From: "Gary Britt" 

All I know is in another life, while working as a CPA a client who had
emigrated from Canada and was operating a new construction business came to
my office early on to have me calculate his payroll checks and the taxes to
be withheld.  When I gave him the checks he examined them and exclaimed
incredulously is this withholding correct?  It can't possibly be that low!
Of course all Americans thought (correctly I'll add) that it was quite
high!

The Canadian client explained the withholding for taxes would have been
MUCH higher in Canada.  On another day he described it like this:  In
Canada we don't have as many potholes as in Houston, TX, but in Houston, TX
we get to keep so much MORE of our money.  We both agreed keeping more of
our money was MUCH BETTER.

Canada won't extradite a person to the US for a crime that might have the
death penalty attached to it.  So if that doesn't indicate Canada doesn't
support the application of the death penalty, then you and I have different
views of reality.

So John, I'd say I'm doing pretty good.  Ah.

Cheers,

Gary

"John Beamish"  wrote in message
news:3fda1749{at}w3.nls.net...
> We have the death penalty (certain crimes in the armed forces).
>
> Our taxes generally compare favourably with American taxes.
>
> Civilized medicine.
>
> Did you miss anything?  I'd say you're 0 for 3.
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:3fd9956f{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Don't really know much about Canada, except it is more socialized in its
> > laws and economy.  Has some real anti-American shoot from the lip
> government
> > officials that could give Phils' hyperbole a run for his money.  Against
> the
> > death penalty.  Very high taxes.  Socialized medicine.
> >
> > Did I mis anything?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > "Alan Cairns"  wrote in message
> > news:BBFEB59C.3A749%alancairns{at}dccnet.com...
> > > On 11/12/03 7:12 PM, in article 3fd931f5$1{at}w3.nls.net,
"Gary Britt"
> > >  wrote:
> > >
> > > > raving lunatic
> > > > liberal fringe
> > >
> > > So what do you think of our Canadian Liberal government, which is, in
my
> > > view, far from left wing?
> > >
> > > (Or the BC "Liberal" government, which is
somewhere to the right of
> > Genghis
> > > Khan?)
> > >
> > > Alan
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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