Indeed. For example, health care outcomes are way better in the US. That’s why Americans live longer than Canadians.
But seriously, it’s true that since health care costs aren’t classified as a tax in the US, the taxes in the US appear to be lower.
But seriously, it’s true that since health care costs aren’t classified as a tax in the US, the taxes in the US appear to be lower.
If the choice is between very good private US healthcare vs. any Canadian public system, the outcomes and general healthcare service in the US are much preferable under most circumstances
At $51,284 the US has the highest household net disposable income per capita in the OECD <http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/united-states/>, where "disposable income" <https://web.archive.org/web/20220520114512/http://stats.oecd...> accounts for both healthcare and government benefits and taxes. Canada is $34,421. <http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/canada/>