U.S is superior to Canada

Thank you Con for the argumentsI'm a bit pressed on time, so I will present my rebutalls to Con's arguments next round.Why America is superior to CanadaTaxesAmericans 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%! 11) This is frankly why so many Canadians travel across the border to shop, because they pay less taxes. (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)CultureAmerican culture is literally what represents Western culture. America is home to the movie industry, with many sucessful titles such as Terminator, Saving Private Ryan, etc... Almost all Canadian actors come to Hollywood to persue their careers, because it is in America where they can actually have a career in the industry. (5)Movies aside, let's look at books. Out of 84 top selling authors, nearly half of them were Americans. In comparison, there was 1 Canadian, and he was half British. (6)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)Foreign Aid DonatedAmerica ranks #1 in total foreign aid given with approximately 30 million given in foreign aid annually. Canada gives about a 1/5 of what the U.S gives, at about 6 million.GDPThe United States of America has the largest economy in the world, with a a 17.4 trillion GDP. Canada's GDP is about 1/17 of what the U.S has. U.S is far superior, due to the fact that so many countres depend on the U.S for its buisnesses. Infact, Canada's largest trade partner is the U.S.Unemployment RateAmerica has a much lower unemployment than Canada. The American unemployment rate is at a 5.5%, while Canada's rate is at a 6.8%. More Canadians by a percentage still cannot find a job. Unlike what Con said, Canada has a higher unemployment rate for youths. 13.2% of Canadians are unemployed compared to just 12.3% of American Youths. (10)TechnologyAmerica is a world leader in technology. Out of the top 10 companies, 6 of the companies were American. Many of our nessicites are American made. For example, your P.C runs an OS that was creates by Microsoft. (11) The top used websites, Google, Facebook, Twitter were all made by Americans. There is barely anything that Canada has contributed to the technology industry. The only notable company was Research in Motion, and there sharp decline in the mobile market, has resulted in them no longer being a contender in the market. (12)Freedom of SpeechAmerica is a country that was founded on freedom and liberty, and it 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 crimes. (13) There cannot be true free speech, when you create a law to prevent somebody in expressing their opinion.SportsAmericans much better at sports compared to Canadians. I'll make a comparison of ranking of various sportsMen's soccerU.S: Rank 27Canada: Rank 109Women's soccerU.S: Rank 2 (U.S won the 2015 world cup)Canada: Rank 8Men's BasketballU.S: Rank 1Canada: Rank 27Women's BasketballU.S: Rank 1Canada: Rank 10Men's HockeyU.S: Rank 5Canada: Rank 1Women HockeyU.S Rank 2Canada: Rank 1Lets look at the olympic medal countLondon 2012U.S: 103Canada:18Sochi 2014U.S: 28Canada:25To conclude, it is very obivious that the United States is much better at sports than Canada. Canada excels at hockey and winter sports, but thats about it. The U.S dominates the Summer olymplics, and still wins more medal overall than Canada. I'll post my arguments in the coming rounds.Sourceshttp://pasted.co...;