U.S. Middle Class nearly gone

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Rollo you might want to check some facts before you spew more vitrol:

http://www.investopedia.com/financial-ed...icans.aspx

U.S. federal income tax brackets range from 10% to 35% for individuals. On the Canadian side, the range is 15% to 29%. In the U.S., the lowest tax bracket bumps to 15% at $8,500 and to 25% at $34,501. The bottom Canadian bracket stays at 15% until $41,544. This is the bulk of the reason that lower-income Canadians are often better off than Americans in an identical tax situation. On the other hand, the IRS taxes the richest Americans at 35% whereas the top federal tax rate in Canada is 29%. Rich Americans, however, have access to many tax deductions that Canada's Alternative Minimum Tax does not allow.

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Really the big difference between the US and Canada is that your government blows all its money on the military whereas ours gives us free healthcare and takes better care of our most vulnerable people.