11-23-2011, 04:30 PM
(11-23-2011, 02:33 PM)kandrathe Wrote: In the US, ~50% of income is derived from wages, and the corresponding Canadian number is 78%. 11.2% of Canadian income is derived from government transfers, while in the US it is about 19%. In the US, the government spends $7,427 per citizen on handouts, while Canada spends $2,029 per citizen.
Source? Are you sure you're not missing some Federal/Provincial distinction? I would be shocked if the US and Canadian figures were anywhere near that divergent. Canada has higher taxes, and a fraction of the military budget. The money must go somewhere...
-Jester