Immigrants should choose the United States over Canada to live in.

TaxesAmericans have to pay much less sales tax than what Canadians do. Sales tax in America range from 0% (Pennsylvania) to the highest being Tennesese, with a 9.44%. Alberta has the lowest tax at 5%, while the majority of provinces all have tax rate above 10%! (1) This is frankly why so many Canadians travel across the border to shop, because they pay less taxes. Yes, immigrants can choose to live in Alberta, but the problem is the # of choices. In America, you simply have more states that offer you a variety of things. Its 50 states to choose vs 10 provinces and 3 territories.(2) Lets talk about income taxes, for some one who is single and has the wage of the average Canadian, he has to pay 31.6% income tax, and 21.5% if he is married and has 2 children. Americans on the other hand, pay far less. 29.7% for Single people, and 11.9% for being married and having 2 children. (3) Keep in mind, some states do not even have income tax, which are states like Texas and Florida. Average SalaryAmericans on average make more money than their Canadian counterparts. According to OECD, Americans make an average of $56,067 dollars, while Canadians make 45,896 dollars. There is approximately a 11K difference between the salaries.(4) Immigrants who want to persue a sucessful career, should choose the U.S. Most jobs offer a higher salary in the U.S than Canada.Gas pricesNote: 4 liters is about 1 gallonIn the developed Western world, America has the cheapest price for oil. I'm going to use liters for argument purposes, per liter, Americans pay just 77 cents per liter. Canadians on the other hand pay $1.19 per liter. For argument sake, lets say I needed 48 litres for my car. In the U.S, I would pay 0.77*48= 36.96 dollars. If I were Canadian, I would pay 1.17*20=56.16 dollars. You can see, as you add the # of litres, the cost difference increases. (6)Better UniversitesAmerica has better Universities than what Canada offers. If I compare the top 10 universites in the world, 7 of them are American, with #1 and #2 also being American. The University of Toronto ranks at #20, making the highest ranked Canadian University. (7) If immigrants want to provide their children with the better higher education, U.S is a better choice. Cost of LivingYour everyday nessacary more expensive in Canada than they are in the U.S. Let me create a comparison of some things most people would want to buy. (8)U.S Canada You can see that your everyday expenses will be much cheaper in the U.S. All the items I listed were more expensive in the U.S than they were in Canada. On top of that, the average American still makes more money than the average Canadian, so in the end, it would be better for the immigrant, because they will have more money left over.Unemployment RateAmerica has a much lower unemployment than Canada. The American unemployment rate is at a 5.3%, while Canada's rate is at a 6.8%. More Canadians by a percentage still cannot find a job. , Canada has a higher unemployment rate for youths. 13.2% of Canadians are unemployed compared to just 12.3% of American Youths. (9)Freedom of SpeechAmerica is a country that was founded on freedom and liberty, and one aspect of that includes Freedom of Speech. According to the First Ammendment. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" Canada on the other hand, have laws that prohibit speech that could be classified as hate speech. (10) There cannot be true free speech, when you create a law to prevent somebody in expressing their opinion. Rebutalls.Since my opponent says in the 2nd round, that he established 2 legitmate reasons, I will only look at those reasons from the first round. Life ExpectancyCon establishes a link that Immigrants should simply choose Canada due to the fact that the life expectancy is slighty higher.However, it must be stated that an issue like life expectancy being common in a nation must be intrinsic to that nation before you can claim it effects how great the nation is. Most of the issue people have with life expectancy involve many medical issues, which are based on the person, not the nation. Life expectancy in the US isn't intrinsic to the US. You living in the U.S, doesn not mean you will live less, as it is a personal issue. So to conclude, just because the life expectancy is lower in America does not make you more prone to these issues. All nessities required to live longer are provided in the U.S, and immigrants can choose to make descison that will impact their lifestyle.HealthcareCon commits a fallacy over here. He bascially is asserting that since the majority of Canadians love their healthcare, it automatically would mean that Canadian healthcare is superior. Canada for the most part is very Liberal, so most Canadians would be inclined to support their Single Payer Healthcare. Conservatives on the other hand, might disagree. Con's only real argument is that many Americans aren't covered with insurance, which leads to more deaths. Con fails to mention some key information. Both Canada and the U.S are ranked 2nd worst and worst (in that order) in the Industrialized world (11). Most of Canada's critisism comes from the long waiting times, and people have actually died from this. This is quite unacceptable, because Canadians generally pay very high taxes, and in return do not receive the same benefits as some one in France. So, both systems have the Pro's and Con's. Lack of insurance vs long waiting times. With insurance, if you have the money, you will always be able to attain it, but with long waiting times, its something every Canadian has to deal with. (12)Safety and SecurityOverall, Canada is safer to live than the U.S, but lets be practical. Homicide rates vary greatly among the 50 states, compared to the Canadian provinces. If an Immigrant were to move to New Hampshire, he would be very safe compared to somebody moving to Washington D.C. New Hampshire infact, has a lower homicide rate than Ontario. So really, it depends on where in the U.S you live. Some areas are very violent, and some areas are very safe. Immigrants have the choice to where in the U.S they would want to move. (13)Air Quality, Pollution, CleanlinessNo where in Con's sources does it say that Canada has the 3rd cleanest air in the world. Also, it doesn't say that Los Angeles is one of the world's most polluted cities, No American city is even on the list! (14)Overall HappinessThis is similar to the life expectancy argument presented by Con. Happiness in the US isn't intrinsic to the US. You living in the U.S, doesn not mean you will be less happy, as it is a personal issue. Sourceshttp://pasted.co...