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Old 04-15-11, 11:35 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by August View Post
Income taxes, Federal income taxes, maybe but that isn't count State Income taxes, property taxes, excise taxes, sales taxes and all the other taxes and fees we pay.
The rate they quote for Canada (#11) includes both federal and provincial income tax.

On top of that you have to add sales tax on most purchases (around 13-15%), property taxes (around 1% of house value), various payroll taxes (another 1% up to a max of around can. $2,000 a year).

..but all our health care is FREE!

even then, you have many Hockey players who do not want to play for Canadian teams because of the higher tax bite.
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