since we’re always hearing about your “free healthcare” on that side of the 49th, and that “free” means *everything* is FREE. “So, their system may not be as good, but at least they don’t have to pay anything for it.” HA! Americans I know freak when I tell them we have to pay for our prescriptions, although Blue Cross will usually reimburse 100%. I put it down to grass-is-greener syndrome.
My husband is really itching to get a job in and move to the States (he wants his own green card first). He loves Canada (“or maybe what it once was”) but doesn’t think any reform movement can reach critical mass until more of the population shifts to the west. Two of his brothers have already moved to the NY metro area, one’s become a US citizen.
Sorry this is so long, this just hits on a lot of different levels.
i jumped around the site you linked, and it’s pretty compelling stuff. does this united north america stuff have any traction at all in canada, or is is this completely a fringe issue? anyone heard of any polling out there (percentages pro/against)?
Comparing the US and Canada.
This table provides an excellent side by side comparison of the US and Canada. The site covers a lot more as well. My favorite, and the one no Canadian believes, is that fact that the “US has a 30.9% higher…
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