WTC Suicide

[Zagatto]

JJ, why is Canada the highest taxed nation on Earth???

Yeah... we've got socialized medicare... and the fact that we cover more land than the US but have a smaller population than the state of California. In order to make sure that people who choose to live in remote areas are taken care of we have to raise enough taxes to provide health care and education for everyone.

I personally don't mind getting taxed most of the time because it's easy to see where the money goes. There is the occasional scandal or grandly stupid decision made by our politicians but ours are pretty tame when compared to those in the US. The one that really bugs me is the highway built by the government and sold to a private company for half it's value only to be turned into a toll road. In other words, my tax dollars raised the cash for a private company to get filthy rich by providing a service that is paid for in my taxes everywhere else in the province... yup... I'm gonna be pissed about that one for a long time.