In Calgary, it is hard to find a spot that DOESN'T have a WIFI available. Almost anywhere in the towntown core you can get an IP. Even in my own house, I can detect three wireless networks not including my own, and only one other one has any WEP enabled.
It becomes difficult to compare, yes COL is slightly higher, but Rel Estate is usually much cheaper, and believe it or not, basice items are generally cheaper (except for the "sin" pleasures like smokes and alcohol, they tax the Sh!!t out of them). Everyone thinks that it is SO expensive here, but our standard of living is amoung the highest in the world, higher than the average in the US in particular. And as for the mortgage interest thing, your right, we can not deduct the interest from our mortgage on our taxes BUT we don't have to pay capital gains tax when we make a profit when we sell rel-estate either.
This is a very simple and basic example (mabe over simplified but I state it to make my point) When I was in NYC last year, a rotten ronnies meal cost me $6.95 you know the combo meals. Here in Calgary, I get the same thing for about $5.85. Housing is MUCH cheaper in Calgary, than say NYC (ok, unfair comparision there, but if you compare Vancouver / TO to say LA and NYC same fact applies). So to put it in short a 200K combined income in Canada is JUST ABOUT the SAME as a 200K combined income in the US when it comes to overall financial health. Things that are cheaper here, are more in the US and vis versa is also true. It comes down to "what are your pleasures?" if you smoke and drink alot, then living in Canada will put you in the poor house. Where as I can buy a nice home for much less than its companion in the US. It gets really hard to compare in specifics....
Then your in the wrong country. My wife and I are Engineers here in Calgary ALberta, and our salaries combined is over 200K/yr. You won't find a guy fixing cars making anywhere near that!!
OMFG I can't believe you just said that. Just wait a decade when 50% of the earth population (IE China and India) begin to fully integrate and come into the world order. Just remember that statement of yours when the mighty stars and stripes are flapping half way up some god forsaken flagpole and people are asking US of what? I think I remember them.
Come try, then you will see how large our army is...
Canada has only been proping up the US army since WW2 who's snipers where in Afgan? Whos snipers are in Iraq?
every time your boys get into trouble its the Canuks that save your ass
WTF kind of a comment is that?
Why is the US even bothering attempting to be a country? I think they should join Canada, we will even take "the freak state" Alaska and Hawaii.
"In general, everything that you buy in a store is cheaper in the USA. Canada has insane sales taxes on top of high prices. This is the big issue for most people deciding USA vs. Canada. Big income taxes too. However the money collected in taxes mostly gets back to the Canadian people in some form, whereas in the US taxes paid go mostly to giant corporations with fat government contracts."
BS, the only thing lavishly higher is booze and smokes in my experience almost everything else is CHEAPER in Canada and I have travelled all over the US. That goes for food, insurance, housing etc etc.
Hum, I think you need to look at the American Pasco. you know, the green back who's ink is now worth more than the bill itself. It was only two decades ago the CDN buck was 1.07US, and it looks like those days are coming back
GAWD!
that exchange joke is getting so freakin old already. maybe you should actually LOOK at the exchange rate...I have my own name for it...the American Pesco!
Yeah well in PA you can still hunt indians from a covered wagon with a bow and arrow but I doubt you would get away with it..
there are many things on the books that "technically" you can not do (read a book outload etc), but please give me a break.
I can only imagine how frustrating this is for you..ooo wait, I am NOT a US citizen (thank god)...who should be more nervous you...or me?
At least you recognize the potential issues with policies such as this, many Americans dont'.
I doubt it, we have a slightly different view here, not totally the same as the US but very similar, hence nothing to fear. Its not like we are China and have virtually no copyright laws (or, not laws that they care to enforce). I think the reason they don't want to crack down on copyright issues is because they know it is a significant punch to the face of the yankees.
likewize, there are four locations where Canadian customs officials search luggage at US airports, its part of a reciprical agreement intending to speed up imm etc for both sides. I see no issues with that.
Canada has NOT decriminalized possession of Marijuana. It is still illegal and the only people who can possess it are those who are using it for Medical Use and that is less than 1000 people nationally.
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In Calgary, it is hard to find a spot that DOESN'T have a WIFI available. Almost anywhere in the towntown core you can get an IP. Even in my own house, I can detect three wireless networks not including my own, and only one other one has any WEP enabled.
The grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence until you get there and relize, maybe the grass is pretty much the same!
It becomes difficult to compare, yes COL is slightly higher, but Rel Estate is usually much cheaper, and believe it or not, basice items are generally cheaper (except for the "sin" pleasures like smokes and alcohol, they tax the Sh!!t out of them). Everyone thinks that it is SO expensive here, but our standard of living is amoung the highest in the world, higher than the average in the US in particular. And as for the mortgage interest thing, your right, we can not deduct the interest from our mortgage on our taxes BUT we don't have to pay capital gains tax when we make a profit when we sell rel-estate either.
This is a very simple and basic example (mabe over simplified but I state it to make my point) When I was in NYC last year, a rotten ronnies meal cost me $6.95 you know the combo meals. Here in Calgary, I get the same thing for about $5.85. Housing is MUCH cheaper in Calgary, than say NYC (ok, unfair comparision there, but if you compare Vancouver / TO to say LA and NYC same fact applies). So to put it in short a 200K combined income in Canada is JUST ABOUT the SAME as a 200K combined income in the US when it comes to overall financial health. Things that are cheaper here, are more in the US and vis versa is also true. It comes down to "what are your pleasures?" if you smoke and drink alot, then living in Canada will put you in the poor house. Where as I can buy a nice home for much less than its companion in the US. It gets really hard to compare in specifics....
looks like another jealous yankee doodle
Then your in the wrong country. My wife and I are Engineers here in Calgary ALberta, and our salaries combined is over 200K /yr. You won't find a guy fixing cars making anywhere near that!!
too bad you don't realize you have already lost...sad
hahaha, bring it on! It won't take long to wipe the map with dead yankees
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OMFG I can't believe you just said that. Just wait a decade when 50% of the earth population (IE China and India) begin to fully integrate and come into the world order. Just remember that statement of yours when the mighty stars and stripes are flapping half way up some god forsaken flagpole and people are asking US of what? I think I remember them.
Dont get smart, I live in Alberta
Come try, then you will see how large our army is... Canada has only been proping up the US army since WW2 who's snipers where in Afgan? Whos snipers are in Iraq? every time your boys get into trouble its the Canuks that save your ass
WTF kind of a comment is that? Why is the US even bothering attempting to be a country? I think they should join Canada, we will even take "the freak state" Alaska and Hawaii.
"In general, everything that you buy in a store is cheaper in the USA. Canada has insane sales taxes on top of high prices. This is the big issue for most people deciding USA vs. Canada. Big income taxes too. However the money collected in taxes mostly gets back to the Canadian people in some form, whereas in the US taxes paid go mostly to giant corporations with fat government contracts." BS, the only thing lavishly higher is booze and smokes in my experience almost everything else is CHEAPER in Canada and I have travelled all over the US. That goes for food, insurance, housing etc etc.
I think u mean the US is more like Canada, at least they try. Isn't that cute!
Thank god, the sooner all you white flag, whining babies leave the better
Hum, I think you need to look at the American Pasco. you know, the green back who's ink is now worth more than the bill itself. It was only two decades ago the CDN buck was 1.07US, and it looks like those days are coming back
That is absolute BS
GAWD! that exchange joke is getting so freakin old already. maybe you should actually LOOK at the exchange rate...I have my own name for it...the American Pesco!
I am from Saskatoon, great city.
Yeah well in PA you can still hunt indians from a covered wagon with a bow and arrow but I doubt you would get away with it.. there are many things on the books that "technically" you can not do (read a book outload etc), but please give me a break.
I can only imagine how frustrating this is for you..ooo wait, I am NOT a US citizen (thank god)...who should be more nervous you...or me? At least you recognize the potential issues with policies such as this, many Americans dont'.
So then why the US system? why not an EU system? this is typical US way or no way thinking. And it's thinking like this that spurred 9-11, etc etc etc
I doubt it, we have a slightly different view here, not totally the same as the US but very similar, hence nothing to fear. Its not like we are China and have virtually no copyright laws (or, not laws that they care to enforce). I think the reason they don't want to crack down on copyright issues is because they know it is a significant punch to the face of the yankees.
likewize, there are four locations where Canadian customs officials search luggage at US airports, its part of a reciprical agreement intending to speed up imm etc for both sides. I see no issues with that.
Canada has NOT decriminalized possession of Marijuana. It is still illegal and the only people who can possess it are those who are using it for Medical Use and that is less than 1000 people nationally.