Re: To The Canadians Out There How Much Does The Average Canadian Pay In Taxes For Socialized Medicine

by SunFan Sat May 25, 2019 8:58 am

ElNido wrote:My husband is American and has an American pension, and I am Canadian. We are residents of British Columbia. My husband files both US and Canadian income tax. He has to file the American first and then that payment is subtracted from the Canadian. For the past 6 or 7 years fling this way, he has not had to pay Canadian income tax. They are tax neutral. As seniors, we pay nothing for BC Med.

I'm surprised. I would have thought that Canadian taxes, which include universal health care, would be much higher than US taxes on an equivalent income.

Am i missing something?

SunFan

by NoVaDamer Sat May 25, 2019 5:14 pm

Here's an new release from the Fraser Institute, a conservative/libertarian Canadian think tank, with a link to their annual report. Very detailed info on this issue:

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/price-of-public-health-care-insurance-2018-edition

by SunFan Sat May 25, 2019 5:19 pm

NoVaDamer wrote:Here's an new release from the Fraser Institute, a conservative/libertarian Canadian think tank, with a link to their annual report. Very detailed info on this issue:

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/price-of-public-health-care-insurance-2018-edition

Many thanks NoVaDamer.

I respect the Fraser Institute. Makes sense to me and sounds fair for the Canadian population.

SunFan

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