Fizz wrote:
joebedford wrote:
John&Joey wrote:
Another thing I thought was interesting was the owner saying that Canadians continue to become a larger percentage of their business year after year. My guess is not having to pay for health care allows them the luxury to retire early and well vs USA.
You're joking, right? No we don't explicitly pay for health care but our overall rate of taxation is much higher in Canada then USA.
DW and I pay over $1000 for health insurance for the 4 months of the year we're in USA and we're both in very good health.
My understanding is that most Americans pay that per month and they also get taxed.
Agreed, overall taxation is higher but not nearly as much as people think, and corporate tax is lower. Paying for supplemental health care coverage has nothing to do with the cost of health care in Canada, as it isn't in Canada and is strictly optional based on where the Canadian traveler travels. eg, there is no need to buy supplemental health care if travelling to Spain or many other European countries as their health care procedure costs are in line with Canadian procedure costs and would be fully reimbursable by health Canada. Canadian health care covers a Canadian anywhere in the world, up to the cost that it would be in Canada. Not wavin a flag here, just clarifying something that is commonly mis-understood, even by Canadians.
