[Tribune7]

What makes you think you haven't already gone?

Our medicine is still not quit socialized and we still have a navy.

Seriously, are you saying that the tax burden for the average resident of the USA is akin to that of the average Canadian?

[Snowyman]

I'm trying to keep this simple. On a $60,000 income, single, no dependants, Canadian Fed tax is $10,986. US Federal tax on the same amount (60k) is $11,070. Then in Canada you can add a Provincial income tax and in the US a State and in some cases a city income tax (please correct me if I'm wrong).

The other example I have is :For $75,000 in local currency,

Calgary versus Chicago:

http://www.treas.gov.ab.ca/calc-script/tax_calc.html

CA: $13,629 AB: $5973 CPP & EI: $2374

$21,976

http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/calcs/n_tax/main.asp

US: $15,699 IL: $2250 FICA: $5737.50

$23686.50