Despite what Canada's nation hating extreme right would have you believe.

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[–] 33 points 3 years ago (25 children)

United States is fifth.

Yeah, "best" is a rather vague metric, and in this case, simply bullshit

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  • [–] 27 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Hey the USA is a great place to live if you make good money. Not a great place to be poor though.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Pretty much. Most of the best Universities in the world. That most of it's citizens could never afford to attend. Many of the best Hospitals and specialty clinics in the world. That again most of it's people can't use.

    Most American's are somewhere in the middle, and I'm sure the median household has more disposable income than most other first world countries, it's just that the prosperity is so unevenly spread.

    Granted, some would speculate that it is because of the unevenness that the US is so prosperous, but I would dispute that. I think the US could go a long long ways towards helping it's less fortunate without compromising it's prosperity.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    How does it compare to canada? I legit have no idea. I just remember reading in a thread like 2 days ago how an american person moved to canada and one of the main complaints was how pay was less and housing was way more.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    House prices are much more reasonable in the USA. Obviously it's a huge country and it depends where you want to live, but in comparison house prices in Canada make no sense whatsoever.

    Culturally, very similar. There are subtle differences. Americans are louder and more confident in general I think. Also way more business oriented. People in general seem less healthy but the disparity with Canada isn't that big anymore. Wealth disparity is though. Way more very poor people, way more really rich people. In Canada I'm a top 1% earner. In the USA I'm not really even close.

    The obvious major difference from Canada is health insurance. If it's not covered by your employer (92% of Americans have coverage last I checked), I hope you have some disposable income to pay to pay for health insurance. That being said, taxes are usually way lower depending on which state you're in, so you very well might come out ahead, even with copay and deductible. For reference, I had a global health insurance plan with Cigna. It had 1 mil USD coverage and max out of pocket per year for me was like 3 k USD. That was 205 USD/month. This didn't cover general doctors visits, or anything related to that. It was basically for visits to the emergency room. So if you're looking for coverage at the same level as Canada, you're going to be paying more. I have heard from numerous sources that the health care in the USA is way better than in Canada--as long as you can pay for it.

    These are broad generalizations. USA is a very diverse place. Of all places I've been in the world, USA is the most similar to Canada, and Australia probably comes second.

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  • [+] [S] -29 points 3 years ago (19 children)

    I'm about to shake your world. Ready?

    What you believe doesn't change reality. Your feelings don't matter.

    Sorry.

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  • [+] [S] -21 points 3 years ago (17 children)

    You believe it's bullshit.

    What you believe doesn't change reality. The report is as the report is, the metrics are all there, and whether you believe it or not makes absolutely zero difference.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago (16 children)

    If I find a rival study then will it no longer be true?

    Best country Winner: South Africa Second: New Zealand Third: Maldives

    What if we use the happiness index?

    This has Canada third

    I think you can see how it’s subjective even if you present the metrics that you used

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  • [+] [S] -17 points 3 years ago (15 children)

    Not even close to the same metrics but if it makes your fee fees happy then you do you.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (8 children)

    So what makes how you (USNews) weigh metrics the correct one?

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  • [+] [S] -17 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    Sorry...you've bored me. There are YouTube videos calling to me.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    Why are you being an ass for seemingly no reason?

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    I love Canada and know how good we have it. I don't give two shits what a bunch of anti-Canadian propagandist trolls have to say.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    None of it seems like trolls, but you do you.

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  • [–] [S] -2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)

    Ah...the classic, "No you are!" gambit. Well played! Well played indeed.

    Most of these people spreading the anti-Canadian hate are making a classic mistake of ego. "Canada is bad for me therefore Canada is bad." It's the same mistake that incels make. Some people have more than me so they are bad and the system is bad and the country is BAD.

    EDIT: Brigades on Lemmy have no power. No one gives a shit about Karma here. You can't silence voices you don't like. Go ahead, downvote. No one fucking cares.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Fee fees? That's Sarah Palin talk

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  • [+] [S] -16 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I saw some right wing idiot say it and thought it was funny. A delicate snowflake blocked me so I won't have to listen to his incessant whining about my comments anymore so I call that a win.

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