I don't understand Canada

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Dec 17th 2003, 6:14 pm

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Thehelper

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Re: Pay to Canada and then ****-off..

"Austin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > slymaple wrote:
    > What I meant is "jobs to support one's living", not jobs for a life time..
    > Bitterness - yes. Canada ADVERTISES on the TV in my country how it
    > dearly needs people with degrees and skills, but that is actually a

I bet it is not Canada, but treacherous leeches, known
as "immigration consultants"

    > lie ! I spent time and money just to find out it was only a way to
    > trick you out and take your money. Now I am in the US, working happily,

    >got my EAD and GC is coming in 3-4 more months etc...

you meant, 3-4 more years, right?

Dec 17th 2003, 8:23 pm

#47

iaink

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Re: I don't understand Canada

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Originally posted by Chorbalan
iaink wrote:

    >
    > OK, Canada has higher personal taxes than the US, but I do not have to
    > pay medical insurance premiums,

I pay $200 monthly, both dental & medical, for a family of three. It is
not nearly as bad as you want it to be.

FYI 200US is about the same as 50% of my monthly income tax deduction. I dont want it to be bad, in fact I dont really care either way, all I was doing was pointing out that there are additional expenses in the states that mean you cannot directly compare taxation levels.

Quote:

>.. or pay to send my kids to a half decent
> school.

I hear schools in Canada are not any better and it does make sense
since Canada is the little sister copy cat of the US..

Canadian education (literacy and comprehension levels) are consistently top of the class in world terms, check out
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/internati...catorNumber=40
or
http://www.ets.org/news/02021801.html

In what way is canada copying the US? For example, I dont think french immersion is a big thing south of the border!

Quote:

    > Part of the reason the US gets away with low
    > taxation is that it runs at a huge (and growing) deficit, which in the
    > long run is no good for anyone.

The world works for the US, that is the reason..

You misunderstand I think, I was not refering to the balance of payments(exports vs imports) but to the huge difference between what the government spends, and what it raises in revenue. If the US was a person, they would have been declared bankrupt by now. All governments do this to some extent, but the US is really pushing the envelope in this area.

Quote:

    > I think that the effect of an entire stata of society living below the
    > poverty line with no welfare safety net is equally bad , if not worse
    > for an economy, and is a big driving force behind some of the more
    > unsavioury aspects to life in the US.

Last May in Vancouver I was astounded to see so many beggers I felt like
in San Francisco..

Hey, no one said it was perfect, Unfortunately there are homeless people in every country i have visited. At least these beggars can get basic healthcare (in most cases).

Quote:

    > Until you have lost your job
    > through no fault of your own, you really do not appreciate how good it
    > is to have a backup system.

One should always have a backup.

    > ......... When you have a job,
    > you pay into an Employment Insurance fund (EI), the more you earn, the
    > more you pay, and the more it pays out if you lose your job( up to
    > ~$1700 per month for a limited time). As its name indicates, it is
    > insurance (albeit mandatory), and helps soften the blow till you get
    > back on your feet.

Same in the USA..

    > Compared to the UK, where i came from, I pay lower taxes, get paid more
    > for the same job, have much lower living expenses, I also spend less
    > time in traffic, and enjoy a much better quality of life. Wild horses
    > would not drag me back now.

Than what the hell are you doing in Canada ?

Again, I think you missed my point, I am in Canada because wild horses could not drag me back to life in the UK.

Iain

Dec 17th 2003, 9:14 pm

#48

Austin

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Re: Pay to Canada and then ****-off..

Thehelper wrote:

    >
    >> Bitterness - yes. Canada ADVERTISES on the TV in my country how it
    >> dearly needs people with degrees and skills, but that is actually a
    >
    > I bet it is not Canada, but treacherous leeches, known
    > as "immigration consultants"

Not at all - they were official governmt emissaries/diplomats/ who
advertised how they needed good, educated people in Quebec !!

    >>got my EAD and GC is coming in 3-4 more months etc...
    >
    > you meant, 3-4 more years, right?

No, months. The whole thing is gonna be less than a year for me
because it is based on advanced degree.

Dec 17th 2003, 11:10 pm

#49

Vladimir Egorin

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Re: Pay to Canada and then ****-off..

On 2003-12-17, Austin <[email protected]> wrote:
    > Thehelper wrote:
    >>
    >>> Bitterness - yes. Canada ADVERTISES on the TV in my country how it
    >>> dearly needs people with degrees and skills, but that is actually a
    >>
    >> I bet it is not Canada, but treacherous leeches, known
    >> as "immigration consultants"
    > Not at all - they were official governmt emissaries/diplomats/ who
    > advertised how they needed good, educated people in Quebec !!
    >>>got my EAD and GC is coming in 3-4 more months etc...
    >>
    >> you meant, 3-4 more years, right?
    > No, months. The whole thing is gonna be less than a year for me
    > because it is based on advanced degree.

Austin,
would you mind if I asked how exactly have you done that,
did you use national interest waiver?
Thank you,
--
Vladimir

PS If you prefer private email, please remote '-tmda' from
the email address in the header. Thanks again.

Dec 18th 2003, 4:44 am

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Robert \

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Re: Pay to Canada and then ****-off..

"Austin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Thehelper wrote:
    > >
    > >> Bitterness - yes. Canada ADVERTISES on the TV in my country how it
    > >> dearly needs people with degrees and skills, but that is actually a
    > >
    > > I bet it is not Canada, but treacherous leeches, known
    > > as "immigration consultants"
    > Not at all - they were official governmt emissaries/diplomats/ who
    > advertised how they needed good, educated people in Quebec !!

Theres the problem right there "quebec" has its own views and needs. these
may not be the same as the rest of canada.
    > >>got my EAD and GC is coming in 3-4 more months etc...
    > >>
    > >
    > > you meant, 3-4 more years, right?
    > No, months. The whole thing is gonna be less than a year for me
    > because it is based on advanced degree.