Yes, that's one of the reasons why I was happy to get back to the USA. Some Canadians were telling me that they thought it was great that they got bigger tax deductions for their kids than we do.
Maybe so, but they still paid a higher rate in taxes than we do.
I wish our health care system was more our choice than it is, but it still is better than Canada's.
Not only do we pay higher income taxes (about 33%), we pay much higher taxes at the pump, for wine, beer or liquor, for cigarettes, and our property taxes are outrageous. Not only that, if you live in Ontario you pay 8% sales tax plus another 7% federal tax on anything you purchase that is not a necessity...it may be the other way around. I just know you pay 15% taxes when you make a purchase. That adds up to one big chunk of change. The 8% is also charged for a service.
If you hire someone to clean your house, they are supposed to charge you, say, $100 for the day, PLUS $8 Goods and Services Tax, which they are supposed to remit to the government. It is unreal.
I would rather have my taxes lowered and they can keep their deductions for my kids.