As a Canadian, there's absolutely no way I would live in the US. My wife and I have discussed the possibility of one of us being offered a job in the US, and we agree we don't want to bring our children up there. When you are one of the few industrialized nations in the world not to have universal health care, that's a problem. When more than 40% of the population doesn't realize that evolution is a fact, that's a problem. When a large portion of the population is more interested in keeping their guns than with people's safety, that's a problem. And when you've got two sides of your government that literally refuse to work with one another, and not realize that's a huge problem, that IS a problem. So I am very glad to be living in Canada, thank you very much.
***** 1. I would certainly say that the "universality" of healthcare is of the upmost importance because I don't want to live in a country that allows people to go bankrupt or even worse, die, simply because they can't afford the care they need. Now, obviously the quality is important, as well, but if you can't afford it, then who cares how good it is. As for affordability, I don't think you understand what universal healthcare is. With universal healthcare, everyone can afford it. 2. That's still better than the US. 3. That is a ridiculous statement and not backed up by the evidence whatsoever. And this highlights Americans obsession with guns, which is dangerous and unhealthy. I refuse to live in a country that makes up excuses why they "need" to have guns. It's sickening. 4. BUT OUR GOVERNMENT CAN GET THINGS DONE!!!!!! There isn't this hatred between parties like there is in the US. You don't have parties whose sole goal it is to prevent the other from doing anything. I realize you are American and feel the need to defend your country, but you have to realize there are things very wrong with your country. And they're only getting worse. I don't think Canada's perfect, but given the choice between Canada and the US, I choose Canada 10 times out of 10.
Proud Canadian here! 🇨🇦 ❤️ I read somewhere, and I’m not sure if it’s true, but that 66% of people who file for personal bankruptcy in the US, it’s because of medical costs. Imagine if that worry was off the table. 🤔
I had major health issues as a kid, and needed a lot of doctor appointments, X-rays, scans, a major surgery and a week long hospitalisation. If I would have lived in the US, my family would have gone bankrupt because of me... It's crazy when you think of it...
This Canadian 74 year old granny gets Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, a small pension from the Ontario government, an annuity from my husband's work and some money from investments totalling $2,989.94 per month. I pay virtually no income tax, get free health care and live quite comfortably.
+Team1 - Sorry, but I think DanM just may be on to something. As a fellow Canuck you personally know just how much it sucks to have such an amazing, inclusive, and free health care system. Embarrassingly, our math and literacy rates are consistently ranked in the top 10 world-wide. (Ontario recently announced it will begin offering free post-secondary education to those who otherwise cannot afford it.) Unbelievably, we emerged relatively unscathed from the recent recession that decimated the U.S., largely due to our stringent banking regulations. Shamefully we welcome refugees with open arms. And if you can believe it, our Prime Minister actually showed up to greet some of our new arrivals personally. Cheers, Keiko in Toronto Note: We applied for green cards once, but sadly we just couldn't meet the American minimum weight requirement ;)
MoreMedication there is only one problem about the refuges is that Trudeau let them in giving him more votes and they get free money even if they have a well paying jobs. I have refuge friend.
When my mother had an aneurysm and fell into a coma for months, my dad used to joke about how far in debt we'd be if we lived in the states. Between the multiple surgeries and overnight care in the ICU, I remember his guess was half a million at one point. When she woke up and was in rehab to regain her motor skills (also covered) my dad got sick with cancer. We just counted our blessings after that, not the dollar signs.
Chad B yes.. we pay taxes for healthcare, education, women's safety, welfare, schools.. you pay for...... DRONES, F22s, MISSILES and a POLICE FORCE WHICH IS NOT ONLY RACIST, BUT PROBALY IN A WAY EXTREMIST... CONGRATULATIONS......
The reason for this middle class growth in Canada is investment in Education and Healthcare. The Canadian middle class has universal healthcare, private education, and public education.
I live in Toronto, Ontario Canada, the richest city in Canada and the most populated. We have cultures from all around the world. We are the most or one of the most multi culture cities in the world and yet we have a very low crime rate compared to a city this size in ANY american city. We as a people have way different perspectives on society. Im actually quite terrified to even VISIT any US city. I would never want to live in such a society with so much hostility towards each other. Jesus you Americans need to fix that shit quick. For a nation that still believes so higher on the fairy tales of the past, you sure dont fucking act like it.
Just stay away from the democrat controlled and or gun free cities like chicago, milwaukee, any where in california, etc... My city's surrounding area gets one murder every two years. We have always been a thriving area with high employment and have always had a lot of industrial companies. But then again we border Canada with a lake, lol.
And if you look above you'll see a species of human we all abhor. They are known as arrogant Americans. Very combatitive and a blind species indeed. Their world consists only of them. Move along folks..
Well, I'm not exactly sure where you got that idea but and I can tell you in all honesty and accuracy that the United States has never thought of itself as being above all that. In fact, one of the reasons why the economy went from a period of recession to a period of rapid growth and job creation within just a few years is because of the fact that the people got tired of the corporate and political corruption ruining our society, took to the streets and began to raise their voices. And yes, there were elections, including a change of presidency, but none of that was nearly as effective as the people finally exercising their right to peaceably assemble on a large scale and declaring that things needed to change...
Adam Fisk Yes, the people assembled, but were mostly laughed at or cast aside as the "Occupy Wall Street" movement never had any clear focus or platform. And you state *the United States has never thought of itself as being above all that* Are you familiar with "American exceptionalism"? It is the theory that the United States is inherently different from other nations. Although the term does not necessarily imply superiority, many *neoconservative* and other *American conservative writers* have promoted its use in that sense. To them, the U.S. is like the biblical "City upon a Hill"-a phrase evoked by British colonists to North America as early as 1630-and exempt from historical forces that have affected other countries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism
Yes, they were laughed at by the partisan - biased aspects of the mainstream media. But there's no question that they were still effective. And I'm not just talking about Occupy Wall Street. There were other, lesser-known groups and operation is well, across the entire country. And because of people standing up, the job growth and economic expansion that the United States is experiencing right now is unprecedented. That's because the people stood up and showed that there is indeed, strength in numbers - regardless of what the mainstream media likes to try and say. Because remember, even though the media is supposed to be objective, it still has an agenda. And American exceptionalism is exactly what you said - a theory. Simply a suggestion and nothing that has been rooted in any kind of fact. And although many historical forces have not had the same effect on countries like the United States and Canada because of a variety of reasons as they've had on other countries, that's only because of a number of different factors contributing to such a phenomenon that could or could not be helped by the inhabitants of the North American continent. But that doesn't mean that the people here look at themselves as being above or beyond everyone or everything else. Quite the contrary, actually...
From the point of view of a 14 year old living in New Brunswick, Canada. I never hated America. I would be willing to go (not move but like a vacation) to America (Minus Florida, No Just No.) But from all the news I see I wouldn't live there because of the crappy Government and Crappy & Abusive police.
Jz80 its not bad at all. people love to paint america by what they see going gone in the big cities. but most Americans live in peace; away from all that political bullshit. i live in a town in Pennsylvania, and its beautiful! friendly people, great infrastructure, awesome hospitals, big houses, quiet, safe, etc. ALOT of america is exactly like this. but for some reason, most foreigners love to greenflies america into one big hell hole.
Jz80 I'm a proud Canadian who lived in California for many years. When I initially moved to the US, I was surprised to find no real difference between individual Americans and individual Canadians. Differences show up when you observe large groups and regions (often via mass media). And it's usually not the effect of country, but rather regional religious or cultural influence. Vancouver is far more similar to San Francisco than Charlotte, NC is to San Francisco. By the same measures, moving from Toronto to New York would be less dramatic a change than moving from Toronto to Victoria. If you prefer to think in broad stereotypes, you'll find that many Americans are more "Canadian" than many Canadians.
Oscar Perla your politics affects EVERYONE in the country and your people must address it before it becomes a military state, which is slowlyt happening with out a doubt.
1usi0n we already are a military state, we've been this way since WWII. us being a military state is a good thing, for foreigners. we foot the bill, while the EU and Canada get most of the protection.
arturo92376 no, MOST people live in smaller towns, theres a higher population concentration in the big cities, but the absolute majority population in America do not live in big cities.
Yeah. You're judging the characters of more than 320 million people (Most of whom I'm sure you've never met) And you think you have the right to call them arrogant. Okay...
Adam Fisk It is true, they are always looking down their noses at anyone who is not American. Instead of being friendly and kind to foreigners, they act as paranoid snobish assholes as if the rest of the world population was infected with the black death.
+ThePolishWatermelon 123 Is that right? Well for your information, not only do my father and I both love Chinese culture, but I don't recall ever knowing any Americans who have ever passed a blanket judgment against the characters of the Chinese people. Try again, genius...
That's just it though. A person can work ten times as hard than a rich person in America and still just scrape by in life. If you're willing to put forth the work and you have an even remotely decent head on your shoulders, you should be able to make a decent living. Isn't that the real American dream? That with hard work and and a little optimism, anyone can come from any background and make something of themselves?.. The American dream is dead. But it can live again. If we help it to.
***** I'm curious, is Trump in favor of getting money out of politics? Does he think elections should be publically funded? Because if he does, he actually stands a good shot at becoming POTUS.
BATHURST65 I know what you mean, I'm actually from Ontario. But I have a lot of family in the U.S. so American politics is something near and dear to me and I try to be as active in American politics as I can be without actually being there. I was specifically talking about the U.S. Our problems here at home are our own and unrelated for the purpose of my comment.
I guess that Canada is no longer America's hat. So I guess that now America is Canada's underpants. Hey Canada, pull up your underwear! Your Florida is hanging out!
I am a Canadian 72 years old. Had prostate cancer 5 years ago was cared for now OK. Just had Lung Cancer. Treated with Chemo and 35 days of Radiation Therapy. Did not cost me a dime. Had great treatment and will get results shortly.
You made the right choice, because nowadays America is FILLED with racism 24/7. I know there are other racist countries, but America is the main source of racism. And besides, I've heard that Canadians are VERY welcoming towards immigrants.
@@chrisp3922 What Chris P. said is true. We have a lot of economic problems now here in Canada and what I read today I am very afraid. You have to stay where you are and deal with it. You may not like Trump and neither do I but he is the president of the US and you have to accept that until he is voted out.
The problem I have with trickle down Reaganomics is the EXACT same problem I have with Communism. Both ideologies force you to put too much trust in a handful of people to do what's best for the majority of society. Communism requires you to put complete trust in the government/state and Reaganomics requires you to completely trust the bankers and corporations to not rip the population off. Both ideologies are completely flawed.
it's not about gun laws, it's about Canadians having a better moral stance on guns. we have them of course, every country does. but the average Canadian doesn't need nor do they want one. you do realize stricter gun laws in the states is not the answer. as most gun crimes in the states, are committed with guns that are illegally obtained.
Please don't take this as an anti-American statement...but how can America be the number one richest country when they're in trillions of dollars of debt?
I don't even know. Our government is ran by idiots, voted by idiots. Most of our money comes from mass production. Then the money is spent on idiotic things. Like buying our "allies" weapons to fight wars.
ThisOneComment Some of our allies need these weapons FAR more than they need them. If it were not for these spendings many of our allies who are FIGHTING TO STAY ALIVE would be killed and their famililies be killed without our protection, and our government is not doing enough to support our allies. Neither is Canada.
One thing I found cray cray about the United States is how ridiculously expensive it is to get an education. In Canada the average tuition fee for university is around 2-6k per year.
Canada has a "hate speech" law; the US is clearly superior to Canada on that score. In America we do NOT have such an abomination on our statute books and I, if I were religious, I would pray that it NEVER does.
Lol - "Us" superior to Canada" -- AHAHAHHA. Look, the overall picture is CANADA > US - it's not even close. Your ranked 144th on the global peace index, we're ranked top 10. You're ranked in the 60s for quality of life, we're ranked top 10. We're also top 10 in education, health care, and much lower in crime rates. Bottom line, you're not even close to Canada. You'd make more sense if you compared Canada with Switzerland, ireland, Sweden - because that's the scale we're at.
@james vaught if you do not agree with hate speech laws, then you my friend are a racist. freedom of speech does not mean you have the right to sling shit at other people.
As a canadian i would like to clear up that our increased wealth is likely from those disgusting tar sands and our politicians becoming bought out or as i call it "americanised", other factors of course is our much higher minimum wage, subsidised education and (i percieve) less greedy culture: people willing to share their wealth with their employees
That's a matter of opinion. I'm American, married to a Canadian woman and living in Canada for almost five years and I still would take the United States in a second...
+JP Sullivan Nope. Western Canada. And I've been to the east as well - not to mention that I pay a lot of attention to what goes on politically and economically in whatever country I'm living, whether it be the United States or Canada. And I'd still take the United States in a second...
+FuryC Briton here, and I agree. On the whole we love Canada and our Canadian brothers and sisters. Will be coming for a visit to Toronto in a couple of years :)
I've wanted to move to Canada for a long time, so thanks for confirming my position. You can marry whoever you want, their national pastime doesn't have any womanbeaters in it, and they are kicking America's ass in almost every way possible.
It would be really ironic if millions of Americans now move to Canada until they build a giant armed wall to isolate themselves from their poor neighbor.
***** Yeaahhh not quite the same though. First the Canadians would have to completely rape and pillage the American economy destroying all of their hope for prosperity. THEN Canada should put up the wall to keep them out.
One of the best things in Canada is the education. I’m in 5th grade.We get taught advanced things that are meant for 8th graders in the USA. I’ve seen some Americans answering questions about their country and about there state and math and bla bla bla. They know absolutely nothing. In Canada , Kids from 4-5th grade know more than 8th graders in USA. And possibly younger graders. Plus our education is FREE
Well people in New York and Washington state can, you can just pay 20$ for an an enhanced drivers license (which is basically a passport/ driver's license). Its actually very convenient, people in British Columbia (the best part of canada) can apply for it too.
+Daniella Misyura Are you kidding me? A country that does more for FOBS than its own people? A country that makes its residents pay for them as they completely abuse our system and laugh at us? A country that invites ISIS related people over when most of them didn't even want to come or be here and the ones that did complain about the free money and stay their given? A country that gives them jobs before us when their completely under-qualified? Canada is a joke that other countries laugh at.
***** Funny, there was a report done saying MANY of the refugees didn't even want to come to Canada! And complained about everything and of course causing problems: dailycaller.com/2016/06/28/report-adult-refugees-enrolled-in-canadian-high-school-harassing-young-girls/ We save someone is this is how they act? Wow, big surprise there. 20% of them believe in marital rape and forced abortions. I could have called that one from a mile away. And it doesn't end there :www.frontpagemag.com/point/262534/justin-trudeaus-syrian-refugees-choking-assaulting-daniel-greenfield Yea you may have some of them" decent" people, but its not worth risking our own lives, or our kids and families lives when one of these actually do something or blow something up, which will happen in Canada sooner than later. Let 100 in, a few of them are bound to be big trouble and isis related even, and that's not worth it nor responsible of our PM.
I'm Canadian and one of my American professors (teaching in Canada) said that the Canadian education system is waaaay better and more advanced than the American system!
Americans say "Canada is too damn cold!" Ha! The funny thing is that that is such a myth! Yes, in the prairies it gets very cold (like your prairies), and of course in the north, but on both of our coasts the winters are generally similar to American winters. Toronto is comparable to New York, and Vancouver (where I live) generally is around 8 - 10 degrees celsius in the heart of winter. We get around two snow days every year - meanwhile, in the States, you guys were freezing your butts off with -20 degrees in the majority of the country! Vancouver's weather is great - a bit more rain year round, but gorgeous, sunny summers that are hot but not boiling like Arizona, and springs and falls with mixtures of sun and cloud and mild temperatures. If you can deal with a cloudy winter, then Vancouver has some of the most even, mild, and livable weather around. It's funny how down in the US everyone thinks of us as freezing our butts off, but really on the West Coast we're always warmer than the majority of your country in winter, the East Coast is always very close to whatever New York's weather is, and the prairies aren't very populated, and experience the same weather as your prairies generally. Considering the majority of our population lives within 30 miles of the border, the fact that Americans think our weather must be so different in our populated areas than theirs, is rather hilarious. Oh well, it's good for us - it maintains us as a well-kept secret. Mild weather, healthcare, better general education, and a much fairer tax, judicial, and political system? Hell yes I'm proud of my Canadian identity!
I live in saskatchewan, and this winter was brutal. Today was actually the first solid day of tshirt weather. Takes a special kind of person to call them self a canadian :p
JackFrost306 It takes a special kind of person to call themselves a prairie Canadian, or indeed a prairie American! The prairies just in general suffer really tough winters, but for some reason all of Canada gets classified as being the same as that, and it isn't. We've had a beautiful, crisply sunny April here in Vancouver!
I'd take Calgary weather over southern Ontario weather any year. In Calgary we don't get any kind of rain in the middle of winter: freezing or regular. The snow doesn't pill up as high, and the spring thaw doesn't turn the roads and sidewalks into slushy rivers. Also, in summer, the rain doesn't make a hot day even worse. As for Vancouver... It rains a lot! Sometimes it feels like you will never get dry again. After so much rain, it begins to smell like mold everywhere.
***** Dude don't you know? It has been established officially that we're Number ooooooonnnnne! Whooooo! CANADA, FUCK YEARR Everybody party The world is our hockey rink!
***** It doesn't matter what you think because I have a canadian passport and that allows me to be awesome whatever I do or say. lol Come on man you know I'm just joking
If you watch some of the cable channels, you will see that the Canadian border police have been turning back a lot of americans arriving with not enough money to survive on during their visit or if they mention that they are there to work without having a permit or looking at the employment situation without a work permit.
The difference between Canada and the US. Is specially when we face a pandemic like we just did , the government recruited the best medical and infectious diseases to address the public about on how to minimize exposure and stay healthy , and after the medical experts concluded we would have to drastically reduce our social exposure , the prime minister spoke only about how we would offer unprecedented financial support to the families that just couldn’t afford to stay home , and that’s why here in Canada we have pretty much this thing under control most families didn’t have to wonder how would they be able to buy food and stay home not working we never heard our prime minister saying that this would be a few cases and it would go away like magically in no time , I can’t imagine the fear the terror of having Trump talk when you are going thru the anxiety of a very new and terrifying experience like this one I will never take this blessing for granted , because I have seen just how the vast majority of the people can and is directly affected when a government does not care about it’s people , and the general mental health of Canadians versus Americans is like night and day , I’m glad to pay higher taxes any day if that means that my neighbour doesn’t have to go hungry or live in a tent by my front door or down the street , America talks about creating a livable and safe society using words like communism or socialism like it’s a bad word, they prefer to have a mansion with 20 rooms and 15 bathrooms. With golden fixtures and water features , and Ferrari’s and Bugatti’s in the garage , even knowing that they have to look at the sick and the homeless every time they go out in the real world . Rich Canadians value their safety, and value knowing that at least their neighbours and friends have good health adequate shelter and enough to eat , much more than to hoard all the wealth ,so they have multiple golden towers on some pretentious avenue in New York , why is that Americans with power and wealth choose not to invest in the people and look at programs meant to nurture and support the average person that just because didn’t have the same opportunities or the same ability be it physical or intelectual , they are still people worthy of respect and a decent life , it’s not socialism , it is just basic human decency that lifts many many more out of the abject poverty and desperation we see rampantly becoming the normal in the states . Just as normal as the absurd and obscene wealth of a few that could never live a normal life amongst other people , or risk being robed all the time or getting the lambs and the Porsche vandalized and that’s a high price to pay in my opinion from the wealthy person point of view but they don’t see it in the states their picture includes me only , there’s no how much better would my life be if more people were allowed to live well and enjoy the life we are all meant to live , there’s enough for all of us to live life well , and the only reason we are not all living well , is because some , a few , got the advantage to get their hands in the pot , and instead of taking what they need to live well They thought , we make the rules , and I’m gonna take my share and and the next 1000 or what families share , that way not only will I drive a latest Bentley But my neighbour’s will be waking barely with shoes on , this is the type of mentality in America and just as they manage to convince everybody that is normal and the only reason you are suffering deprived of some or most basic necessities , is because you didn’t work hard enough , or. You are not as smart , so oblivious to your needs they block you from their conscience and their sight .like you don’t exist they get so busy acquiring property and yachts. Renovating the beach house every year can be so exhausting . this is the normal in the United States obscene wealth meet abject poverty not a sustainable mutually fulfilling relationship , I hope that sooner than later Americans do the math and adjust their perspective on living in perfect harmony with nature and with other men and women alike ,
I recently came back from going on a trip to Canada to visit a friend, and personally I feel that Canada is a better place to live and more fun than the states. But this is my personal opinion and you guys may not think the same.
As a Canadian, I recognize that Canada is not perfect. Nonetheless, I am so grateful to be Canadian. I'm grateful for our gun laws, our universal health care, our general lack of corruption, our access to education, our regard for fairness....the list goes on. I'm familiar with the US. My husband is American. My sister is a naturalized American. My family had a home in upper NY state for thirty years. I have witnessed the gap between the rich and the poor in the US grow ever wider. I have worried about my sister's lack of access to medical care and the extraordinary steps that were needed to obtain it when she had no coverage from her employment. While Americans and Canadians are similar in many respects, there is no great fear in Canada about creeping socialism or the red menace of communism. Thus, we are able to debate about and implement programs that bolster the social safety net without concluding that it is an inevitable "slippery slope" to totalitarianism. Few here truly believe that the poor are poor because they are lazy. Still, much more work remains to be done in Canada to minimize disparities in areas such as access to housing, to ensure corporations pay fair taxes, to diversify our economy beyond the resource sector and so on. Shortcomings notwithstanding, I'm so glad I live north of our shared border.
I'm 20 years old and I want to move to Canada really bad. I live in the US and I dont like it here very much. After doing some research and watching this video i'm definitely set on moving to Ontario most likely.
I live in Canada, and it's ALL TRUE. Also far less police violence, even if we're not doing as well as most of europe. And the healthcare!!! No problem with existing conditions, or people who lost their jobs!!! No wonder our not-rich citizens do better than the US...
As for the median income shown at 3:44, it is very important to note that it is "after taxes". For example, the taxes in Germany are way higher than in the US - so the shown income "after taxes" is of course lower. However, these taxes are used by the German government to pay for stuff for which people in the US must pay extra (education, childcare, road use, etc.). So, the "real life" disposable income is not higher in the US - but most likely lower (in particular because everything is "for profit" in the US, e.g. shown by the absurdly high costs of education and healthcare).
Thank God I live in Canada! For health reasons, I have been on welfare for a few years now. So that's #1. I can get welfare. It's not enough, it's not meant to live on. But I can't get disability because I can still function. #2 I get my home care and wound care supplies for free when my cellulitis explodes.I am getting access to medical specialists to help my health issues. Any Ontario emergency unit will take me when they see that Ontario Health Insurance card. And we have libraries! Great God almighty! We have libraries! I know our education system isn't the greatest, but it's better than the USA's. We have more regulations and controls on a lot of stuff, because we operate on the gestalt of looking after the community as a whole, rather than supporting the richest people's right to get richer. It isn't all champagne and caviar.We have problems like the USA does. We don't have all the answers. We get fed up with what goes on in Parliament and our provincial legislatures. We get right testy about it sometimes. We would like some things to change. But on the whole,I live in the best country in the world.
America has medicaid for the poor and medicare for the old, 50 million (150% of Canada's population) people, including my mother, can see almost any doctor they want for little (under $20) to no cost anytime.. We also provide food stamps to 46 million people. I get all my books and films from my local library, and even get ebook and audio books from our digital library. PS - You're wildly stereotypical and ignorant statements about America only goes to prove your education standards aren't nearly as good as you think. But thanks for Harvard, Yale and MIT, what ever would we do without Canada's schools.
Mike oone Yeah, the difference is Canada doesn't borrow 1 million dollars every minute from China to provide all that America provides. It's paid for in real money.
***** Not in my case. I am not really healthy enough to work. I am now in a depression therapy group. I have a lot of issues. I know there is trouble because of unemployment. But that's in part due to a lot of industry being farmed out to other countries. Manufacturers go for the cheapest labour force. Which ain't here. To blame the tide of immigration is a bit heavy handed. After all Canada was built by immigration. And yes, one of the reasons I left Ottawa was because I don't speak French. But again, I am not working because I have health issues. I would love to go back to work. But my body has made it very clear that THAT isn't going to happen.
What shouldn't be ignored is the fact that the US economy was thriving under very weird and artificial conditions after WW2. The biggest competitors were ravaged by the war and US companies could take over their market shares, millions of wealthy refugees had transfered their money from Europe to the USA, the worth of blue prints and patents extracted from Germany was way higher than the amount of money that the Germans got through the Marshal Plan and the protection deals with Saudi Arabia created the so-called "Petro Dollar Circle", which gave the US economy a huge boost too. What we're seeing now is that the effects of those special circumstances have run out somewhere in the 80s and parts of the US economy, mainly the manufacturing segment, have to compete with others under halfway fair conditions for the first time since the war. The NSA still helps US companies spying on foreign companies (There are estimates that US industrial espionage alone causes the German economy damages of 2 to 4 Billion Euros each year.), but over all, the fight is much fairer now and the result is that US companies have lost a lot of market shares. Boeing is a good example. They pretty much had a monopoly on the market for mid sized and big airliners for half a century and now they are outsold by Airbus and the Chinese are just about to get into the airliner selling business too. I'm not saying anything against the middle class and I hope it can be saved, but it just is a fact that standards of living have been unrealistically high and out of proportion to the actual productivity (as bad as productivity is as a measurement for an economy) of US workers. In the 50s, 60s and 70s, when the American middle class was cruising around in giant station wagons and limousines and was living in spacious houses with dish washing machines and TV sets and more than one telephone and garbage disposal and was eating out several times a week and having a trip to Disney World or Hawaii each year, all from one income, the European middle class was renting and driving VW Beetles and Mini Coopers and eating meat once a week and was still washing their dishes and laundry by hand. That wasn't because they just preferred small cars or because they didn't work as hard as their American counter parts. I still remember seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger being on Jay Leno's show and how hilarious Leno found it to hear that they still used self-made carved little statues, actual pine cones gathered in the forest and if they felt like spending money a few pieces of ginger bread as Christmas tree decoration in Schwarzenegger's house when he was a child. Yeah, that was how it still was in Europe when Americans were debating what color of electrical fairy lights and shining tinsel to hang on the tree each year. In Japan the relative (to the USA) disparity between work invested and standard of living was even bigger. As ugly as what is happening to the middle class in the USA now is, to some extend it is a normalization. Of course that doesn't excuse the rich elites making it so much worse.
Canadians (and yes, I am a Canadian) have always sought approval from the rest of the world … and most importantly, standing ahead of the U.S.A. It's like the jealous younger sibling. I tend to look at people I know on both sides of the border, as individuals regardless of nationality. I am a proud Canadian and respect decent people no matter where they hand their hats.
Cenk, that table Is bit misleading, its based on purchasing power parity. In many aspects PPP indicator is ok indicator to use, but you should always use HDI, GINI and PPP in conjunction to get the best results on living standard and income. Example, Norway's income of $88 500 per head is twice as high as that of US's $43 000, with median income in Norway being around 52000 with after tax income of around en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_household_income $32000, but in Norway after tax income is a clean income that can be used for personal needs, in US after tax income is not clean income, you still have social spendings on education, healthcare and insurance costs that aren't included in to overall tax figure. Also you need to look at local, state, federal tax as well as sales, school tax and other tax that are excluded from the study.
Kapten Krok Norway does have oil and gas, so does the US and Canada ;) Norway is in Scandinavia btw, just in case you confused it with the middle east, Norway would be rich no matter what, Norway is industrialized hi-tech economy with great deal of economy tied to industry and services.
mic of orion I've worked in Norway for two years. I live in the country next door. Norway would be nothing without its oil industry. We call Norway "the Saudi Arabians of the north", because they live off of their oil. Second largest industry in Norway is fish. That should tell you something about their economy.
Kapten Krok Oh come one man, don't be such a woos, Norway has diverse industry, just cause Sweden wasn't graced with oil reserves don't need to put your neighbours down. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Norway U can see that Norway exports a lot, sure 60% is gas and oil, but out of $160~bn, 65 billion are actual high end hi tech products, And Norwegians know oil and gas bonanza won't last forever, in fact they know by 2030 much of the EU will relay on renewables, and this is when revenue from oil and gas will drop dramatically, for these reasons Norway is diversifying its economy, with knowledge based economy. Norway wouldn't be poor if it hadn't had any oil or gas, just not as rich as it is now, perhaps on pair with Finland or Sweden, Nordic countries are good at generating wealth, Southern European countries relay on tourism and services too much, reason perhaps why they were hit hard by recession, Norway, Sweden, Denmark where't hit as hard cause they diversified their economies. If you asked me, would I want to live in Norway, I'd say No, or Sweden for that matter, if I had to choose I'd like in Sweden, but wouldn't be my choice of places to live, not cause it too cold, but cause its way too cold. :D
mic of orion I'm Norwegian. Our government only uses 4% of the oil income per year. The rest of the money is invested in this fund: www.nbim.no/en/ If you are working in a stock-based company of any substantial size, then you also work to increase the Norwegian wealth. On this site you can see what companies they have invested in (uses flash): www.nbim.no/en/the-fund/holdings-/holdings/ Of course the taxes and high salary that the oil and gas industry workers earns do boost our economy too, so there will be problems of restructuring the Norwegian economy when the "oil adventure" is over, but at least we will have time to prepare.
Here in Sweden, our McDonald's workers have some of the lowest wages in the country (yup, put it to an American company to keep wages low) and they still make at least 50 % more than their American colleagues, and that's AFTER they've paid 30 % tax (America has 11.5 % iirc). When I had a job that could be considered "minimum wage" (Sweden doesn't have a set minimum, but it was as low as wages go not counting McDonald's) and I still made 150-200 % more than an American minimum wage worker. What I'm saying is, if tiny "socialist" Sweden can, so can the US.
Kevin C Funny thing, our last two or three governments have been working their asses off trying to make things as hard as possible for the poor, but the system is set up to guarantee a certain standard of living, and 40 years of Swedish bureaucracy is hard work to cut through, but man, they are trying.
Pile of carbon Yep they have been working their asses off so much that we have had the fastest inequality growth of all countries the last decade or so. But they have not been able to destroy it yet.
I actually tried to apply for Canadian worker's permit. That shit is HARD TO GET and unless you meet some VERY specific requirements (i.e., you happen to be a professional in a field they need) your chances of getting in are nearly zero.
This is part of the reason why the TPP, as a Canadian, scares the crap out of me because I think corporations would use it to get rid of the laws that we have in place already meanwhile further enriching the corporations.
keep drinking that kool aid. i have never waited that long. i get an appointment within a week for my general doctor. my specialists are about a month from when i call in to book an irregular appointment (since i have had skin cancer twice now, i see an oncologist and dermatologist every 6 months. if i am planning a trip or something that would conflict, i can call in and arrange to do it a bit early or late normally those will be a couple weeks delayed to squeeze me in). every time i have had a serious issue, its been hours to wait at most. mind you if you fuck around and claim its urgent and its not, they will give you shit and maybe even an emergency fee. ive never paid an emergency fee, even in emergency situations. i think they use those to punish asshats who claim urgency to jump the line. we also have walk in clinics all over the place, so if your regular doctor is too booked and you want it looked at immediately, go to one of those and you will be waiting 2 hours tops.
JamesMichaelDoyle Sorry I didn't mean to start a fight. I just watched the Sick in America documentary by John Stossel and they talked about the pros and cons of different health care systems in different countries. One of the points of the show was that countries with free health care on average have to wait longer for appointments because many people over use the health care system for every little thing. Its called the moral hazard. I'm not saying that free health care is bad, but it might not be the greatest thing ever like how everyone in America thinks it is
I can literally leave my house for an hour with the door unlocked and have no problem. Why? Because I live in Canada :) Also can go anywhere in my city at any hour without being worried about being shot or robbed or anything of that nature. Canada has criminals, but far and few compared to America. Yes America has a larger population but that does not matter to me on a per capita basis. America having more criminals "because the population is larger" is such bullshit, still have a higher percentage of criminals... So, if you're a reasonable and logical American we welcome you here to Canada! Our weather sucks, but you can actually live without getting shot at by your police force or half the population :)
when you gotta worry about minute things like not leaving your GPS visible or valuebles in your car, you know you are blessed to be in Canada rather than U.S.
I live in us. I leave my door unlocked all day. I don't worry about being shot or robbed. I don't live in a wealthy area. When I travel in US I don't worry about being killed or robbed. People do help each other out. Its not the cesspool you probably think it is. Yeah, there are changes I wish we would make her (and do more like Canada) but we are not a lost cause. By the way, why do you want Ted Cruz back? IMO he is an example of what is wrong with US. Oh you keep Justin Bieber too...PLEASE.
A little to the side; here are four ads that define (very funny) Canada: …. ‘Classic Molson Canadian Ad - 500’ …. ‘MOLSON BEER FRIDGE CASE STUDY’ .... Molson Canadian, Anthem 90’ …. ‘Tom Brokaw Explains Canada to Americans’
I don't know why there are arguments on which country is better. Both Canada and America are amazing countries and we are privileged to live in one of them quit fighting over which is better they are both amazing
Well said buddy. I came as an immigrant to the states and grew up there, worked my ass off, but I found peace and quiet up in Canada. Both are wonderful.
Here in Canada most of my drugs are FREE and I can see a Doctor or go to a Hospital for FREE! Well nearly free. I pay a very small % of my wages to health care. About $20 something a month. I make $32.50 a hr driving a truck. I have a rather good paying job. Most company truck drivers make close too $23 a hr plus benefits. My company offered to relocate me to the USA. I would have too take a cut in pay and pay way more for my health benefits and receive less benefits.I was told I would be layed off ( not fired) if I did not move. Well I received a better job offer from another company with even more benefits. Funny thing head office was in the USA! Sorry USA but I will not take a job or move too the USA!
Come on..seriously?.... First...no one in Canada gets free medication..period. It is actually just as expensive as anywhere else. When I was off work to take a break and my company health plan stopped...my medication went from $14.00 for the medication I was on...to $145.00 for the same prescription without my employers plan picking up the balance... So unless you are working...get ready to pay huge..in Canada..just like in the US. Second...we as Canadians are paying in many cases over 50% in income tax...compared to the same workers paying in the 35% income tax in the US. Where do you think your 15-20% higher tax portion goes to?..,,,primarily healthcare...and its increasing... So don't get foolish with $ 20.00 figures it just simply isn't realistic...healthcare has to be be paid somehow...you are using the services of professionals that often make $200,000. - $500,000. / year....in very expensive hospitals with very expensive equipment...you have to pay for this somehow....
Lol, we pay that shit through taxes. Whether you believe this or not, well your loss I guess. Meanwhile, I will be enjoying my health care system that doesn't rob me blind.
Ours is through taxes as well but it is on a separate line with every paycheck. But when you make over $500 - $600 a shift on top of you reg salary it is a very small price to pay. I only work from Dec 1st - March 31 each yr. When not working it is 100% free.
+Coley Durham germany has had social democrats for 125 years + they have been in office frequently since 1949 and guess what germany is the most prosperous country in europe and yes it is more proeperous then the us. No post apocalyptic city districts and no ruling class of oligarchs/ cleptocrats. the idea of social democracy is to counterbalance the shift of wealth towards the capital owners which is a self destructive mechanism within capitalism and the interest driven monetary system saying. go learn about history and economics before you write indoctrinated nonense
Germany was ruined in World War I, then was a disastrous partisan dictatorship from 1933-1945, and was split in two as a Cold War Frontline between the West and the Soviet Union from 1945-1989. I wouldn't exactly call those periods of prosperity...
Already been here for nearly 10 years now. Went through the permanent resident rigmarole, and became a citizen on July 1st of this year (Canada Day). I feel like I won the lottery, getting our of America by the skin of my teeth.
Why does income equality have to be the end-all be-all measure of success? What about economic opportunity? What about the CPI? What about the cost of living? What about life expectancy, access to healthcare, general levels of freedom, class fluidity, rate of crime, etc.?
USA: Better than 3rd world countries, but not better than other 1st world countries. That's roughly what you'll see with the other methods of measuring success.
Because we suck in all other catagories as well. Levels of freedom? ha what a laugh. Rate of Crime? are you fucking kidding me... Heathcare? schools? we're a whopping 25'th in science... dude how fucking clueless are you? Name one thing we're #1 in besides millitary spending and reality shows?
David Taylor Ha, reality shows. One of the only shows that I don't understand because of how unrealistically acted they are with the term "Reality" as it's genre.
As a Canadian I can say that we have anything but a utopian society but we have gotten to a place where we are happier with our life here than what we would imagine it being elsewhere and particularly the United States. Now it may not be fact but from the outside looking in the US way of life seems far more one of taking everything you can get from anyone around you more than a "let's all live a peaceful and prosperous life together" which is what we idealize here. Of course it is not what we exactly have but if you ask most Canadians what they want you will probably find that they don't wish anyone to live in hardship and wish everyone a fulfilling and peaceful life. The last thing we want here is war and that is why we don't want our society to be wandering around with firearms as it brings a mentality with it. You guys to the south can live however you like and therein begs the question... Why don't you just change it? Make your country into what you want it to be.
***** and Yewon2001 It is hard to say as some of the most recent numbers are not available for some countries, but otherwise, the US is the most unequal of the developed nations, to which mexico is often excluded. Otherwise, the US is not that far behind mexico, so just give it a few more years. data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNP.PCAP.CD/countries/1W?display=map en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient
Hey Canada can I come to you? I really hate America and I am one of the few American's who have common sense and I'm planning to move out of the U.S. as soon as I'm 18. Anyone know good Canadian colleges?
I'm from Toronto so I'm going to be bias and say come to Toronto! All the universities are great and it's a great city for young people. Party city at times . Montreal is a great city as well for young people and their universities are also great. Vancouver is pretty awesome. Halifax has so many sweet people. You have a lot of options, lol. Good luck!
arizonatsunami Ha!!! I live in Alberta by the way. The Bieber is a national shame up here. Thank God we have Neil Young, Ian Tyson and Gordon Lightfoot to make up for that debt.
This topic is too narrow minded. Income isnt spendable income. Spendable income, costs of healthcare, educational costs, etc are not factored in to this study. What does it matter how much you make if you can go bankrupt when you get hospitalized? If you look at all of the above, United States citizens dont even rank top 10. If they even rank top 50. Quality of life in the U.S.A. is worse than most of all western democracies
haiggoh Europe is gonna be on the way down by then too I bet, the transatlantic trade deal is our first nail in the coffin and it sure won't be the last
DarkAnimaYT With or without the trade deal, whenever America screws up we have to deal with the consequences. Remember the world financial crisis? Thanks wall street...
Jukka Kammer why is purchasing power misleading? That's what really counts after all. And Cenk explained what the chart was and why it's an important number.
If the US continues this trend it's going to lead to disaster. Anything top heavy, be it an SUV, ship, building, or even financial income, is going to fall over the second something knocks it off kilter.
weckar Ah, ok. Should start a new one then :P. I know a lot of people doesn't give a shit about the smaller parties but isn't it something like 40% of the population that doesn't vote? If you get these people to vote for a third party I think you would see a huge change in both the dems and the reps policy.
You get it! We pay higher taxes, but we are happy and healthy! ❤️🇨🇦🤓. And we would never turn anyone away from a hospital who didn’t have insurance (what’s that!?) or a credit card. We would heal you, and if you weren’t Canadian, we’d figure it out later...
Peter Piper yeah you have to get a work or student visa first and work your way up to permanent residency and then citizenship. You don't get the full benefit of our healthcare and government system until you're a full citizen but wages are still good enough to have a better living.
RainAngel111 But it's pretty hard to get a student visa. You need to show that you have enough funds for a year of study, including tuition and living expenses. Not many people have that kind of money in their bank account.
Remember what Mark Twain said, if voting made a difference, the government would make it illegal. The people need to take back the power and not big business.
As a Canadian, there's absolutely no way I would live in the US. My wife and I have discussed the possibility of one of us being offered a job in the US, and we agree we don't want to bring our children up there. When you are one of the few industrialized nations in the world not to have universal health care, that's a problem. When more than 40% of the population doesn't realize that evolution is a fact, that's a problem. When a large portion of the population is more interested in keeping their guns than with people's safety, that's a problem. And when you've got two sides of your government that literally refuse to work with one another, and not realize that's a huge problem, that IS a problem.
So I am very glad to be living in Canada, thank you very much.
Completely agree!
F*** USA. Toronto for life!
***** Ontario for life ;-; there is nothing to do here xD
I know, you came from a different planet. ^
***** 1. I would certainly say that the "universality" of healthcare is of the upmost importance because I don't want to live in a country that allows people to go bankrupt or even worse, die, simply because they can't afford the care they need.
Now, obviously the quality is important, as well, but if you can't afford it, then who cares how good it is.
As for affordability, I don't think you understand what universal healthcare is. With universal healthcare, everyone can afford it.
2. That's still better than the US.
3. That is a ridiculous statement and not backed up by the evidence whatsoever. And this highlights Americans obsession with guns, which is dangerous and unhealthy. I refuse to live in a country that makes up excuses why they "need" to have guns. It's sickening.
4. BUT OUR GOVERNMENT CAN GET THINGS DONE!!!!!! There isn't this hatred between parties like there is in the US. You don't have parties whose sole goal it is to prevent the other from doing anything.
I realize you are American and feel the need to defend your country, but you have to realize there are things very wrong with your country. And they're only getting worse.
I don't think Canada's perfect, but given the choice between Canada and the US, I choose Canada 10 times out of 10.
Proud Canadian here! 🇨🇦 ❤️
I read somewhere, and I’m not sure if it’s true, but that 66% of people who file for personal bankruptcy in the US, it’s because of medical costs. Imagine if that worry was off the table. 🤔
I have read that some years ago as well and I live here in Canada. The cost of health care is astronomical and only the rich can afford it.
I had major health issues as a kid, and needed a lot of doctor appointments, X-rays, scans, a major surgery and a week long hospitalisation. If I would have lived in the US, my family would have gone bankrupt because of me... It's crazy when you think of it...
This Canadian 74 year old granny gets Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, a small pension from the Ontario government, an annuity from my husband's work and some money from investments totalling $2,989.94 per month. I pay virtually no income tax, get free health care and live quite comfortably.
proud to be Canadian
this was 2014 before oil prices tanked, Canada not doing so great now LOL
+Team1 - Sorry, but I think DanM just may be on to something. As a fellow Canuck you personally know just how much it sucks to have such an amazing, inclusive, and free health care system. Embarrassingly, our math and literacy rates are consistently ranked in the top 10 world-wide. (Ontario recently announced it will begin offering free post-secondary education to those who otherwise cannot afford it.) Unbelievably, we emerged relatively unscathed from the recent recession that decimated the U.S., largely due to our stringent banking regulations. Shamefully we welcome refugees with open arms. And if you can believe it, our Prime Minister actually showed up to greet some of our new arrivals personally. Cheers, Keiko in Toronto Note: We applied for green cards once, but sadly we just couldn't meet the American minimum weight requirement ;)
MoreMedication there is only one problem about the refuges is that Trudeau let them in giving him more votes and they get free money even if they have a well paying jobs. I have refuge friend.
Mrsushi1011 same
SiriusTeam1 he said oil
When my mother had an aneurysm and fell into a coma for months, my dad used to joke about how far in debt we'd be if we lived in the states. Between the multiple surgeries and overnight care in the ICU, I remember his guess was half a million at one point. When she woke up and was in rehab to regain her motor skills (also covered) my dad got sick with cancer. We just counted our blessings after that, not the dollar signs.
I hope your parents are well again Sharda. I hate the US with a passion! They care nothing about their own citizens.
whenever you talk about wealth redistribution they always cry socialism as if that's a bad thing and they are so stupid its pitiful
I have no idea why these people are so patriotic.
Propaganda is probably why
The Childfree Curly Girl patriotic? the guy is crying
*Universal healthcare*, nuff' said.
Thank you Tommy Douglas!
Chad B Still less broke people due to medical expenses, contrary to the U.S.
Chad B yes.. we pay taxes for healthcare, education, women's safety, welfare, schools..
you pay for...... DRONES, F22s, MISSILES and a POLICE FORCE WHICH IS NOT ONLY RACIST, BUT PROBALY IN A WAY EXTREMIST...
CONGRATULATIONS......
+Ethan Reuben I agree. My tax dollars will go where they should in Canada, and thats my healthcare!
+Rich Q yeah...or toward secretive tribunals to pay China compensation for refusal to our land due to resource expropriation, yeah, thanks, Harper.
+WJCTechyman Lmfao.
3:27 - They're not that different? Yeah... they are. In many, many ways, Canadians and Americans are vastly different.
The reason for this middle class growth in Canada is investment in Education and Healthcare. The Canadian middle class has universal healthcare, private education, and public education.
Anyone who hates Canada needs a little MTV: Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver!
Montreal is da best!
Hell yes
I live in Montreal, visited Toronto and now I just need to visit vancouver
ItsEquinox You know, you not wanting 'evil' Americans to come here really doesn't make you that different!
Québec city is the best
I live in Toronto, Ontario Canada, the richest city in Canada and the most populated. We have cultures from all around the world. We are the most or one of the most multi culture cities in the world and yet we have a very low crime rate compared to a city this size in ANY american city. We as a people have way different perspectives on society. Im actually quite terrified to even VISIT any US city. I would never want to live in such a society with so much hostility towards each other. Jesus you Americans need to fix that shit quick. For a nation that still believes so higher on the fairy tales of the past, you sure dont fucking act like it.
sorry man im from Ottawa, we make jokes about Torontonians being stupid, i bet you guys do the same jokes about us.
Just stay away from the democrat controlled and or gun free cities like chicago, milwaukee, any where in california, etc... My city's surrounding area gets one murder every two years. We have always been a thriving area with high employment and have always had a lot of industrial companies. But then again we border Canada with a lake, lol.
ChilenoPiscean22 hey, were both Canadians here, lets settle this properly. 50 bucks says i own you on the rink.
CanadaStrong eh Dude im spanish...We dont skate. Thanks. Beat you in a game of soccer :p
ChilenoPiscean22 sorry cant play soccer, if i knock you over by accident, you'll be over dramatic about it. Soccer joke :D. besides, spain did awful.
Ah Canada! The brother nation of Finland. We both love hockey, have free healthcare and strive in cold.
Hello brother
*takes a shot of vodka and wants to kill Russians
Very accurate video. I'm American, and if I could take my family with me I'd move to canada in a heartbeat. This country is garbage..
true
then move...PLEASE
then take your ass there
And if you look above you'll see a species of human we all abhor. They are known as arrogant Americans. Very combatitive and a blind species indeed. Their world consists only of them. Move along folks..
SO True! America has went Down! Canada is Awesome!
Trickle down economics. Might as well call it a golden shower, because that's how the average American is being treated - with disdain and disrespect.
Corporate and political corruption is a problem everywhere. Not just in the United States...
Adam Fisk But the USA likes to think it's above all that - truth is it's just as bad if not worse.
Well, I'm not exactly sure where you got that idea but and I can tell you in all honesty and accuracy that the United States has never thought of itself as being above all that. In fact, one of the reasons why the economy went from a period of recession to a period of rapid growth and job creation within just a few years is because of the fact that the people got tired of the corporate and political corruption ruining our society, took to the streets and began to raise their voices. And yes, there were elections, including a change of presidency, but none of that was nearly as effective as the people finally exercising their right to peaceably assemble on a large scale and declaring that things needed to change...
Adam Fisk Yes, the people assembled, but were mostly laughed at or cast aside as the "Occupy Wall Street" movement never had any clear focus or platform.
And you state *the United States has never thought of itself as being above all that*
Are you familiar with "American exceptionalism"? It is the theory that the United States is inherently different from other nations. Although the term does not necessarily imply superiority, many *neoconservative* and other *American conservative writers* have promoted its use in that sense. To them, the U.S. is like the biblical "City upon a Hill"-a phrase evoked by British colonists to North America as early as 1630-and exempt from historical forces that have affected other countries.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism
Yes, they were laughed at by the partisan - biased aspects of the mainstream media. But there's no question that they were still effective. And I'm not just talking about Occupy Wall Street. There were other, lesser-known groups and operation is well, across the entire country. And because of people standing up, the job growth and economic expansion that the United States is experiencing right now is unprecedented. That's because the people stood up and showed that there is indeed, strength in numbers - regardless of what the mainstream media likes to try and say. Because remember, even though the media is supposed to be objective, it still has an agenda. And American exceptionalism is exactly what you said - a theory. Simply a suggestion and nothing that has been rooted in any kind of fact. And although many historical forces have not had the same effect on countries like the United States and Canada because of a variety of reasons as they've had on other countries, that's only because of a number of different factors contributing to such a phenomenon that could or could not be helped by the inhabitants of the North American continent. But that doesn't mean that the people here look at themselves as being above or beyond everyone or everything else. Quite the contrary, actually...
From the point of view of a 14 year old living in New Brunswick, Canada. I never hated America. I would be willing to go (not move but like a vacation) to America (Minus Florida, No Just No.) But from all the news I see I wouldn't live there because of the crappy Government and Crappy & Abusive police.
Jz80 its not bad at all. people love to paint america by what they see going gone in the big cities. but most Americans live in peace; away from all that political bullshit.
i live in a town in Pennsylvania, and its beautiful! friendly people, great infrastructure, awesome hospitals, big houses, quiet, safe, etc. ALOT of america is exactly like this. but for some reason, most foreigners love to greenflies america into one big hell hole.
Jz80 I'm a proud Canadian who lived in California for many years. When I initially moved to the US, I was surprised to find no real difference between individual Americans and individual Canadians. Differences show up when you observe large groups and regions (often via mass media). And it's usually not the effect of country, but rather regional religious or cultural influence. Vancouver is far more similar to San Francisco than Charlotte, NC is to San Francisco. By the same measures, moving from Toronto to New York would be less dramatic a change than moving from Toronto to Victoria.
If you prefer to think in broad stereotypes, you'll find that many Americans are more "Canadian" than many Canadians.
Oscar Perla your politics affects EVERYONE in the country and your people must address it before it becomes a military state, which is slowlyt happening with out a doubt.
1usi0n we already are a military state, we've been this way since WWII.
us being a military state is a good thing, for foreigners.
we foot the bill, while the EU and Canada get most of the protection.
arturo92376 no, MOST people live in smaller towns, theres a higher population concentration in the big cities, but the absolute majority population in America do not live in big cities.
America: #1 arrogants who think they are #1 at everything when they are not
+Kras 100% true
Yeah. You're judging the characters of more than 320 million people (Most of whom I'm sure you've never met) And you think you have the right to call them arrogant. Okay...
Adam Fisk
*Same as when americans judge the characters of more than 1.3 billion Chinese people, every day*
Adam Fisk It is true, they are always looking down their noses at anyone who is not American. Instead of being friendly and kind to foreigners, they act as paranoid snobish assholes as if the rest of the world population was infected with the black death.
+ThePolishWatermelon 123 Is that right? Well for your information, not only do my father and I both love Chinese culture, but I don't recall ever knowing any Americans who have ever passed a blanket judgment against the characters of the Chinese people. Try again, genius...
I'd rather live and retire in Canada than in the U.S. Go Canada! 👊🏻🤘🏻
I'm glad I live in Canada.
That's just it though. A person can work ten times as hard than a rich person in America and still just scrape by in life.
If you're willing to put forth the work and you have an even remotely decent head on your shoulders, you should be able to make a decent living. Isn't that the real American dream? That with hard work and and a little optimism, anyone can come from any background and make something of themselves?.. The American dream is dead. But it can live again. If we help it to.
godonlyknows13 Like George Carlin said: It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.
***** I'm curious, is Trump in favor of getting money out of politics? Does he think elections should be publically funded? Because if he does, he actually stands a good shot at becoming POTUS.
BATHURST65 I know what you mean, I'm actually from Ontario. But I have a lot of family in the U.S. so American politics is something near and dear to me and I try to be as active in American politics as I can be without actually being there.
I was specifically talking about the U.S. Our problems here at home are our own and unrelated for the purpose of my comment.
***** now that is a very scary thought.
***** now that is scary.
I guess that Canada is no longer America's hat. So I guess that now America is Canada's underpants. Hey Canada, pull up your underwear! Your Florida is hanging out!
I,m already moving to Canada in about a month because I cant stand Trump!
Canadians ROCK !!
Zachary Xavier No shit lets go man !!!
Cj Johnson are you there ?
Hope you made it. Oct 24, 2019
The shit show goes on!!!!!
Thing are much worse in the USA now...
I wish you could take me with you youre so lucky trump is crazy
I am Canadian and I can't stand Trump either.
I am a Canadian 72 years old. Had prostate cancer 5 years ago was cared for now OK. Just had Lung Cancer. Treated with Chemo and 35 days of Radiation Therapy. Did not cost me a dime. Had great treatment and will get results shortly.
I was so excited to move to USA but this made my wish change to move to Canada.
I am an Indian.
You made the right choice, because nowadays America is FILLED with racism 24/7. I know there are other racist countries, but America is the main source of racism.
And besides, I've heard that Canadians are VERY welcoming towards immigrants.
Dude racism exists in Canada too, not something that's covered in the world media. May not be as bad as the US but it exists.
RaeX: If paying outrageous taxes gives you a thrill, then Canada is definitely your best bet.
@@chrisp3922 What Chris P. said is true. We have a lot of economic problems now here in Canada and what I read today I am very afraid. You have to stay where you are and deal with it. You may not like Trump and neither do I but he is the president of the US and you have to accept that until he is voted out.
I've always said that trickle-down is just a golden shower.
The problem I have with trickle down Reaganomics is the EXACT same problem I have with Communism. Both ideologies force you to put too much trust in a handful of people to do what's best for the majority of society. Communism requires you to put complete trust in the government/state and Reaganomics requires you to completely trust the bankers and corporations to not rip the population off. Both ideologies are completely flawed.
canada has better health care, and better gun laws, and it's a lot safer.
Link Cyberspace what gun laws from Canada can America follow to make their country safer?
Tsunami Williams
Less mental retards who run around schools shooting People.
Hehe that pfp matched the mood 😂
it's not about gun laws, it's about Canadians having a better moral stance on guns. we have them of course, every country does. but the average Canadian doesn't need nor do they want one.
you do realize stricter gun laws in the states is not the answer. as most gun crimes in the states, are committed with guns that are illegally obtained.
Not rllly
Republicans use the word ENTITLEMENTS where Canadians use the word HUMANITY.
Please don't take this as an anti-American statement...but how can America be the number one richest country when they're in trillions of dollars of debt?
I don't even know. Our government is ran by idiots, voted by idiots. Most of our money comes from mass production. Then the money is spent on idiotic things. Like buying our "allies" weapons to fight wars.
ThisOneComment Some of our allies need these weapons FAR more than they need them. If it were not for these spendings many of our allies who are FIGHTING TO STAY ALIVE would be killed and their famililies be killed without our protection, and our government is not doing enough to support our allies. Neither is Canada.
You meant to say number two richest country now, lol.
KB9NLL China would be in first, right? I mean, isn't China who America is mostly in debt to anyway?
Nathan Greenberg What allies are really in need of mass amounts of weapons right now though?
One thing I found cray cray about the United States is how ridiculously expensive it is to get an education. In Canada the average tuition fee for university is around 2-6k per year.
Canada is just better in every way possible.
Canada has a "hate speech" law; the US is clearly superior to Canada on that score. In America we do NOT have such an abomination on our statute books and I, if I were religious, I would pray that it NEVER does.
Lol - "Us" superior to Canada" -- AHAHAHHA. Look, the overall picture is CANADA > US - it's not even close. Your ranked 144th on the global peace index, we're ranked top 10. You're ranked in the 60s for quality of life, we're ranked top 10. We're also top 10 in education, health care, and much lower in crime rates. Bottom line, you're not even close to Canada. You'd make more sense if you compared Canada with Switzerland, ireland, Sweden - because that's the scale we're at.
@james vaught if you do not agree with hate speech laws, then you my friend are a racist. freedom of speech does not mean you have the right to sling shit at other people.
@@JimInTally And you guys have fruity pebbles
@@johnjim7701 ?
As a canadian i would like to clear up that our increased wealth is likely from those disgusting tar sands and our politicians becoming bought out or as i call it "americanised", other factors of course is our much higher minimum wage, subsidised education and (i percieve) less greedy culture: people willing to share their wealth with their employees
Lol I'm Canadian and I've been to America and honestly Canada is a lot better.
That's a matter of opinion. I'm American, married to a Canadian woman and living in Canada for almost five years and I still would take the United States in a second...
lol
+JP Sullivan Nope. Western Canada. And I've been to the east as well - not to mention that I pay a lot of attention to what goes on politically and economically in whatever country I'm living, whether it be the United States or Canada. And I'd still take the United States in a second...
+FuryC Briton here, and I agree. On the whole we love Canada and our Canadian brothers and sisters. Will be coming for a visit to Toronto in a couple of years :)
+imaprouduclabruin Canada is still doing better so stop turning a blind eye just because you live In America
I've wanted to move to Canada for a long time, so thanks for confirming my position. You can marry whoever you want, their national pastime doesn't have any womanbeaters in it, and they are kicking America's ass in almost every way possible.
So very thankful to be a Canadian!!
It would be really ironic if millions of Americans now move to Canada until they build a giant armed wall to isolate themselves from their poor neighbor.
***** ooo the irony eh?
***** YES hahahah
*****
Yeaahhh not quite the same though. First the Canadians would have to completely rape and pillage the American economy destroying all of their hope for prosperity. THEN Canada should put up the wall to keep them out.
*****
I'm Canadian! lol
***** that isnt how you use "eh"
I live in Canada British Columbia and it's great you should move there it's AWSOME
One of the best things in Canada is the education. I’m in 5th grade.We get taught advanced things that are meant for 8th graders in the USA. I’ve seen some Americans answering questions about their country and about there state and math and bla bla bla. They know absolutely nothing. In Canada , Kids from 4-5th grade know more than 8th graders in USA. And possibly younger graders. Plus our education is FREE
In the younger grades. So that we can know and understand what our politicians are doing as we become adults.
Wait why am I watching this I already live in canada
Same
Golden Blood12 same
Because being Canadian (like me) you like to hear other people say nice things about our country, especially Americans.
Golden Blood12 me too!
Same! Just curious I guess.
Canada is pretty tough on letting immigrants land if they aren't refugees. You can't just waltz across our border and live here. Sorry lads. :/
Pretty tough compared to what other country? What requirements are unreasonable?
you've never heard of pnp then. Atleast we charge them to come work for us though.
But the left here in the U.S. wants open borders, hmmm.
you cant do that in most lol
Well people in New York and Washington state can, you can just pay 20$ for an an enhanced drivers license (which is basically a passport/ driver's license). Its actually very convenient, people in British Columbia (the best part of canada) can apply for it too.
we don't need to move to Canada.....we need to change.
*****"all these corrupt politicians" are voted in by all these misinformed voters.
Proud to be a Canadian ✌🏼
I have been dreaming about moving to Canada for several years even tried to check into it couple months ago still have lot of questions
Ask away. I will try to help!
I helped my ex wife immigrate. I can answer a few questions for you.
Don't worry, America. Harper is working hard to make us just like you.
Harper is the Canadian Bush Jr.
Jamie Lumsden
Oh crap I'm sorry guys and gals.
Harper's a big douche.
We need Jack Layton's Ghost.
Go NDP!
Im going to stay in Canada the U.S.A has alot of problems
I freaking love Canada so much
+Daniella Misyura Are you kidding me? A country that does more for FOBS than its own people? A country that makes its residents pay for them as they completely abuse our system and laugh at us? A country that invites ISIS related people over when most of them didn't even want to come or be here and the ones that did complain about the free money and stay their given? A country that gives them jobs before us when their completely under-qualified? Canada is a joke that other countries laugh at.
***** Funny, there was a report done saying MANY of the refugees didn't even want to come to Canada! And complained about everything and of course causing problems: dailycaller.com/2016/06/28/report-adult-refugees-enrolled-in-canadian-high-school-harassing-young-girls/ We save someone is this is how they act? Wow, big surprise there. 20% of them believe in marital rape and forced abortions. I could have called that one from a mile away. And it doesn't end there :www.frontpagemag.com/point/262534/justin-trudeaus-syrian-refugees-choking-assaulting-daniel-greenfield
Yea you may have some of them" decent" people, but its not worth risking our own lives, or our kids and families lives when one of these actually do something or blow something up, which will happen in Canada sooner than later. Let 100 in, a few of them are bound to be big trouble and isis related even, and that's not worth it nor responsible of our PM.
I'm Canadian and one of my American professors (teaching in Canada) said that the Canadian education system is waaaay better and more advanced than the American system!
Americans say "Canada is too damn cold!" Ha! The funny thing is that that is such a myth!
Yes, in the prairies it gets very cold (like your prairies), and of course in the north, but on both of our coasts the winters are generally similar to American winters. Toronto is comparable to New York, and Vancouver (where I live) generally is around 8 - 10 degrees celsius in the heart of winter. We get around two snow days every year - meanwhile, in the States, you guys were freezing your butts off with -20 degrees in the majority of the country!
Vancouver's weather is great - a bit more rain year round, but gorgeous, sunny summers that are hot but not boiling like Arizona, and springs and falls with mixtures of sun and cloud and mild temperatures. If you can deal with a cloudy winter, then Vancouver has some of the most even, mild, and livable weather around.
It's funny how down in the US everyone thinks of us as freezing our butts off, but really on the West Coast we're always warmer than the majority of your country in winter, the East Coast is always very close to whatever New York's weather is, and the prairies aren't very populated, and experience the same weather as your prairies generally.
Considering the majority of our population lives within 30 miles of the border, the fact that Americans think our weather must be so different in our populated areas than theirs, is rather hilarious. Oh well, it's good for us - it maintains us as a well-kept secret. Mild weather, healthcare, better general education, and a much fairer tax, judicial, and political system? Hell yes I'm proud of my Canadian identity!
I live in saskatchewan, and this winter was brutal. Today was actually the first solid day of tshirt weather. Takes a special kind of person to call them self a canadian :p
JackFrost306 It takes a special kind of person to call themselves a prairie Canadian, or indeed a prairie American! The prairies just in general suffer really tough winters, but for some reason all of Canada gets classified as being the same as that, and it isn't. We've had a beautiful, crisply sunny April here in Vancouver!
No shit man - don't tell them our secret that it gets to 100F in the summer. Damnit! Shhhhh shhh they must not know!
I'd take Calgary weather over southern Ontario weather any year. In Calgary we don't get any kind of rain in the middle of winter: freezing or regular. The snow doesn't pill up as high, and the spring thaw doesn't turn the roads and sidewalks into slushy rivers. Also, in summer, the rain doesn't make a hot day even worse.
As for Vancouver... It rains a lot! Sometimes it feels like you will never get dry again. After so much rain, it begins to smell like mold everywhere.
Chris P
I'm Canadian!! I've been to a lot of states and honestly I love visiting them but i would never want to move to America!
everything in Canada is better always have been and always will be!
I'm Canadian but even after watching all of this, GOD BLESS AMERICA. IT IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY!!
CA-NA-DA CA-NA-DA CA-NA-DA!
WE'RE NUMBER OOOONNEE!!!
SUCK IT REST OF THE WORLD
WHAT HAPPENNED AMERICA, CAN'T GET YOUR WAGES UP ANYMORE?
CANADA #1
Lmao go canada whoot whoot #CANADAISNTAHUGEJOKE
YEAH CANADA! I'm gonna drink maple syrup in celebration!
***** Dude, Do you not understand a Joke? It's obvious everyone is kidding.
***** Dude don't you know? It has been established officially that we're Number ooooooonnnnne!
Whooooo! CANADA, FUCK YEARR
Everybody party
The world is our hockey rink!
***** It doesn't matter what you think because I have a canadian passport and that allows me to be awesome whatever I do or say. lol
Come on man you know I'm just joking
How long until Canada needs to build a border fence?
05candyman good one
hilarious, other funny side is if you look out our law around immigration we arent on that side of the fence on these 'ideas'. pun intended ;)
05candyman Yes, that was the joke...
you do realize most young canadians move to america due to work later in their life
If you watch some of the cable channels, you will see that the Canadian border police have been turning back a lot of americans arriving with not enough money to survive on during their visit or if they mention that they are there to work without having a permit or looking at the employment situation without a work permit.
We're going in an even worse direction having Trump become president.
The difference between Canada and the US. Is specially when we face a pandemic like we just did , the government recruited the best medical and infectious diseases to address the public about on how to minimize exposure and stay healthy , and after the medical experts concluded we would have to drastically reduce our social exposure , the prime minister spoke only about how we would offer unprecedented financial support to the families that just couldn’t afford to stay home , and that’s why here in Canada we have pretty much this thing under control most families didn’t have to wonder how would they be able to buy food and stay home not working we never heard our prime minister saying that this would be a few cases and it would go away like magically in no time , I can’t imagine the fear the terror of having Trump talk when you are going thru the anxiety of a very new and terrifying experience like this one I will never take this blessing for granted , because I have seen just how the vast majority of the people can and is directly affected when a government does not care about it’s people , and the general mental health of Canadians versus Americans is like night and day , I’m glad to pay higher taxes any day if that means that my neighbour doesn’t have to go hungry or live in a tent by my front door or down the street , America talks about creating a livable and safe society using words like communism or socialism like it’s a bad word, they prefer to have a mansion with 20 rooms and 15 bathrooms. With golden fixtures and water features , and Ferrari’s and Bugatti’s in the garage , even knowing that they have to look at the sick and the homeless every time they go out in the real world . Rich Canadians value their safety, and value knowing that at least their neighbours and friends have good health adequate shelter and enough to eat , much more than to hoard all the wealth ,so they have multiple golden towers on some pretentious avenue in New York , why is that Americans with power and wealth choose not to invest in the people and look at programs meant to nurture and support the average person that just because didn’t have the same opportunities or the same ability be it physical or intelectual , they are still people worthy of respect and a decent life , it’s not socialism , it is just basic human decency that lifts many many more out of the abject poverty and desperation we see rampantly becoming the normal in the states . Just as normal as the absurd and obscene wealth of a few that could never live a normal life amongst other people , or risk being robed all the time or getting the lambs and the Porsche vandalized and that’s a high price to pay in my opinion from the wealthy person point of view but they don’t see it in the states their picture includes me only , there’s no how much better would my life be if more people were allowed to live well and enjoy the life we are all meant to live , there’s enough for all of us to live life well , and the only reason we are not all living well , is because some , a few , got the advantage to get their hands in the pot , and instead of taking what they need to live well They thought , we make the rules , and I’m gonna take my share and and the next 1000 or what families share , that way not only will I drive a latest Bentley But my neighbour’s will be waking barely with shoes on , this is the type of mentality in America and just as they manage to convince everybody that is normal and the only reason you are suffering deprived of some or most basic necessities , is because you didn’t work hard enough , or. You are not as smart , so oblivious to your needs they block you from their conscience and their sight .like you don’t exist they get so busy acquiring property and yachts. Renovating the beach house every year can be so exhausting . this is the normal in the United States obscene wealth meet abject poverty not a sustainable mutually fulfilling relationship , I hope that sooner than later Americans do the math and adjust their perspective on living in perfect harmony with nature and with other men and women alike ,
I recently came back from going on a trip to Canada to visit a friend, and personally I feel that Canada is a better place to live and more fun than the states. But this is my personal opinion and you guys may not think the same.
Usa still #1 in corona virus deaths! USA USA USA!!!
As a Canadian, I recognize that Canada is not perfect. Nonetheless, I am so grateful to be Canadian. I'm grateful for our gun laws, our universal health care, our general lack of corruption, our access to education, our regard for fairness....the list goes on. I'm familiar with the US. My husband is American. My sister is a naturalized American. My family had a home in upper NY state for thirty years. I have witnessed the gap between the rich and the poor in the US grow ever wider. I have worried about my sister's lack of access to medical care and the extraordinary steps that were needed to obtain it when she had no coverage from her employment. While Americans and Canadians are similar in many respects, there is no great fear in Canada about creeping socialism or the red menace of communism. Thus, we are able to debate about and implement programs that bolster the social safety net without concluding that it is an inevitable "slippery slope" to totalitarianism. Few here truly believe that the poor are poor because they are lazy. Still, much more work remains to be done in Canada to minimize disparities in areas such as access to housing, to ensure corporations pay fair taxes, to diversify our economy beyond the resource sector and so on. Shortcomings notwithstanding, I'm so glad I live north of our shared border.
I'm 20 years old and I want to move to Canada really bad. I live in the US and I dont like it here very much. After doing some research and watching this video i'm definitely set on moving to Ontario most likely.
Be warned it's no cake walk. It get's extremely cold and taxes are much higher.
eXBouncers What city?
Adam Rasp Avoid Winnipeg.
Yeah i live in Toronto,Ontario and Winnipeg is racist as crap
Adam Rasp I'm thinking Cambridge
I live in Canada, and it's ALL TRUE. Also far less police violence, even if we're not doing as well as most of europe. And the healthcare!!! No problem with existing conditions, or people who lost their jobs!!! No wonder our not-rich citizens do better than the US...
God bless Canada, and everywhere else. Learn from us Americans.......
As for the median income shown at 3:44, it is very important to note that it is "after taxes". For example, the taxes in Germany are way higher than in the US - so the shown income "after taxes" is of course lower. However, these taxes are used by the German government to pay for stuff for which people in the US must pay extra (education, childcare, road use, etc.).
So, the "real life" disposable income is not higher in the US - but most likely lower (in particular because everything is "for profit" in the US, e.g. shown by the absurdly high costs of education and healthcare).
One nation...
UNDER CANADA...
A pet moose for every home!
You mean under HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ELIZABETH || 👸👑🇨🇦
Thank God I live in Canada! For health reasons, I have been on welfare for a few years now. So that's #1. I can get welfare. It's not enough, it's not meant to live on. But I can't get disability because I can still function. #2 I get my home care and wound care supplies for free when my cellulitis explodes.I am getting access to medical specialists to help my health issues. Any Ontario emergency unit will take me when they see that Ontario Health Insurance card. And we have libraries! Great God almighty! We have libraries! I know our education system isn't the greatest, but it's better than the USA's.
We have more regulations and controls on a lot of stuff, because we operate on the gestalt of looking after the community as a whole, rather than supporting the richest people's right to get richer.
It isn't all champagne and caviar.We have problems like the USA does. We don't have all the answers. We get fed up with what goes on in Parliament and our provincial legislatures. We get right testy about it sometimes. We would like some things to change. But on the whole,I live in the best country in the world.
I'm happy that the system and your community is at least trying to work for you. I hope you keep your spirits up and things get better for you. :)
No, actually it's not. I am physically not strong enough to work a full day selling shoes, and have almost no computer skills. No one " took" my job.
America has medicaid for the poor and medicare for the old, 50 million (150% of Canada's population) people, including my mother, can see almost any doctor they want for little (under $20) to no cost anytime.. We also provide food stamps to 46 million people. I get all my books and films from my local library, and even get ebook and audio books from our digital library.
PS - You're wildly stereotypical and ignorant statements about America only goes to prove your education standards aren't nearly as good as you think. But thanks for Harvard, Yale and MIT, what ever would we do without Canada's schools.
Mike oone Yeah, the difference is Canada doesn't borrow 1 million dollars every minute from China to provide all that America provides. It's paid for in real money.
***** Not in my case. I am not really healthy enough to work. I am now in a depression therapy group. I have a lot of issues. I know there is trouble because of unemployment. But that's in part due to a lot of industry being farmed out to other countries. Manufacturers go for the cheapest labour force. Which ain't here. To blame the tide of immigration is a bit heavy handed. After all Canada was built by immigration. And yes, one of the reasons I left Ottawa was because I don't speak French. But again, I am not working because I have health issues. I would love to go back to work. But my body has made it very clear that THAT isn't going to happen.
What shouldn't be ignored is the fact that the US economy was thriving under very weird and artificial conditions after WW2.
The biggest competitors were ravaged by the war and US companies could take over their market shares, millions of wealthy refugees had transfered their money from Europe to the USA, the worth of blue prints and patents extracted from Germany was way higher than the amount of money that the Germans got through the Marshal Plan and the protection deals with Saudi Arabia created the so-called "Petro Dollar Circle", which gave the US economy a huge boost too.
What we're seeing now is that the effects of those special circumstances have run out somewhere in the 80s and parts of the US economy, mainly the manufacturing segment, have to compete with others under halfway fair conditions for the first time since the war. The NSA still helps US companies spying on foreign companies (There are estimates that US industrial espionage alone causes the German economy damages of 2 to 4 Billion Euros each year.), but over all, the fight is much fairer now and the result is that US companies have lost a lot of market shares.
Boeing is a good example. They pretty much had a monopoly on the market for mid sized and big airliners for half a century and now they are outsold by Airbus and the Chinese are just about to get into the airliner selling business too.
I'm not saying anything against the middle class and I hope it can be saved, but it just is a fact that standards of living have been unrealistically high and out of proportion to the actual productivity (as bad as productivity is as a measurement for an economy) of US workers.
In the 50s, 60s and 70s, when the American middle class was cruising around in giant station wagons and limousines and was living in spacious houses with dish washing machines and TV sets and more than one telephone and garbage disposal and was eating out several times a week and having a trip to Disney World or Hawaii each year, all from one income, the European middle class was renting and driving VW Beetles and Mini Coopers and eating meat once a week and was still washing their dishes and laundry by hand. That wasn't because they just preferred small cars or because they didn't work as hard as their American counter parts.
I still remember seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger being on Jay Leno's show and how hilarious Leno found it to hear that they still used self-made carved little statues, actual pine cones gathered in the forest and if they felt like spending money a few pieces of ginger bread as Christmas tree decoration in Schwarzenegger's house when he was a child. Yeah, that was how it still was in Europe when Americans were debating what color of electrical fairy lights and shining tinsel to hang on the tree each year.
In Japan the relative (to the USA) disparity between work invested and standard of living was even bigger.
As ugly as what is happening to the middle class in the USA now is, to some extend it is a normalization. Of course that doesn't excuse the rich elites making it so much worse.
You forgot to mention the tax cuts for the rich in USAmerica.
ptegegn1
Those were mentioned in the video, also they are part of what I was talking about in the last sentence of my previous comment.
Canadians (and yes, I am a Canadian) have always sought approval from the rest of the world … and most importantly, standing ahead of the U.S.A. It's like the jealous younger sibling.
I tend to look at people I know on both sides of the border, as individuals regardless of nationality. I am a proud Canadian and respect decent people no matter where they hand their hats.
Cenk, that table Is bit misleading, its based on purchasing power parity. In many aspects PPP indicator is ok indicator to use, but you should always use HDI, GINI and PPP in conjunction to get the best results on living standard and income.
Example, Norway's income of $88 500 per head is twice as high as that of US's $43 000, with median income in Norway being around 52000 with after tax income of around en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_household_income $32000, but in Norway after tax income is a clean income that can be used for personal needs, in US after tax income is not clean income, you still have social spendings on education, healthcare and insurance costs that aren't included in to overall tax figure. Also you need to look at local, state, federal tax as well as sales, school tax and other tax that are excluded from the study.
Norway doesn't really count, they got a shit ton of oil.
They would be poor without the oil.
That's why we called them "the Saudis of the north"
Kapten Krok Norway does have oil and gas, so does the US and Canada ;)
Norway is in Scandinavia btw, just in case you confused it with the middle east, Norway would be rich no matter what, Norway is industrialized hi-tech economy with great deal of economy tied to industry and services.
mic of orion I've worked in Norway for two years. I live in the country next door.
Norway would be nothing without its oil industry.
We call Norway "the Saudi Arabians of the north", because they live off of their oil.
Second largest industry in Norway is fish. That should tell you something about their economy.
Kapten Krok Oh come one man, don't be such a woos, Norway has diverse industry, just cause Sweden wasn't graced with oil reserves don't need to put your neighbours down.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Norway
U can see that Norway exports a lot, sure 60% is gas and oil, but out of $160~bn, 65 billion are actual high end hi tech products,
And Norwegians know oil and gas bonanza won't last forever, in fact they know by 2030 much of the EU will relay on renewables, and this is when revenue from oil and gas will drop dramatically, for these reasons Norway is diversifying its economy, with knowledge based economy.
Norway wouldn't be poor if it hadn't had any oil or gas, just not as rich as it is now, perhaps on pair with Finland or Sweden, Nordic countries are good at generating wealth, Southern European countries relay on tourism and services too much, reason perhaps why they were hit hard by recession, Norway, Sweden, Denmark where't hit as hard cause they diversified their economies.
If you asked me, would I want to live in Norway, I'd say No, or Sweden for that matter, if I had to choose I'd like in Sweden, but wouldn't be my choice of places to live, not cause it too cold, but cause its way too cold. :D
mic of orion I'm Norwegian. Our government only uses 4% of the oil income per year. The rest of the money is invested in this fund: www.nbim.no/en/
If you are working in a stock-based company of any substantial size, then you also work to increase the Norwegian wealth.
On this site you can see what companies they have invested in (uses flash): www.nbim.no/en/the-fund/holdings-/holdings/
Of course the taxes and high salary that the oil and gas industry workers earns do boost our economy too, so there will be problems of restructuring the Norwegian economy when the "oil adventure" is over, but at least we will have time to prepare.
Here in Sweden, our McDonald's workers have some of the lowest wages in the country (yup, put it to an American company to keep wages low) and they still make at least 50 % more than their American colleagues, and that's AFTER they've paid 30 % tax (America has 11.5 % iirc). When I had a job that could be considered "minimum wage" (Sweden doesn't have a set minimum, but it was as low as wages go not counting McDonald's) and I still made 150-200 % more than an American minimum wage worker. What I'm saying is, if tiny "socialist" Sweden can, so can the US.
I admire Sweden for how much you take care of your lowest of citizen. Wish things along that line would be commonplace in modern governments.
Kevin C
Funny thing, our last two or three governments have been working their asses off trying to make things as hard as possible for the poor, but the system is set up to guarantee a certain standard of living, and 40 years of Swedish bureaucracy is hard work to cut through, but man, they are trying.
Pile of carbon Yep they have been working their asses off so much that we have had the fastest inequality growth of all countries the last decade or so. But they have not been able to destroy it yet.
I actually tried to apply for Canadian worker's permit. That shit is HARD TO GET and unless you meet some VERY specific requirements (i.e., you happen to be a professional in a field they need) your chances of getting in are nearly zero.
This is part of the reason why the TPP, as a Canadian, scares the crap out of me because I think corporations would use it to get rid of the laws that we have in place already meanwhile further enriching the corporations.
In Canada, your hospital and doctor fees are "paid" by the government. You only need to pay for medicine.
Also you have to have private insurance for dental and eyecare. Health system vary between provinces.
***** correct, no big deal. works the same as your private insurance, everyone pays a little bit in, and gets treatment when needed.
but you have to wait 6 months just to see a doctor
keep drinking that kool aid. i have never waited that long. i get an appointment within a week for my general doctor. my specialists are about a month from when i call in to book an irregular appointment (since i have had skin cancer twice now, i see an oncologist and dermatologist every 6 months. if i am planning a trip or something that would conflict, i can call in and arrange to do it a bit early or late normally those will be a couple weeks delayed to squeeze me in).
every time i have had a serious issue, its been hours to wait at most. mind you if you fuck around and claim its urgent and its not, they will give you shit and maybe even an emergency fee. ive never paid an emergency fee, even in emergency situations. i think they use those to punish asshats who claim urgency to jump the line.
we also have walk in clinics all over the place, so if your regular doctor is too booked and you want it looked at immediately, go to one of those and you will be waiting 2 hours tops.
JamesMichaelDoyle
Sorry I didn't mean to start a fight. I just watched the Sick in America documentary by John Stossel and they talked about the pros and cons of different health care systems in different countries. One of the points of the show was that countries with free health care on average have to wait longer for appointments because many people over use the health care system for every little thing. Its called the moral hazard. I'm not saying that free health care is bad, but it might not be the greatest thing ever like how everyone in America thinks it is
I love my Canada... 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
please dont come to canada leave us alone thanks!!
Lol ikr😂
Sorry we have to come! America Sucks!
we should deport all Americans and send them back to the USA.
Build a wall then, that seems to be the modern answer, lol
We'll have the Americans pay for the wall.
Proud to be a Canadian !
I can literally leave my house for an hour with the door unlocked and have no problem. Why? Because I live in Canada :) Also can go anywhere in my city at any hour without being worried about being shot or robbed or anything of that nature. Canada has criminals, but far and few compared to America. Yes America has a larger population but that does not matter to me on a per capita basis. America having more criminals "because the population is larger" is such bullshit, still have a higher percentage of criminals... So, if you're a reasonable and logical American we welcome you here to Canada! Our weather sucks, but you can actually live without getting shot at by your police force or half the population :)
when you gotta worry about minute things like not leaving your GPS visible or valuebles in your car, you know you are blessed to be in Canada rather than U.S.
I live in us. I leave my door unlocked all day. I don't worry about being shot or robbed. I don't live in a wealthy area. When I travel in US I don't worry about being killed or robbed. People do help each other out. Its not the cesspool you probably think it is. Yeah, there are changes I wish we would make her (and do more like Canada) but we are not a lost cause. By the way, why do you want Ted Cruz back? IMO he is an example of what is wrong with US. Oh you keep Justin Bieber too...PLEASE.
sound like you live in a safe area. stop lying to get likes on youtube
mastrcheefed Yeah, our weather isn't THAT bad though.
Mσηιcα Tнє Pσρтαят i prefer colder weather
"it trickles down ON you, in horrible ways"
best summary of it i have ever heard.
I had an image in my head of the 30% thinking we are heading in the right direction are singing the blame Canada song from south park :P
A little to the side; here are four ads that define (very funny) Canada: …. ‘Classic Molson Canadian Ad - 500’ …. ‘MOLSON BEER FRIDGE CASE STUDY’ .... Molson Canadian, Anthem 90’ …. ‘Tom Brokaw Explains Canada to Americans’
I don't know why there are arguments on which country is better. Both Canada and America are amazing countries and we are privileged to live in one of them quit fighting over which is better they are both amazing
Great comment!!
Well said buddy. I came as an immigrant to the states and grew up there, worked my ass off, but I found peace and quiet up in Canada. Both are wonderful.
Here in Canada most of my drugs are FREE and I can see a Doctor or go to a Hospital for FREE! Well nearly free. I pay a very small % of my wages to health care. About $20 something a month. I make $32.50 a hr driving a truck. I have a rather good paying job. Most company truck drivers make close too $23 a hr plus benefits. My company offered to relocate me to the USA. I would have too take a cut in pay and pay way more for my health benefits and receive less benefits.I was told I would be layed off ( not fired) if I did not move. Well I received a better job offer from another company with even more benefits. Funny thing head office was in the USA! Sorry USA but I will not take a job or move too the USA!
The drug part tho made me laugh XD
Come on..seriously?....
First...no one in Canada gets free medication..period.
It is actually just as expensive as anywhere else.
When I was off work to take a break and my company health plan stopped...my medication went from $14.00 for the medication I was on...to $145.00 for the same prescription without my employers plan picking up the balance...
So unless you are working...get ready to pay huge..in Canada..just like in the US.
Second...we as Canadians are paying in many cases over 50% in income tax...compared to the same workers paying in the 35% income tax in the US.
Where do you think your 15-20% higher tax portion goes to?..,,,primarily healthcare...and its increasing...
So don't get foolish with $ 20.00 figures it just simply isn't realistic...healthcare has to be be paid somehow...you are using the services of professionals that often make $200,000. - $500,000. / year....in very expensive hospitals with very expensive equipment...you have to pay for this somehow....
Lol, we pay that shit through taxes. Whether you believe this or not, well your loss I guess. Meanwhile, I will be enjoying my health care system that doesn't rob me blind.
Ours is through taxes as well but it is on a separate line with every paycheck. But when you make over $500 - $600 a shift on top of you reg salary it is a very small price to pay. I only work from Dec 1st - March 31 each yr. When not working it is 100% free.
I think he means medicine drugs and if not why the hell are you talking about that it's not true that it's free
Bernie would take us back to the top
+Coley Durham Capitalism and socialism together made Europe rich .... ;)
+Coley Durham trust me when u live there you live there u will understand the standards
***** you know what you are right dont trust any body on the net ;) i wish you all the best
+Coley Durham germany has had social democrats for 125 years + they have been in office frequently since 1949 and guess what germany is the most prosperous country in europe and yes it is more proeperous then the us. No post apocalyptic city districts and no ruling class of oligarchs/ cleptocrats. the idea of social democracy is to counterbalance the shift of wealth towards the capital owners which is a self destructive mechanism within capitalism and the interest driven monetary system saying. go learn about history and economics before you write indoctrinated nonense
Germany was ruined in World War I, then was a disastrous partisan dictatorship from 1933-1945, and was split in two as a Cold War Frontline between the West and the Soviet Union from 1945-1989. I wouldn't exactly call those periods of prosperity...
Already been here for nearly 10 years now.
Went through the permanent resident rigmarole, and became a citizen on July 1st of this year (Canada Day).
I feel like I won the lottery, getting our of America by the skin of my teeth.
You obviously lucked out!
Another indication that the US is losing ground is the average lifespan is declining. Imagine that, your parents will probably live longer than you.
The richest nation in the world is actually Norway since it the highest income per person and the highest standard of living.
***** I thought it was Lichtenstein...
No its actually Monaco according everyone except the IMF;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita
Why does income equality have to be the end-all be-all measure of success? What about economic opportunity? What about the CPI? What about the cost of living? What about life expectancy, access to healthcare, general levels of freedom, class fluidity, rate of crime, etc.?
USA: Better than 3rd world countries, but not better than other 1st world countries.
That's roughly what you'll see with the other methods of measuring success.
I don't know where you are trying togo with your statement but we are not number one in any of those that you pointed out.
Unless its military spending the US won't be number one in ANY of those brackets.
Because we suck in all other catagories as well. Levels of freedom? ha what a laugh. Rate of Crime? are you fucking kidding me... Heathcare? schools? we're a whopping 25'th in science... dude how fucking clueless are you? Name one thing we're #1 in besides millitary spending and reality shows?
David Taylor Ha, reality shows. One of the only shows that I don't understand because of how unrealistically acted they are with the term "Reality" as it's genre.
As a Canadian I can say that we have anything but a utopian society but we have gotten to a place where we are happier with our life here than what we would imagine it being elsewhere and particularly the United States. Now it may not be fact but from the outside looking in the US way of life seems far more one of taking everything you can get from anyone around you more than a "let's all live a peaceful and prosperous life together" which is what we idealize here. Of course it is not what we exactly have but if you ask most Canadians what they want you will probably find that they don't wish anyone to live in hardship and wish everyone a fulfilling and peaceful life. The last thing we want here is war and that is why we don't want our society to be wandering around with firearms as it brings a mentality with it. You guys to the south can live however you like and therein begs the question... Why don't you just change it? Make your country into what you want it to be.
They cannot ever change. They would have to admit they were wrong. And Yanks are never wrong...
I live in México and would you believe that United States has worse income inequality than México...
Oh really? Hmm, I think I'll go check that out.
***** and Yewon2001
It is hard to say as some of the most recent numbers are not available for some countries, but otherwise, the US is the most unequal of the developed nations, to which mexico is often excluded. Otherwise, the US is not that far behind mexico, so just give it a few more years.
data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNP.PCAP.CD/countries/1W?display=map
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient
Hey Canada can I come to you? I really hate America and I am one of the few American's who have common sense and I'm planning to move out of the U.S. as soon as I'm 18. Anyone know good Canadian colleges?
I'm from Toronto so I'm going to be bias and say come to Toronto! All the universities are great and it's a great city for young people. Party city at times . Montreal is a great city as well for young people and their universities are also great. Vancouver is pretty awesome. Halifax has so many sweet people. You have a lot of options, lol. Good luck!
nope were full
Canada has some great universities. Two of the Ivy-League sort of schools are McGill and Queen's.
DrCluckinstein Oh, and they're really cheap compared to American schools.
forlietu Aww... Oh well I guess Europe is open, gotta love dem british girls eh?
I thought about moving, but then I remembered that Canada is the birthplace of The Bieber, so I decided to stay.
Good point. But the Gin Blossoms came from Tempe. And summers in Phx suck a fat one.
And look what happened to him when he moved to the States
you guys can keep him ^^
arizonatsunami Ha!!! I live in Alberta by the way. The Bieber is a national shame up here. Thank God we have Neil Young, Ian Tyson and Gordon Lightfoot to make up for that debt.
You guys have Kanye West so id rather justin bieber and we have a hockey a sport were you can beat the shit out of someone without getting shot
This topic is too narrow minded. Income isnt spendable income. Spendable income, costs of healthcare, educational costs, etc are not factored in to this study.
What does it matter how much you make if you can go bankrupt when you get hospitalized?
If you look at all of the above, United States citizens dont even rank top 10. If they even rank top 50.
Quality of life in the U.S.A. is worse than most of all western democracies
This should actually be good news for Americans, I never would've thought they would be even near europe and they are still above us
The chart was missleading because it measures purchasing power
but on the way down though. If they continue like this, check back in 10 years and see the result of the 1% ruining the country with their greed.
haiggoh Europe is gonna be on the way down by then too I bet, the transatlantic trade deal is our first nail in the coffin and it sure won't be the last
DarkAnimaYT With or without the trade deal, whenever America screws up we have to deal with the consequences. Remember the world financial crisis? Thanks wall street...
Jukka Kammer why is purchasing power misleading? That's what really counts after all. And Cenk explained what the chart was and why it's an important number.
If the US continues this trend it's going to lead to disaster. Anything top heavy, be it an SUV, ship, building, or even financial income, is going to fall over the second something knocks it off kilter.
Canada is the best!
Oh yeah. And if you think the banks in Canada are regulated, you might want to look up the Banking Act of Canada.
Some Americans cannot not take the pain of this news.
If the problem lies with both the dems and reps. Why not form a new party? Tip from the other countries: Get a labour party.
You realize there are tons of minor parties in the US, right? The ones no one takes seriously?
weckar Is there a labour party?
there was one. 1973-1979
weckar Ah, ok. Should start a new one then :P. I know a lot of people doesn't give a shit about the smaller parties but isn't it something like 40% of the population that doesn't vote? If you get these people to vote for a third party I think you would see a huge change in both the dems and the reps policy.
Easier said than done, I'm afraid. There are a lot of reasons people don't vote, and another option is unlikely to change that.
It is a trickle down Golden Shower economics. Gargle it you 'murkin fools.
Most Americans I know have no need to move to Canada, they have everything they need in the US.
I suspect most Canadians are quite happy about that ...
I missed Canada, I love America but I missed Canada
Mixing up your tenses. It should read: "I miss Canada, I love America but I miss Canada."
James Vaught p
Hahaha you need to correct your sentence thou. Say miss not missed, You f***d up bro
Healthy and well educated people make money. Thus free health care is not a socialist concept. It actually supports capitalism.
You get it! We pay higher taxes, but we are happy and healthy! ❤️🇨🇦🤓. And we would never turn anyone away from a hospital who didn’t have insurance (what’s that!?) or a credit card. We would heal you, and if you weren’t Canadian, we’d figure it out later...
There is actually is no law in Canada saying that anybody can just move there.
You have to qualify under the point system for education, work experience, etc.
noobkiller117 No there isn't.
Peter Piper yeah you have to get a work or student visa first and work your way up to permanent residency and then citizenship.
You don't get the full benefit of our healthcare and government system until you're a full citizen but wages are still good enough to have a better living.
RainAngel111 But it's pretty hard to get a student visa. You need to show that you have enough funds for a year of study, including tuition and living expenses. Not many people have that kind of money in their bank account.
Peter Piper yeah it's easiest if you can get some employer to sponsor you. But hopefully you're good at your job otherwise you could be deported
I am proud to be Canadian
Remember what Mark Twain said, if voting made a difference, the government would make it illegal. The people need to take back the power and not big business.
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