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Why Canada Is Able to Do Things Better

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Re: Why Canada Is Able to Do Things Better

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Post by nadezhda18 »

Mikeb85 wrote: post #15

Canada is far from perfect. We too have infrastructure deficits, the city I live in suffers from incompetent city planning (although recently it's gotten better), our house prices are insane, and the cost of living is very high. That being said, the one thing I think Canada does 100x better is politics. Mainly because Canadians generally don't 'belong' to a political party or movement. Almost everyone here will vote…

> our house prices are insane, and the cost of living is very high

are you from Toronto or Vancouver? In Montreal (and Quebec in general), this is not true.

Re: Why Canada Is Able to Do Things Better

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Post by almonj » 

     Nothing that the Canadian Government does is good. All 
  government institutions survive through theft, deception
 and immorality. All government programs are dysgenics
programs. All functions of government can be surpassed by regulation free markets. All non-voluntary regulations are implicitly sexist, racist and immoral. All government programs perpetuate abusive relationships. All government workers are bad people. All functions of government should be replaced by regulation free markets.

   Canada is one of the worst places to live in the world
right now, as it on the verge of a complete TechnoMarxist takeover and well on the way to becoming a neo-third-world country. In 
  To see people praising this obviously paid by the federal
government shill is shocking, here on this website, a website for intellectuals. You utter fools! You're playing right into the hands of the authoritarians.

Re: Why Canada Is Able to Do Things Better

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Post by wvenable »

TJ-14 wrote: post #48
Mikeb85 wrote: post #15

Canada is far from perfect. We too have infrastructure deficits, the city I live in suffers from incompetent city planning (although recently it's gotten better), our house prices are insane, and the cost of living is very high. That being said, the one thing I think Canada does 100x better is politics. Mainly because Canadians generally don't 'belong' to a political party or movement. Almost everyone here will vote…

I'm in BC and we definitely have identity politics and polarized parties. It's not as bad as the US today, but it's there. Comparable to the US in the 90s maybe. Also BC leans heavily left which I'm not such a fan of. Maybe it seems less ideological to leftist but that's just because it's their ideology.* * Not saying this about OP, just that I've observed that bias generally.

BC has had a conservative government for over a decade and the most recent election split things almost 50/50.

Re: Why Canada Is Able to Do Things Better

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Post by wink »

bkohlmann wrote: post #12

This argument has always interested me: "Because Canadian entrepreneurs can quit their day jobs without their spouse losing access to dialysis, or their children losing access to pediatricians, such a system allows business-builders more professional freedom." Does the data show that countries with single payer, or even individual-based (not employer) health care, have greater percentages of entrepreneurs? How about…

I think Germany has a much lower percentage of entrepreneurs, but because of general averseness to risk, not because of health care.

I've never heard (anecdata!) that health care would be a deciding factor for founders in Germany. In general you can keep your normal state-level health insurance though.

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Post by mabbo »

perardi wrote: post #31
mabbo wrote: post #2

If this article inspires anyone to finally move to Canada, there's lots of startups here in Toronto that are hiring. Also Amazon is hoping to fill 200 more desks this year in their Toronto office and Google is nearby in Waterloo. Happy to help anyone interested.

I am a UI designer in the States, and I've been working on moving to Toronto to be with my partner. I was going to keep my US job, and work remotely, but boy, it'd sure be easier with a Canadian job offer.

You might try WealthSimple. Not sure if they need ui designers specifically, but they're hiring like mad right now, and seem to care about good design.

Re: Why Canada Is Able to Do Things Better

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Post by holydude »

Newtopian wrote: post #18
holydude wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This thousand times. Socialism is an illusion. People should be able to pick their poison but please do not try to put one system above other.

"Socialism is an illusion" ... " please do not try to put one system above other" I guess then it's ok to put one below...

I did not mean it like that. I meant it as a personal opinion. I am not writing articles or pushing for a single solution for everyone. I believe every system has strengths but cannot be universally used in any society.
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