• turnip@lemm.ee
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        A convenient excuse to not develop our resources, leading to massive losses in foreign investment into Canada. Why would anyone invest here when bureaucracy makes it impossible, why would they not invest in the US instead leaving them with higher wages and more economic growth as has been the case over the last 10 years?

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKArGpqbXoA

        We are last in the OECD for growth, as we import people into a housing and doctor shortage to hide it. This video has the graph at 2:40 if you want proof of that.

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            Well do you want functioning hospitals, a social safety net, things like that? Those take actual money, current account balance, exports. You also happen to think healthcare should be a human right I would assume?

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      None of that is true. Even the quickest of Google searches confirms you’re not being accurate.

      Canada’s avg income: C$55600 (around US$ 40k)
      Mississippi avg income: C$41600 (US$ 30k)

      Canada’s avg income is comparable to California, Minnesota, or Virginia.

      Stop getting your talking points from US owned conservative media. All they do is lie, and it makes you a liar by proxy.

      Canada /does/ have issues, but none of them are things conservatives are capable of fixing. They’ll only make it worse, just like we’re seeing down south.

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        Ah sorry, it was median wages I was meant. Obviously averages are misleading and should generally be avoided when it comes to talking about net worth and salaries.