Canada's middle class Is better than ours. This is despite...

[francoHFW]

After 30 years of Voodoo: worst min. wage, work conditions, illegal work safeguards, vacations, work week, college costs, rich/poor gap, upward social mobility, % homeless and in prison EVER, and in the modern world!! Great job, New BS GOP.

 

[Billy000]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

Um, your title should read "this BECAUSE"...not "despite"... Don't forget Canada also has laws regulating automation in manufacturing to a certain percentage; requiring human workers for the rest. It seems their CEOs & CFOs have figured out that it's hard to get customers who have no money to spend. And robots never buy cars, grocery, dinners, vacations, sporting equipment, electronics or other sundries.

What? No. "Despite" is the correct word. The examples I gave are examples that seemingly harm the economy as republicans like to believe.

 

[Old Rocks]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

What is a "better middle class"? What does that even mean?
I sense another spectacular Billy Fail Thread coming.

Do you not understand what an economic class is? Of course you don't. How silly of me.

OK so you have no answer. Pure, straight ignorance.
Do they have higher average incomes? Higher average household wealth? Longer life spans? Higher rates of consumption? Higher personal satisfaction?
Nothing. You've got nothing. You haven't quantified what you wrote, much less backed it up by any evidence.
You fail because you are Billy Triple Zero.

How America's middle class fell behind its Canadian neighbours

If you’re a proud member of America’s middle class, you may have been startled to learn last week that your after-tax income now makes you worse off than your Canadian neighbors to the north. They can now claim the title of the richest middle class on the planet.

Let’s take a look at the bombshell that the New York Times dropped in our midstlast week. It’s based on data from the Luxembourg Income Study Database, and focuses squarely on median income.

That means that instead of being distorted by the impact of millionaires and billionaires becoming still richer and the wealth gap becoming still wider, using this data gives analysts a sense of the experience of the average household in any given country. It also means an economist can compare overall economic growth of a country to the experience of individual households in that country – and by those standards, the United States just doesn’t come off that well.

Because while our economy has been growing more rapidly than those of other nations, a smaller percentage of those households is sharing in that prosperity, the data suggests. (Income inequality is at its highest level since 1928.)

Income, take home pay, better for the middle class Canandian than for the middle class American. looks like Billy was right on this.

 

[OKTexas]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

Have you hired a moving company yet? Sounds like a great place for you.

 

[Old Rocks]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

What is a "better middle class"? What does that even mean?
I sense another spectacular Billy Fail Thread coming.

Do you not understand what an economic class is? Of course you don't. How silly of me.

OK so you have no answer. Pure, straight ignorance.
Do they have higher average incomes? Higher average household wealth? Longer life spans? Higher rates of consumption? Higher personal satisfaction?
Nothing. You've got nothing. You haven't quantified what you wrote, much less backed it up by any evidence.
You fail because you are Billy Triple Zero.

Average Canadian lifespan, 82.0, average American lifespan, 78.8.

WORLD HEALTH REVIEW UNITED STATES VS CANADA

Looks as if the Canadians are doing better in this metric also.

 

[Anathema]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

Canadians have no Right to use Lethal Force in self defense or own most of the tools to do so. Therefore their society is dog shit.

 

[Weatherman2020]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

Is that why they come to the US for critical medical needs?

Link to your claim they are better. And why Canada isn't seriously pitching in in the war on terrorism.

 

[Clementine]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

Tax rate is around 50% for those making middle class wages. Or have they declared that those making $100,000 are now among the wealthiest people. And the healthcare is "free" because middle class pays a lot in taxes. It was over 50% when the far lefties were in charge. There are waiting lists for many tests due to the universal healthcare system. It's "free" to some, if they can get it. There has been discussion off and on about going back to some private insurers because the current system isn't working that great. There is very limited coverage, if any, if the people need health care while vacationing out of the country. Many choose to come here just so they can get the best treatment, but it's out of pocket. That means most can't get the treatment they need. Only the wealthy can afford the best cancer treatment and other expensive meds. The socialist leaders can also come here for the best doctors and treatment. It's actually designed to favor the wealthiest because they are the only ones who still have choices.

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Canada Unemployment rate as of April of this year is at 7.1% while men are slightly higher unemployed than women.

Canada unemployment rate 2016

In the same month the U.S. unemployment rate was at 5.0% in April of 2016...

So it seem there are more people out of work in Canada...

Here is the tax system versus each other:

Do Canadians Really Pay More Taxes Than Americans? | Investopedia

Canada Average Salary is around $42K yearly while the U.S. is around $50k according to one site...

Canada | 2015/16 Average Salary Survey

Average Income in the United States – Statistic Brain

So when making an argument about which system is stronger we should put numbers to the words and not write just our opinion of which one is better to us...

Also comparing Healthcare the Canadian Government has been debating for awhile doing away with the part where you can not have private plans and allowing private health insurance once again while keeping the government plan.

I do not know if they have done this yet and was in discussion a few years back.

Also you need to take into consideration the conversion rate and the fact the Canadian currency is weaker to the U.S. currency and does not have the buying power like the U.S. dollar.

The people of Canada live under the system they want and the U.S. has it own system but as I have pointed out the fact remains the U.S. is still stronger than Canada...

Canada's unemployment rate is irrelevant especially given the only slight difference.

The official tax rate for the wealthy maybe higher in the US, but Canada does not at all allow the tax deductions a rich guy is entitled to in the US. What matters is the EFFECTIVE tax rate.

Also, when comparing Canadian salaries to US salaries, it is fallacious to compute the average in measuring the middle class. The extremes of poverty and wealth skew the average of salaries. Canada does not have the wealthy class the US has. That's one class America has at #1.

Admittedly I don't know the currency transfer rate between the US and Canada. Do you know it? Is the difference significant enough?

No, you wrote your opinion and I put facts to what you were writing about. You either disprove my numbers or accept the fact you were full of nonsense as usual.

I find it funny you posted your opinion as being facts and when anyone points out the actual facts you dismiss them because they do not jive with your opinion, and that is pathetic on your part.

So now it is your task to google, bing or yahoo numbers to support your opinion and if not then I guess my facts stand while you offer nothing but your opinion!

The Canadian Dollar is worth $.79 to the U.S. Dollar which make it weaker in value and has less buying power, but hey that does not matter to you because facts are pointless when you have your asinine opinion!

canadian to us dollar - Bing

 

[francoHFW]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

Tax rate is around 50% for those making middle class wages. Or have they declared that those making $100,000 are now among the wealthiest people. And the healthcare is "free" because middle class pays a lot in taxes. It was over 50% when the far lefties were in charge. There are waiting lists for many tests due to the universal healthcare system. It's "free" to some, if they can get it. There has been discussion off and on about going back to some private insurers because the current system isn't working that great. There is very limited coverage, if any, if the people need health care while vacationing out of the country. Many choose to come here just so they can get the best treatment, but it's out of pocket. That means most can't get the treatment they need. Only the wealthy can afford the best cancer treatment and other expensive meds. The socialist leaders can also come here for the best doctors and treatment. It's actually designed to favor the wealthiest because they are the only ones who still have choices.

The usual discredited bs...
After 30 years of Voodoo: worst min. wage, work conditions, illegal work safeguards, vacations, work week, college costs, rich/poor gap, upward social mobility, % homeless and in prison EVAH, and in the modern world!! And you complain about the victims? Are you an idiot or an A-hole?

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

Have you hired a moving company yet? Sounds like a great place for you.

As if anyone accepts Americans....We're better Americans than hater dupes and aren't going anywhere. We're going to improve our lot, not believe a lot of bs from lying greedy billionaires.
After 30 years of Voodoo: worst min. wage, work conditions, illegal work safeguards, vacations, work week, college costs, rich/poor gap, upward social mobility, % homeless and in prison EVAH, and in the modern world!! And you complain about the victims? Are you an idiot or an A-hole?

 

[francoHFW]

Canada Unemployment rate as of April of this year is at 7.1% while men are slightly higher unemployed than women.

Canada unemployment rate 2016

In the same month the U.S. unemployment rate was at 5.0% in April of 2016...

So it seem there are more people out of work in Canada...

Here is the tax system versus each other:

Do Canadians Really Pay More Taxes Than Americans? | Investopedia

Canada Average Salary is around $42K yearly while the U.S. is around $50k according to one site...

Canada | 2015/16 Average Salary Survey

Average Income in the United States – Statistic Brain

So when making an argument about which system is stronger we should put numbers to the words and not write just our opinion of which one is better to us...

Also comparing Healthcare the Canadian Government has been debating for awhile doing away with the part where you can not have private plans and allowing private health insurance once again while keeping the government plan.

I do not know if they have done this yet and was in discussion a few years back.

Also you need to take into consideration the conversion rate and the fact the Canadian currency is weaker to the U.S. currency and does not have the buying power like the U.S. dollar.

The people of Canada live under the system they want and the U.S. has it own system but as I have pointed out the fact remains the U.S. is still stronger than Canada...

Canada's unemployment rate is irrelevant especially given the only slight difference.

The official tax rate for the wealthy maybe higher in the US, but Canada does not at all allow the tax deductions a rich guy is entitled to in the US. What matters is the EFFECTIVE tax rate.

Also, when comparing Canadian salaries to US salaries, it is fallacious to compute the average in measuring the middle class. The extremes of poverty and wealth skew the average of salaries. Canada does not have the wealthy class the US has. That's one class America has at #1.

Admittedly I don't know the currency transfer rate between the US and Canada. Do you know it? Is the difference significant enough?

No, you wrote your opinion and I put facts to what you were writing about. You either disprove my numbers or accept the fact you were full of nonsense as usual.

I find it funny you posted your opinion as being facts and when anyone points out the actual facts you dismiss them because they do not jive with your opinion, and that is pathetic on your part.

So now it is your task to google, bing or yahoo numbers to support your opinion and if not then I guess my facts stand while you offer nothing but your opinion!

The Canadian Dollar is worth $.79 to the U.S. Dollar which make it weaker in value and has less buying power, but hey that does not matter to you because facts are pointless when you have your asinine opinion!

canadian to us dollar - Bing

So now Obama's economy is just fine! Actually, the best in the world. Except only the GOP rich are enjoying it...

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Canada Unemployment rate as of April of this year is at 7.1% while men are slightly higher unemployed than women.

Canada unemployment rate 2016

In the same month the U.S. unemployment rate was at 5.0% in April of 2016...

So it seem there are more people out of work in Canada...

Here is the tax system versus each other:

Do Canadians Really Pay More Taxes Than Americans? | Investopedia

Canada Average Salary is around $42K yearly while the U.S. is around $50k according to one site...

Canada | 2015/16 Average Salary Survey

Average Income in the United States – Statistic Brain

So when making an argument about which system is stronger we should put numbers to the words and not write just our opinion of which one is better to us...

Also comparing Healthcare the Canadian Government has been debating for awhile doing away with the part where you can not have private plans and allowing private health insurance once again while keeping the government plan.

I do not know if they have done this yet and was in discussion a few years back.

Also you need to take into consideration the conversion rate and the fact the Canadian currency is weaker to the U.S. currency and does not have the buying power like the U.S. dollar.

The people of Canada live under the system they want and the U.S. has it own system but as I have pointed out the fact remains the U.S. is still stronger than Canada...

Canada's unemployment rate is irrelevant especially given the only slight difference.

The official tax rate for the wealthy maybe higher in the US, but Canada does not at all allow the tax deductions a rich guy is entitled to in the US. What matters is the EFFECTIVE tax rate.

Also, when comparing Canadian salaries to US salaries, it is fallacious to compute the average in measuring the middle class. The extremes of poverty and wealth skew the average of salaries. Canada does not have the wealthy class the US has. That's one class America has at #1.

Admittedly I don't know the currency transfer rate between the US and Canada. Do you know it? Is the difference significant enough?

No, you wrote your opinion and I put facts to what you were writing about. You either disprove my numbers or accept the fact you were full of nonsense as usual.

I find it funny you posted your opinion as being facts and when anyone points out the actual facts you dismiss them because they do not jive with your opinion, and that is pathetic on your part.

So now it is your task to google, bing or yahoo numbers to support your opinion and if not then I guess my facts stand while you offer nothing but your opinion!

The Canadian Dollar is worth $.79 to the U.S. Dollar which make it weaker in value and has less buying power, but hey that does not matter to you because facts are pointless when you have your asinine opinion!

canadian to us dollar - Bing

So now Obama's economy is just fine! Actually, the best in the world. Except only the GOP rich are enjoying it...

You got to be kidding me!

Where the **** in this thread did i mention Obama or anything about Obama?

Why the **** is it that assholes on this board have to change the subject matter when they can not argue the ******* facts that I present, and yes I am calling you and the OP'er nothing but ******* assholes!

I get ******* tire of this nonsense from the right and left doing this and it is total ******* bullshit!

So if you want to discuss President Obama, the economy and what he has done to hurt or help it then start a ******* thread about it but this thread is not about it!

 

[francoHFW]

Canada Unemployment rate as of April of this year is at 7.1% while men are slightly higher unemployed than women.

Canada unemployment rate 2016

In the same month the U.S. unemployment rate was at 5.0% in April of 2016...

So it seem there are more people out of work in Canada...

Here is the tax system versus each other:

Do Canadians Really Pay More Taxes Than Americans? | Investopedia

Canada Average Salary is around $42K yearly while the U.S. is around $50k according to one site...

Canada | 2015/16 Average Salary Survey

Average Income in the United States – Statistic Brain

So when making an argument about which system is stronger we should put numbers to the words and not write just our opinion of which one is better to us...

Also comparing Healthcare the Canadian Government has been debating for awhile doing away with the part where you can not have private plans and allowing private health insurance once again while keeping the government plan.

I do not know if they have done this yet and was in discussion a few years back.

Also you need to take into consideration the conversion rate and the fact the Canadian currency is weaker to the U.S. currency and does not have the buying power like the U.S. dollar.

The people of Canada live under the system they want and the U.S. has it own system but as I have pointed out the fact remains the U.S. is still stronger than Canada...

Canada's unemployment rate is irrelevant especially given the only slight difference.

The official tax rate for the wealthy maybe higher in the US, but Canada does not at all allow the tax deductions a rich guy is entitled to in the US. What matters is the EFFECTIVE tax rate.

Also, when comparing Canadian salaries to US salaries, it is fallacious to compute the average in measuring the middle class. The extremes of poverty and wealth skew the average of salaries. Canada does not have the wealthy class the US has. That's one class America has at #1.

Admittedly I don't know the currency transfer rate between the US and Canada. Do you know it? Is the difference significant enough?

No, you wrote your opinion and I put facts to what you were writing about. You either disprove my numbers or accept the fact you were full of nonsense as usual.

I find it funny you posted your opinion as being facts and when anyone points out the actual facts you dismiss them because they do not jive with your opinion, and that is pathetic on your part.

So now it is your task to google, bing or yahoo numbers to support your opinion and if not then I guess my facts stand while you offer nothing but your opinion!

The Canadian Dollar is worth $.79 to the U.S. Dollar which make it weaker in value and has less buying power, but hey that does not matter to you because facts are pointless when you have your asinine opinion!

canadian to us dollar - Bing

So now Obama's economy is just fine! Actually, the best in the world. Except only the GOP rich are enjoying it...

You got to be kidding me!

Where the **** in this thread did i mention Obama or anything about Obama?

Why the **** is it that assholes on this board have to change the subject matter when they can not argue the ******* facts that I present, and yes I am calling you and the OP'er nothing but ******* assholes!

I get ******* tire of this nonsense from the right and left doing this and it is total ******* bullshit!

So if you want to discuss President Obama, the economy and what he has done to hurt or help it then start a ******* thread about it but this thread is not about it!

You're right, Obama's economy is just fine, but our middle class is not getting the good effects. lol. Nice meltdown! I give you a 70% chance racist rating.

 

[Billy000]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

Tax rate is around 50% for those making middle class wages. Or have they declared that those making $100,000 are now among the wealthiest people. And the healthcare is "free" because middle class pays a lot in taxes. It was over 50% when the far lefties were in charge. There are waiting lists for many tests due to the universal healthcare system. It's "free" to some, if they can get it. There has been discussion off and on about going back to some private insurers because the current system isn't working that great. There is very limited coverage, if any, if the people need health care while vacationing out of the country. Many choose to come here just so they can get the best treatment, but it's out of pocket. That means most can't get the treatment they need. Only the wealthy can afford the best cancer treatment and other expensive meds. The socialist leaders can also come here for the best doctors and treatment. It's actually designed to favor the wealthiest because they are the only ones who still have choices.

The EFFECTIVE tax rate is what matters. Canadia's wealthiest do not get large range of deductions that America's wealthiest get.

The Canadian middle class's income is higher after taxes.

By contrast, basic treatment is something poor people can afford in Canada. That isn't the case in the US.

 

[OKTexas]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

Tax rate is around 50% for those making middle class wages. Or have they declared that those making $100,000 are now among the wealthiest people. And the healthcare is "free" because middle class pays a lot in taxes. It was over 50% when the far lefties were in charge. There are waiting lists for many tests due to the universal healthcare system. It's "free" to some, if they can get it. There has been discussion off and on about going back to some private insurers because the current system isn't working that great. There is very limited coverage, if any, if the people need health care while vacationing out of the country. Many choose to come here just so they can get the best treatment, but it's out of pocket. That means most can't get the treatment they need. Only the wealthy can afford the best cancer treatment and other expensive meds. The socialist leaders can also come here for the best doctors and treatment. It's actually designed to favor the wealthiest because they are the only ones who still have choices.

The usual discredited bs...
After 30 years of Voodoo: worst min. wage, work conditions, illegal work safeguards, vacations, work week, college costs, rich/poor gap, upward social mobility, % homeless and in prison EVAH, and in the modern world!! And you complain about the victims? Are you an idiot or an A-hole?

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

Have you hired a moving company yet? Sounds like a great place for you.

As if anyone accepts Americans....We're better Americans than hater dupes and aren't going anywhere. We're going to improve our lot, not believe a lot of bs from lying greedy billionaires.
After 30 years of Voodoo: worst min. wage, work conditions, illegal work safeguards, vacations, work week, college costs, rich/poor gap, upward social mobility, % homeless and in prison EVAH, and in the modern world!! And you complain about the victims? Are you an idiot or an A-hole?

Why can't I be both, you are. Are you saying your dear leaders policies ain't working, you know you could lose your regressive sodomite enabler card over shit like that. But feel free to elaborate about all the victims in prison.

 

[Billy000]

Canada Unemployment rate as of April of this year is at 7.1% while men are slightly higher unemployed than women.

Canada unemployment rate 2016

In the same month the U.S. unemployment rate was at 5.0% in April of 2016...

So it seem there are more people out of work in Canada...

Here is the tax system versus each other:

Do Canadians Really Pay More Taxes Than Americans? | Investopedia

Canada Average Salary is around $42K yearly while the U.S. is around $50k according to one site...

Canada | 2015/16 Average Salary Survey

Average Income in the United States – Statistic Brain

So when making an argument about which system is stronger we should put numbers to the words and not write just our opinion of which one is better to us...

Also comparing Healthcare the Canadian Government has been debating for awhile doing away with the part where you can not have private plans and allowing private health insurance once again while keeping the government plan.

I do not know if they have done this yet and was in discussion a few years back.

Also you need to take into consideration the conversion rate and the fact the Canadian currency is weaker to the U.S. currency and does not have the buying power like the U.S. dollar.

The people of Canada live under the system they want and the U.S. has it own system but as I have pointed out the fact remains the U.S. is still stronger than Canada...

Canada's unemployment rate is irrelevant especially given the only slight difference.

The official tax rate for the wealthy maybe higher in the US, but Canada does not at all allow the tax deductions a rich guy is entitled to in the US. What matters is the EFFECTIVE tax rate.

Also, when comparing Canadian salaries to US salaries, it is fallacious to compute the average in measuring the middle class. The extremes of poverty and wealth skew the average of salaries. Canada does not have the wealthy class the US has. That's one class America has at #1.

Admittedly I don't know the currency transfer rate between the US and Canada. Do you know it? Is the difference significant enough?

No, you wrote your opinion and I put facts to what you were writing about. You either disprove my numbers or accept the fact you were full of nonsense as usual.

I find it funny you posted your opinion as being facts and when anyone points out the actual facts you dismiss them because they do not jive with your opinion, and that is pathetic on your part.

So now it is your task to google, bing or yahoo numbers to support your opinion and if not then I guess my facts stand while you offer nothing but your opinion!

The Canadian Dollar is worth $.79 to the U.S. Dollar which make it weaker in value and has less buying power, but hey that does not matter to you because facts are pointless when you have your asinine opinion!

canadian to us dollar - Bing

Lol my opinion? Any person who understands basic math knows it is fallacious to compare averages of salary if the US wealthy class is so much wealthier than Canada's.

How about you compare the poor class of the US and that of Canada? You would see just how bad our poverty rate is.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

What is a "better middle class"? What does that even mean?
I sense another spectacular Billy Fail Thread coming.

Do you not understand what an economic class is? Of course you don't. How silly of me.

OK so you have no answer. Pure, straight ignorance.
Do they have higher average incomes? Higher average household wealth? Longer life spans? Higher rates of consumption? Higher personal satisfaction?
Nothing. You've got nothing. You haven't quantified what you wrote, much less backed it up by any evidence.
You fail because you are Billy Triple Zero.

How America's middle class fell behind its Canadian neighbours

If you’re a proud member of America’s middle class, you may have been startled to learn last week that your after-tax income now makes you worse off than your Canadian neighbors to the north. They can now claim the title of the richest middle class on the planet.

Let’s take a look at the bombshell that the New York Times dropped in our midstlast week. It’s based on data from the Luxembourg Income Study Database, and focuses squarely on median income.

That means that instead of being distorted by the impact of millionaires and billionaires becoming still richer and the wealth gap becoming still wider, using this data gives analysts a sense of the experience of the average household in any given country. It also means an economist can compare overall economic growth of a country to the experience of individual households in that country – and by those standards, the United States just doesn’t come off that well.

Because while our economy has been growing more rapidly than those of other nations, a smaller percentage of those households is sharing in that prosperity, the data suggests. (Income inequality is at its highest level since 1928.)

Income, take home pay, better for the middle class Canandian than for the middle class American. looks like Billy was right on this.

If you’re a proud member of America’s middle class, you may have been startled to learn last week that your after-tax income now makes you worse off than your Canadian neighbors to the north.


Median per capita income in the U.S. has barely budged since 2000, while Canadians have seen their median income jump 20 percent.

Holy crap! There may be a less useful stat than "median per capita income", but I'll be damned if I can think of it.

Median means you line up all the numbers from lowest to highest and the number in the middle is the median.
How you turn that into a per capita number is some kind of liberal head-up-assery for sure.
Did they take the median household income and divide it by the average household size?

Wow, moronic for sure.
.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

Move

 

[francoHFW]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

Tax rate is around 50% for those making middle class wages. Or have they declared that those making $100,000 are now among the wealthiest people. And the healthcare is "free" because middle class pays a lot in taxes. It was over 50% when the far lefties were in charge. There are waiting lists for many tests due to the universal healthcare system. It's "free" to some, if they can get it. There has been discussion off and on about going back to some private insurers because the current system isn't working that great. There is very limited coverage, if any, if the people need health care while vacationing out of the country. Many choose to come here just so they can get the best treatment, but it's out of pocket. That means most can't get the treatment they need. Only the wealthy can afford the best cancer treatment and other expensive meds. The socialist leaders can also come here for the best doctors and treatment. It's actually designed to favor the wealthiest because they are the only ones who still have choices.

The usual discredited bs...
After 30 years of Voodoo: worst min. wage, work conditions, illegal work safeguards, vacations, work week, college costs, rich/poor gap, upward social mobility, % homeless and in prison EVAH, and in the modern world!! And you complain about the victims? Are you an idiot or an A-hole?

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

Have you hired a moving company yet? Sounds like a great place for you.

As if anyone accepts Americans....We're better Americans than hater dupes and aren't going anywhere. We're going to improve our lot, not believe a lot of bs from lying greedy billionaires.
After 30 years of Voodoo: worst min. wage, work conditions, illegal work safeguards, vacations, work week, college costs, rich/poor gap, upward social mobility, % homeless and in prison EVAH, and in the modern world!! And you complain about the victims? Are you an idiot or an A-hole?

Why can't I be both, you are. Are you saying your dear leaders policies ain't working, you know you could lose your regressive sodomite enabler card over shit like that. But feel free to elaborate about all the victims in prison.

What policies? The GOP has blocked everything that could help the middle class except ACA (the month we had control of congress), and help for infrastructure jobs, cheap college and training, raising the min wage, taxing the rich and giant corps their fair share, cut military spending etc etc. This is all just ALL our great country, with NO GOP corrupt bubble TYVM.

 

[francoHFW]

1) Canada having a higher minimum wage

2) Canada having a higher tax rate on the wealthy

3) Canada having Widespread unions

4) Canada having strong bank regulations

5) Canada having free healthcare

What is a "better middle class"? What does that even mean?
I sense another spectacular Billy Fail Thread coming.

Do you not understand what an economic class is? Of course you don't. How silly of me.

OK so you have no answer. Pure, straight ignorance.
Do they have higher average incomes? Higher average household wealth? Longer life spans? Higher rates of consumption? Higher personal satisfaction?
Nothing. You've got nothing. You haven't quantified what you wrote, much less backed it up by any evidence.
You fail because you are Billy Triple Zero.

How America's middle class fell behind its Canadian neighbours

If you’re a proud member of America’s middle class, you may have been startled to learn last week that your after-tax income now makes you worse off than your Canadian neighbors to the north. They can now claim the title of the richest middle class on the planet.

Let’s take a look at the bombshell that the New York Times dropped in our midstlast week. It’s based on data from the Luxembourg Income Study Database, and focuses squarely on median income.

That means that instead of being distorted by the impact of millionaires and billionaires becoming still richer and the wealth gap becoming still wider, using this data gives analysts a sense of the experience of the average household in any given country. It also means an economist can compare overall economic growth of a country to the experience of individual households in that country – and by those standards, the United States just doesn’t come off that well.

Because while our economy has been growing more rapidly than those of other nations, a smaller percentage of those households is sharing in that prosperity, the data suggests. (Income inequality is at its highest level since 1928.)

Income, take home pay, better for the middle class Canandian than for the middle class American. looks like Billy was right on this.

If you’re a proud member of America’s middle class, you may have been startled to learn last week that your after-tax income now makes you worse off than your Canadian neighbors to the north.


Median per capita income in the U.S. has barely budged since 2000, while Canadians have seen their median income jump 20 percent.

Holy crap! There may be a less useful stat than "median per capita income", but I'll be damned if I can think of it.

Median means you line up all the numbers from lowest to highest and the number in the middle is the median.
How you turn that into a per capita number is some kind of liberal head-up-assery for sure.
Did they take the median household income and divide it by the average household size?

Wow, moronic for sure.
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The median would be the middle class duh. The average would be higher because of the HUGE income of the few megarich at the top after 35 years of Voodoo, dupe...