Pretty close to the truth.
The Fraser Institute, that conservative think tank in BC, has come out with another horrific report about Canadian tax levels. They estimate that an average family with $83,000 in income last year paid around $35,000 in overall taxes while only paying $31,000 for housing, food and clothing. Yikes!
Worse, taxes have grown more rapidly than any other single expenditure, some 2006% since 1961.
Saving graces
The only saving graces for Canadians is that their income has risen more over that same period of time and that the cost of healthcare is included in that total.
Here is a chart from the Frasier Institute report that shows the breakdown of the various taxes a Canadian family of four would pay. Healthcare is a minor part yet it is the major expenditure for most provincial governments.
Americans paying through the nose for healthcare
The poor Americans have it bad on healthcare. Forbes Magazine reports that for a family of four in the United States the cost of healthcare alone was a whopping $25,826 in 2016. And that is in real dollars.
Let us know your stories
Our vocal concern relating to unreported fraud and abuses within the Canadian social and healthcare systems is bearing some fruit. Individuals within and without the system are coming forward to tell us stories which are curling our hair. We will be reporting these down the line.
I want to encourage people who have stories and details of abuses to contact us with them. Anonymity guaranteed if desired.
Email me at bob@monitortelegram.com.
George says
I liked the story, except for the non-sequitur US comment. Don’t get it. Different story. Different country. Different issue.
If you want to write a story on healthcare costs, do so. But it doesn’t fit here.