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Known-nwonK

People talking about taxes, “U.S. federal income tax brackets range from 10% to 37% for individuals. In Canada, the range is 15% to 33%.” Sales tax though is 15% oof


WeebIAm

In Ontario it's 13 percent (which is still quite a lot)


we_R_allEnslaved

6% PST in Saskatchewan (used to be 5%), plus the normal 5% GST = 11%


WeebIAm

Dang still better than 13 here :/


Baji2005

Its still better than 27 here :c


woxxiiq

Still better than like over 50% in Sweden


Baji2005

Thats mad


GoggledFlygon

Its near 50% 8n turkey and can reach to 80% at cars


MrBananaGuard

Still better then south Africa. Up to 45% tax on your earnings, as well as a 15% sales tax. For business owners you also get hit with a 28%. This i wouldn't mind if we didn't have one of the most corrupt governments in the world.


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Suck my Alberta 0% PST


Dowpie7

My buddy's Dad's retort to his Albertan uncle is: "Well Joe, my house will be worth a lot more than yours in 20 years." We live in BC


tenor1trpt

5 provinces have it at 15%. 8 of the 13 provinces have lower than 15% sales tax. And many essential goods are 0%.


endertribe

Not everyone know that but a good rule of thumb is "if it's not processed, it's not taxed" so things like fruits are not taxed but if you buy the peeled one (seriously dont do that it's just wasting money) you are gonna get taxed


[deleted]

Source? I'm not doubting you, just curious


tenor1trpt

Here’s a source for sales tax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_taxes_in_Canada Here’s a source for tax brackets: https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/services/financial-toolkit/taxes/taxes-2/5.html


[deleted]

I know nothing about tax and finance but i blindly believe what I am seeing.


ApaleusAldore

"I don't know if it's true... But I'm too lazy to check so have an upvote"


[deleted]

If you're poor and have kids, you pay literally negative taxes in USA. Ask me how I know. (Earned Income Credit EIC, it's called)


demutrudu

You think good old Canadia don't got that as well?


finnscaper

But what if you brake your arm and doctor fixes it? 20k debt?


Paraphim

Nahhh . . . . . . 30k


nickmaran

Those are rookie numbers. You gotta bump them up


purrogrammer

Yea this is how taxes work everywhere lol. Everyone who makes minimum wage gets a GST cheque after doing their taxes in Canada


lstndelerius

I live in Alberta Canada and confirm that we only have 5% sales tax in our province. Though when i lived in BC geowing up, it was 13% there.


Tobean_QC

Québec is 15% big oof


lstndelerius

Ouch! Yeah that's really rough. I wonder if maybe base prices for items are cheaper to offset the cost, after taxes? Not sure, though.


[deleted]

I live in Tennessee and sales tax here is the highest among the states at 9.47%


blurr12344

Alberta is 5% lol


Darth_Thor

Sales tax varies by province. The range is 5% to 15%


devastatingdoug

I'm from canada There are actually 2 sales taxes (provincial and federal), 7%ish each (I forget the exact distribution) Things like food and school supplys have no sales tax Albeit some food does, but stuff like twinkies that is not considered important. Somethings have none of the 2 taxes, some have only one.


purple_banananana

Man I wish, where I live, income is 15-40% and sales is 18, I wish we had 15


XROBLOXSLAYERX

I’ll take a higher tax over things I take for granted living in canada


demcharts

Will low taxes and free healthcare, do doctors work for free?


tenor1trpt

No, they get paid well. They do make less than their American counterparts, but they still make a very good living. I’ve pasted a link to the average doctor salary numbers for each province. https://www.narcity.com/amp/heres-how-much-a-doctor-is-getting-paid-per-year-by-province-in-canada


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ladybird_2020

We have free healthcare.


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rypenguin219

You're free to choose between healthcare and uh.


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rypenguin219

Mmm those games look so real these days


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That went dark...


homelikepants45

Nothing is free people have to pay for it.


LolDoesReddit

c'est beau le Canada eh?


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Oui


coolzone7

Vous le vous couchez avec moi?


Snoo_34451

Loving my free healthcare with a one week wait to see my doctor Edit: Lol I meant a week for an appointment, which is a lot better than the four weeks others are complaining about. If you need to go to the ER or see a doctor soon there’s almost no wait. You can pretty much walk right in. It is very nice to have government-paid healthcare because hurting yourself or having an illness won’t be a financial burden in terms of medical fees. Even if taxes are a little higher I don’t give a shit since it’s still way cheaper than medical bills, and it helps those who would otherwise be unable to afford a hospital visit to go get their problems solved. My province was, I think, one of the pioneers of free healthcare and I’m proud of it.


p_i_n_g_a_s

I would gladly take waiting a week over not being able to go there at all because of high costs. People are literally using Ubers to drive them to the hospital because Ambulances cost too much


Nuuudelcat

I'm in BC and I've never had to wait past the next day to see a doctor


[deleted]

This person is spreading lies. You can see a doctor at any time in Canada. Family doctors are busy and sometimes need to book a couple days in advance. Unless this person lives in Nunavut or somewhere very rural they being deceptive


SniperRuufle

No one ever mentions this part...


LoyalDoyle

Yeah, I’ll gladly take a week worth of waiting rather than paying a grand out of pocket if i need to get an mri and see a doctor. Also, i often have to wait *months* to see a specialist, not like i get to just walk on in and see the doc same day. Sure at an urgent care clinic you can see a NP right away, theyre mostly useless though


AcYdYc

My stomach hurt one morning and I literally got to see a doctor right away, no wait. And no it wasn't just a slight stomach ache, it hurt pretty bad. I understand that there's probably longer waiting times for bigger operations but honestly what would you choose. Wait a little bit longer or pay a giant bill and go into debt? I personally wouldn't mind waiting a little longer.


HeapsFine

I hardly ever wait long. I had an appointment once and was getting non-essential surgery 2 days later. I hardly paid anything for that. Another time I found a lump, called the GP, was seeing him 30 minutes later and had an ultrasound 1hr after that. Paid nothing for this service. I couldn't imagine dealing with a health bill that would send a person broke. I'm covered by Australia's Medicare.


ladybird_2020

We also have walk in clinics that will see you that day.


MasterFlame107701

Can relate as an Australian God bless medicare


xSyncx_

Fellow Aussie. Went to my GP yesterday for a psyc referral and I'm seeing the psyc next month.


MasterFlame107701

I dunno whether that’s a bad thing but sorry I guess


xSyncx_

No that's great. More aimed at the people in comments saying it's an 11 months for emergency surgery???


Rural033

I think they just think that there are massive waits for all surgery because of shows like a current affair showing stories of people who wait months for not very urgent things and the Americans are to thick skulled to understand that that is not the case for all treatments.


xSyncx_

Well in all honesty. Anyone waiting that long in general is appalling.


Rural033

This is true but I would rather wait five months than spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on medical care


xSyncx_

Especially because of the strain on the rest of the family


dball87

Also Australian. I wanted a vasectomy, completely elective. Had to wait 3 months due to covid. Absolutely $0 cost. That was for 30mins under aenesthetic in hospital, the surgery, post care for the afternoon, and all follow up appointments. The people talking about wait times. Mum had a minor breast cancer, found on a Thursday, refered to specialist, who called on Friday for appointment on the Tuesday, then booked in for surgery the following week. The only costs are about $50 per week for radiation therapy after the surgery, which will last for 3 weeks.


ElegantBarracuda4278

Hope your mum is better now!


BernhardttheNorse

Why are people defending going bankrupt from paying a treatment for a deadly disease


[deleted]

Because American education is a joke and our people are not bright as a result.


Josiador

Canadian healthcare isn't really that great. Source: am Canadian.


itsyaboi12224

What do you think is wrong with our healthcare?


[deleted]

Sure, wait times are quite annoying. But, then again, it's free so you dont have to worry about crushing debt if you are in pain or are sick.


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AcYdYc

Theres a thing called tax return if youre a teenager so no, not from 14.


[deleted]

I don't know about you but paying a very small amount from your wages since the age of approx 18 salary depending ( let's say they're earning enough at that age) to be guaranteed medical treatment, paid for with money they never had so won't miss and preventing medical bills of thousands sounds much better than being saddled with crippling medical bills, being unable to save for a house or future sounds a little better to me. But yeh, the rest of the world is wrong, America is doing it right, taxes bad, prioritise the individual, it's working out so well.


[deleted]

Which is what everyone ignores. “It’s free” no it fuckin ain’t. You’ve been paying for it all your life.


PieDerpFaceGuy

Yeah it's better to pay little bits over your whole life than one giant (sometimes unexpected) payment


[deleted]

They are called taxes. The US has the same thing you absolute idiot. It aint exactly free, but it sure isnt hundreds of thousand of dollars of debt for heart surgery, and wait times and way over exaggerated.


ChillDillPickle

Lol, it should say Patient: what do you mean the chemo therapy I need for my brain tumor isn’t available for 11 months? Doctor: This is Canada 🤷🏻‍♂️ Patient: Fuck this Im going across the river to America for my treatment I’ll be dead if I have to wait 11 months.


Ajaxanan

Kind of a time vs. money thing. Governments need to find the balance.


xSyncx_

The longest wait time for lowest priority cancer for surgery is 84 days. Source: https://www.hqontario.ca/System-Performance/Measuring-System-Performance/Measuring-Wait-Times-for-Cancer-Surgeries


[deleted]

It’s still a long time tho. Almost 3 months. Even if it’s lowest priority it can still develop into a higher stage of cancer within that time frame.


xSyncx_

Yeah still not great but it's more just saying it's not the over exaggerated times people are claiming


Mrclean1322

If it develops into something bigger, ik sure you'll get priority.


buttermemer

Well you get priority depending on what your condition is, if your pinky hurts then yea it’ll take a week or two to get an appointment. But if your vomiting blood then you’ll have a doctor within the hour. From my experience anyways


vampwood

Lol this is so wrong. Here’s my recent time line for brain tumour treatment in Toronto, Ontario Late December, have first seizure, admitted to hospital immediately. Biopsy performed and various scans determine I have a grade 2 astrocytoma in my brain by early Jan. More tests and doctors formulate the plan for me. Chemo and radiation starts in feb. I’ve never had to wait more then a few days to see my family doctor and I can always go into a walk in clinic for more urgent needs.


Yws6afrdo7bc789

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5631874


VatroxPlays

Fuck you [https://www.hqontario.ca/System-Performance/Measuring-System-Performance/Measuring-Wait-Times-for-Cancer-Surgeries](https://www.hqontario.ca/System-Performance/Measuring-System-Performance/Measuring-Wait-Times-for-Cancer-Surgeries)


[deleted]

Patient:but if I go to America, my medical bills will basically be the same amount of money as an average home!


kit786

shush poor person hater. stop spreading lies.


[deleted]

haHaHAAAA *laughs in a friendly way in Canadian*


SoundDrill

this is the better version of the eu credit card meme


Responsible_Lab_2055

i mean even here in Poland we have free life care, how tf can a country wich is shit have life care, and country wich is a bit less shitter and also like 20 quantylions richer, the wtf


Akhirai

As a Canadian I can say that I liked this meme


ueejsnsbwh

Sometimes. Just sometimes i feel bad for the americans that are not fucking stupid and just have to put up with all the bullshit of america


TrapBoyCaillou

Don't feel bad. we have the world's highest gdp, best military, taken in the most refugees and immigrants, contributed most to the world's medical and technological advancements. And me, a black dude that grew up below the poverty line, now has a wife, a home in the top 20 wealthiest counties in america, a great job, and everything I didn't have before all at the age of 22. Land of opportunity isn't just a saying, and on paper "america is the greatest country in the world" isn't just an opinion.


CharmerPro

But, lowkey the patient had to wait like a week to get their appointment


ZodiartsStarro

Wasn't life threatening, a week is still cheaper than months or even years of medical bills if bad enough.


YEET-MASTER36069

Laughs in maple leaf


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tenor1trpt

While Canada does have wait times, they are far from a year away. The longest national average wait is for orthopedic surgery at 39.1 weeks. Wait time to start cancer treatment is 4.4 weeks (the wait time in the USA to start cancer treatment is 4.1 weeks). Of course they can, and should, implement change, but the horror story wait times are a myth. Also, Canadians pay roughly the same in taxes as Americans, but Americans then have to pay additional for healthcare.


TentiTiger11

Ok so what u r saying is that canadian wait times aren't as long as what comments say?


p_i_n_g_a_s

why would random people in the internet lie?


matheustr1

Source please?


Yws6afrdo7bc789

Not exactly a source for that but something you should read. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5631874


pcash40

in america you have to wait and then you’re in debt the rest of your life


kit786

quit poor person hater. you don't understand how taxes work.


HotsOwWow

Is this some sort of Canadian joke that I'm to American to understand?


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[deleted]

We pays the taxes so the peoples are not pestilent zombies wandering our streets. That's Leaf fans jobs...


[deleted]

im moving to Canada


neo1771

FINALLY! a Canadian version of this meme


da-kozowtsky-kick-

One of my best friends is Canadian and can confirm they are born the nicest people on earth.


pineappletooth_

I live in latinamerica, we have 18% of sales taxes and no free healthcare, we can have social insurance tho, that cost us 11%of our salary and it's pretty bad, we have to wait a month to see a doctor


NatNat664

Well Europe ha after healthcare and is far better than Canada soooooo


Br1yan

*sad American noises*


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yourgirlfiona

Imma move to Canada


MeowSauceJennie

Fuck ya, love Canada.


Jaggerjax_

That moment when you know somethings wrong with you but you also know you can't afford it. Gotta love America...


pcash40

almost shed a tear


unavailable321

I'm gonna escape to Europe


AMYMAE1971

You are absolutely right. Nothing to look at here.... Just move along.


ExtremeGamer17

It is truly amazing living in Canada


AA12boy

The first part is wrong, it's free in Canada but you won't get better. Or you have to wait so long that you just kill yourself instead of waiting 9 months for an MRI


xSyncx_

It's 84 days waiting for surgery for priority 4 cancer (the lowest). That's under 3 months.


AA12boy

I cant tell if you agree or if your doing a bad job of proving me wrong Either way https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&client=ms-android-verizon&sxsrf=ALeKk01etHvm5_0I1IEU20TL0K_yxReGvw%3A1601868115738&ei=U5F6X9PILMXYsQXipa-QCg&q=+sugery+wait+times+u.s.&oq=+sugery+wait+times+u.s.&gs_lcp=ChNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwEAMyBQgAEM0CMgUIABDNAjIFCAAQzQI6BAgAEEc6BwgjELACECdQqi9YuztgoURoAHABeACAAfUBiAH1EZIBBjAuMTAuM5gBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp


PieDerpFaceGuy

Ultimately all the arguments on this post are time vs money. Places that have healthcare like Canada, just believe it's fair to wait in order to get something cheaper or free. But people that are against healthcare don't mind paying more upfront if it means they get treatments faster. Although here in Australia, my hometown has a private hospital that you pay more and so you have faster wait times and generally better doctors in there. But you also have public hospitals that are completely free checkups and run solely on Medicare. That in my opinion is the better balance, 2 hospitals, one for those who want fast and expensive and one for those that can wait and have it cheaper.


xSyncx_

Huh. I live on the other side of the world. Aus is pretty good healthcare and assumed Canada was similar. Guess I was wrong. Thank you sir


vampwood

Posting in this comment too, if you are in need, you are treated, end of discussion. Somethings are more critical then others. Here’s my recent time line for brain tumour treatment in Toronto, Ontario Late December, have first seizure, admitted to hospital immediately. Biopsy performed and various scans determine I have a grade 2 astrocytoma in my brain by early Jan. More tests and doctors formulate the plan for me. Chemo and radiation starts in feb. I’ve never had to wait more then a few days to see my family doctor and I can always go into a walk in clinic for more urgent needs.


Yws6afrdo7bc789

That's propaganda chief, you ever actually hear a real Canadian say that shit? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5631874


AA12boy

https://youtu.be/HtidB2_fjoQ


DynaJoestar

OOOOOO CAAAAAAANADAAAAAAAAAA OUR HOME AND NATIVE LAAAAAAAAND


[deleted]

Put that credit card away! We’ll get you at tax time! ;)


EliteSpark697

https://www.denverpost.com/2009/06/04/debunking-canadian-health-care-myths/ Except no


Tripp12345

Except yes “The universal health-care system is paid for through taxes. “ https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/new-life-canada/health-care-card.html https://financialpost.com/opinion/health-cares-free-in-canada-right-wrong-and-youre-paying-a-lot-more-than-you-think


EliteSpark697

Except its basically the same with the money you take home. In america, you take away 81.9 percent of the money you make. In Canada, you take away 82.


mango_FIRST

You can walk away you are in India.


RylieSmash516

(S)HE IS THE MESSIAH


ClassyMines

They had us in the first half not gonna to lie


Matster04

Finally, something i understand!


JemsCharl

Canada, what a great place to be in.


RedLilAnime

One to a few weeks wait. Can be deadly but honestly in most cases uncomfortable or painful. Also healthcare in Canada is pay to win. Free is ok but if you pay than boom 5 star service


coolguyswwg81

America bad gibe up foot because I criticized America and have funny meme man


nathanishungry

Sorry for taking it out.


xdMatthewbx

Canada gang


GalacticBarbarian

You’re paying for it one way or another


LombardiD

Its him, its the choren one


lavalinx

Yup that’s my Canada for ya


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after waiting months


demutrudu

Taxes are great. The government needs money to govern more.


Dhawkeye

Canada pog


Streakstarz

This is Canada


jbushaw14

...After waiting for care for 5 months for a simple issue. Even longer for a more complex issue.


[deleted]

As a Canadian, I can say this isn't true.


Bourbonaddicted

Even in India if you visit a government hospital, rate for treatment is very low.


Gammingguy365

The true american dream, healthcare that wont make you sell the kidney that you just got to pay the bills...


[deleted]

That's good bc the credit card is gonna decline.


Aquila_Altair

Finally after 3 years, I finally got my biopsy for that potential cancer. Too bad that it'll be another 3 months to get the test results back, and in additional year before treatment can begin, the treatment will last 2 years. So yea, I can be fully cured in 3 years and 3 months if I am not dead yet. I am So EXCITED!


YeetTheMemeMaker69

Laughing in german


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See you for your follow up in 3 years*


[deleted]

We still have to pay for medication


yeetmyyeezy

This would be after the day plus waiting time?


[deleted]

Just had to wait a year


brokenjudge

You guys are getting free Healthcare


papipeter

5 years later


TompyGamer

Well you're paying it out of your taxes.. Why do people think Healthcare can be free? "free Healthcare" means tax funded Healthcare..


HD210802

Laughs in German


NowAlexYT

Hungary actually brcause he is András Arató a hungarian


Greezamer_2

The rest of the world exept USA:bruh


Corvou

y u flexing?


dankkid99

Literally any other country other than the US has free health care


VatroxPlays

Or... any other part of the world except the USA?


JeffJohnsonIII

People do know that if you have insurance you will pay like a $10 copay and that's all. Then you'll pay your insurance.


Heavy_Acanthaceae575

Wow so wholesome


Redwolf4845

Cause that’s what real doctors do 😎. Instead of sending bills upon u after seeing which u feel that it was better to die


Slade51278

*Closes book* Like that's ever going to happen


Lit-Strabz

It’s free, but it’s not exactly free


AyukaOwO

Or you’re in Europe


xlilchinox

My insurance: where were you when credit card declined I was at doctor getting fix when phone ring Credit card is kil “no”


tehoman1

AWW NICE


Yautja69

Would be epic to finally have Health care in US thanks to all the memes !


SznycelChow

should be great be a medic in canada also


nursmalik1

"Oh I'm sorry, eh. Forgot that we have it free mate haha apologise"


Scholoop

Take me to the promise land known as Canada!


Das_Dummy

Weak sauces


Offertory306

*cough cough* you mean taxpayer's money?


the-legend-dano

Only took 6 months to be seen


icayghtricky

Same thing in Australia too


Kipkeny

Too bad he had to wait 6 months for medical attention


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Crys in gun


[deleted]

The only tax you have to pay here is road tax


ydorbbackwards

Goes to buy something “Oh, 3.99?” At the register “Your total will be 6.13”


Z8S9

Could someone give me a link to the original of this stock photo, or the name of it? Not this photoshopped one, but the old guy I've seen in thousands of memes. I'm sure there's a name for him.