Canadian workers win bronze in gross wages On average, Canadians earn more, take home more, have more public benefits, and pay about the same as or less for almost everything. Canadian workers rank third in gross wages. US workers rank seventh. Health care is the most famous item on the list. Although medicare in Canada is suffering from cuts, the cost advantage of Canadians over Americans is still enormous.
Most American workers pay for private health insurance through payroll deductions.
Yet many also pay hefty fees when they need medical help. So Americans often pay twice for health care, while Canadians may not pay at all - for now. Canadians enjoy a whole range of other publicly-funded benefits Americans either don't get at all or as generously. These include public pensions and old age supplements, subsidized tuition at public colleges and universities, home care services, and so on. Unfortunately for Canadians, these are the very benefits being cut federally and provincially.