/* Myth: Taxes in Canada are extremely high, mostly because of national health care. The best way to sum up is with Rudy Giuliani’s famous quip about Canadian health care: “If the United States adopts socialized Medicine, where will Canadians go to get decent health care?”, When will Chris Wallace apologize to Katie Pavlich? Our soi-disant social justice warriors below the 49th parallel would most likely write this off as “taxing the rich.” But the average income of this decile is $292,063. Canadians pay 42% of income in tax — more than they spend on food, shelter, clothing combined Since 1961, the average family’s tax bill has rose by 1,832%, dwarfing increases in … It even conceded — and this had to hurt — that Canada scored worse in this regard than the United States. Nonetheless, their tax bill is $166,575 (57 percent). But, before deciding to emulate the Canucks, we should consider what they really pay for health care and what they get for their money. Almost every person in Canada who earns income is required to pay federal income tax. Nor does it cover the amount of money Canadians pay to come down to the den of medical iniquity known as the United States. Which brings us back to what Canadians get for their money: First, as to the canard that life expectancy and infant mortality serve as useful measurements of a health care system’s efficiency, David Hogberg debunked (as did many others) that nonsense more than a decade ago: “Life expectancy and infant mortality are wholly inadequate comparative measures for healthcare systems. Here’s how the cost of coverage increased by family type: • 78.2% for the average family consisting of 2 adults and no children (from $6,893 to $12,283); • 74.7% for the average family consisting of 2 parents and 1 child (from $7,103 to $12,410); • 68.6% for the average family consisting of 2 parents and 2 children (from $7,152 to $12,057); • 102.0% for the average unattached individual (from $2,276 to $4,596); • 122.6% for the average family consisting of 1 parent and 1 child (from $2,108 to $4,693); • 93.8% for the average family consisting of 1 parent and 2 children (from $2,061 to $3,994). Canadians pay a whopping 42.5 per cent of their income in taxes, according to a new report by the Fraser Institute. Canadians pay far more for healthcare than is commonly believed and life expectancy is useless in determining the quality of a healthcare system. Is Mass Immigration Killing Two-Party Democracy in the U.S.? Less than Americans pay for taxes and health insurance. Let’s start with how much Canadians actually pay. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a sales tax that applies to most goods and services that consumers buy in Canada. As of 2018, Canadians paid 15 percent on taxable income up to $46,605, 20.5 percent on taxable income between 46,605 and $93,208, 29 percent on taxable income between $144,489 up to $205,842 and 33 percent on taxable income higher than $205,842. And, if your condition carries even a whiff of electivity, forget about it. This isn’t a poll of actual voters, of course, but it does suggest that the propaganda campaign conducted by the Democrats and the “news” media is having an effect. David Catron is a recovering health care consultant and frequent contributor to, Hunter Biden Cashed In to Fuel His Drug and Sex Habits, Targeting People With Mental Illness and Dementia for Euthanasia. Canadian excise taxes are imposed on goods connected to automobiles and fuel consumption. Reviewed by: Ryan Cockerham, CISI Capital Markets and Corporate Finance. [CDATA[*/Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-1");Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-2");Insticator.load("em",{id : "6cf39429-6912-4a91-b1e2-3e9365a5e9c6"});/*]]>*/. As of 2018, excise tax on regular gasoline for cars was 10 cents per liter and four cents per liter for diesel fuel. Like individuals, businesses can reduce their tax by claiming deductions such as losses and charitable donations. But not to worry, not all of the taxes go to health care. Thus, Canadians pay about $5,500 a head while we pay a little over $10,000 apiece for our system. Life expectancy is influenced by a host of factors other than a health care system, while infant mortality is measured inconsistently across nations.” On the other hand, Canada has lots of waiting lists. Railroads’ Disadvantage in Contest for Capital Could Be Fixed With Regulatory Change, Dreams of Splendor: The Decline and Fall of Traditional China. As it happens, both of these talking points are meaningless. On $50,000 taxable income, the average federal tax rate is 15.26 percent—that's your total income divided by the total tax you pay: A lot of people residing above the 49thparallel develop ailments that cannot be ignored while they languish on a waiting list. A recent OECD study of nine developed nations showed that Canada was the only country that outright banned any private coverage for procedures deemed medically necessary. A recent survey conducted by the Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 51 percent of U.S. adults support single-payer health care. Even the Commonwealth Fund, in a publication devoted to trashing U.S. health care, ranked the quality of Canada’s system right down there with the Great Satan, noting large percentages of seriously ill Canadians waiting months to see specialists.