For the First Time, Canadians Now Richer Than Americans

US News ^ | 7/18/12 | Meg Handley

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While Americans might enjoy throwing politically-charged barbs at their neighbors to the north, Canadians now have at least one reason to be smug.

For the first time in recent history, the average Canadian is richer than the average American, according to a report cited in Toronto's Globe and Mail.

And not just by a little. Currently, the average Canadian household is more than $40,000 richer than the average American household. The net worth of the average Canadian household in 2011 was $363,202, compared to around $320,000 for Americans.

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Having left Canada for the freedom of the USA, you should all know that Canada is now "freer" in many respects as well... With business taxes lower than ours.

What has happened to this country is

F_ _ _ _ _ G D I S G U S T I N G

I am tired of this nanny state bailout-business bull.