What about the United States is better than Canada, and vice versa? (country, move)
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Obviously no country is better than the other. But what aspects are better about the respective countries?
They're big countries, it's hard to generalize.
In general though?
US:
- Larger economies of scale mean more competition, selection and lower prices for goods.
- Larger economy also means more specialized careers can exist.
- A larger country with more diversity of landscapes and climates.
- The presence of true megacities (LA and NYC).
- More affordable real estate.
- No serious secessionist movements.
Canada:
- Much more intact and prosperous inner cities, in general.
- I consider our healthcare systems (plural, each province's is distinct) to generally be less dysfunctional.
- A better environment for small businesses, and much lower corporate tax rates.
- No silly dysfunctional 2 party political oligarchy. Parties are born, rise, and fall, and if a party fails badly enough it pays the price by dying and someone else filling the vacuum. When I was born 3 parties sat in the House of Commons, the governing party of that parliament was reduced to 2 seats in the next election and no longer exists, and 5 parties sit in the house now, 3 of which did not exist then, including the current governing party. Moreover, each provincial legislature has it's own wildly different political parties, unlike the states which just seem to mirror the federal 2 party system.
- Better public transit for cities at each tier vs. the US.
US:
- Larger economies of scale mean more competition, selection and lower prices for goods.
- Larger economy also means more specialized careers can exist.
- A larger country with more diversity of landscapes and climates.
- The presence of true megacities (LA and NYC).
- More affordable real estate.
- No serious secessionist movements.
Canada:
- Much more intact and prosperous inner cities, in general.
- I consider our healthcare systems (plural, each province's is distinct) to generally be less dysfunctional.
- A better environment for small businesses, and much lower corporate tax rates.
- No silly dysfunctional 2 party political oligarchy. Parties are born, rise, and fall, and if a party fails badly enough it pays the price by dying and someone else filling the vacuum. When I was born 3 parties sat in the House of Commons, the governing party of that parliament was reduced to 2 seats in the next election and no longer exists, and 5 parties sit in the house now, 3 of which did not exist then, including the current governing party. Moreover, each provincial legislature has it's own wildly different political parties, unlike the states which just seem to mirror the federal 2 party system.
- Better public transit for cities at each tier vs. the US.
in red correction, Canada is a larger country - not by a whole lot but its still larger.
Another few things to add regarding something Canada seems to do better than the U.S is distribute wealth more equally among the masses.. There seems to be less of a stark difference between the rich and poor in Canada vs the U.S.
Paid Maternity/Paternity leave is also a big plus and generally speaking, cheaper post-secondary education..
On the other side, Canada seems to be relying too much on being a resource based economy.. I'd like to see it become more innovative and it can take cues from the U.S in this regard.
US:
- Larger economies of scale mean more competition, selection and lower prices for goods.
- Larger economy also means more specialized careers can exist.
- A larger country with more diversity of landscapes and climates.
- The presence of true megacities (LA and NYC).
- More affordable real estate.
- No serious secessionist movements.
Canada:
- Much more intact and prosperous inner cities, in general.
- I consider our healthcare systems (plural, each province's is distinct) to generally be less dysfunctional.
- A better environment for small businesses, and much lower corporate tax rates.
- No silly dysfunctional 2 party political oligarchy. Parties are born, rise, and fall, and if a party fails badly enough it pays the price by dying and someone else filling the vacuum. When I was born 3 parties sat in the House of Commons, the governing party of that parliament was reduced to 2 seats in the next election and no longer exists, and 5 parties sit in the house now, 3 of which did not exist then, including the current governing party. Moreover, each provincial legislature has it's own wildly different political parties, unlike the states which just seem to mirror the federal 2 party system.
- Better public transit for cities at each tier vs. the US.
As an American, here's where my belief that Canada is a better country stems from. If you want to refute any of these claims, you can go ahead. But right now I have an inferiority complex.
Firstly, you guys pay the same amount of taxes and get way more benefits than us.
Toronto is a megacity IMO from what I've heard. It's more important globally than Los Angeles I would imagine, and it may even be comparable to New York(Think New York lite). (I haven't been to either city so I may be wrong.)
The lack of climate diversity is an overstatement. In Bc, you have areas pretty close to desert. So that ends the debate over temperature diversity. Canada also has the arctic sea. The United States doesn't have the arctic sea. Sure, we have beaches. But the number of climates is about the same I have a feeling. Plus, I heard that the Turks and Caicos may be a part of Canada in the future.
And about the secessionist movements, one thing I've always envied about Canada is that if you want to move to or visit another nation (not a country, a nation.), you have Quebec. The United States is extremely homogenous in a lot of aspects so you don't get that kind of variety that you have in Canada.
Plus, you have pretty bias free media in the CBC. Down here, you have bias in everything. Considering the fact it's all privately owned.
Last edited by Genealogytime; 02-08-2015 at 01:46 AM..
"A larger country with more diversity of landscapes and climates."
If he simply meant more diversity of landcapes and climates than this is what should have been said
more diversity of landscapes and climates
Saying a larger country just confuses things and makes it suggest he/she thinks the U.S is a larger country.
Yeah I understand where you got confused from.
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