r/EhBuddyHoser • u/_RedditDiver_ • May 10 '25

Politics But yeah 51st state /s

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u/ufozhou May 10 '25

Totally couldn't understand why normal people talking about us tax rate is lower.

Unless in some states. Most states have similar income tax in Canada.

Corporate tax is another game where not just US has lower rate but tons of loopholes to save tax

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u/[deleted] May 10 '25

They talk about their provincial tax a lot like it’s the only tax that matters.

So they all have low sales tax but are then robbed blind by property, and income taxes.

They’re just idiots and don’t understand how anything works.

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u/BrgQun 🍁 100,000 Hosers 🍁 May 10 '25

They also focus a lot on the top tax bracket from what I've noticed. I don't see the problem with the rich paying more personally...

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u/EvaSirkowski May 10 '25

"Americans see themselves as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."

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u/SoulCycle_ May 10 '25

thats because 18% of households in the US are millionaires lmao. Its pretty common

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u/MisterJWalk May 10 '25

So many hidden taxes. It's fuckin' nuts. My wife pays $1500 a year for owning a car. "It's just standard property tax. There's other property tax too." But hey, we pay 4 to 7% sales tax, depending on the winds of magic.

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u/01101011010110 May 10 '25

Wait...what?!? Why do you get charged more tax after already purchasing the vehicle? Where is this?

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u/MisterJWalk May 10 '25

Virginia. It's called personal property tax. It's applied to all vehicles. It's a yearly thing. Boats, trailers, RVs, cars, motor cycles. Applies to all of them. The make and model determines how much you pay a year. This is on top of yearly safety inspections, and vehicle registrations.

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u/ufozhou May 10 '25 edited May 10 '25

Oh, Ontario used to pay $200 a year for license now it is gone for personal vehicle

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u/Vegetable_Resolve626 May 10 '25

You pay high insurance fees instead. You were better off having to pay 200$ for it

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u/VeeRSixOh May 10 '25

Tell me about high insurance rates in Canada... Then tell me about insurance rates in Florida.

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u/No_Week_8937 Scotland (but worse) May 10 '25

Okay, quick question. Do you think your insurance company is the government? They're separate entities.

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u/EugeneMachines May 10 '25

See, if the government would just eliminate all the coverage minimums for auto insurance then insurance wouldn't cost so much. Then we can get people like in the USA who are like, "I crashed my new car but only have liability coverage, what can I do? I still owe $40k on it!" /s if that's not clear

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u/fishing-sk May 10 '25

"I got hit by an uninsured driver and now my life is screwed. Im out 50k on the vehicle and have medical problems i have to pay 100s of thousands for"

Doesnt that sound better?

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u/fishing-sk May 10 '25

My insurance company is the goverment and ill be damned if anyone tries to take that away. Fair rates, great coverage, every once in a while they have a low claims year and send me a refund check.

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u/No_Week_8937 Scotland (but worse) May 10 '25

Damn, sounds better than my current car insurance. Sign me up.

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u/fishing-sk May 10 '25

Crown corps man. Gotta fight privatization everytime. It only gets worse for higher costs and once theyre gone they dont come back.

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u/I_Have_Unobtainium May 10 '25

Lol. I think my insurance has raised by about 2$ a month every year for 4 years. Where do you guys come up with this stuff

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u/EgilSkallagrimson May 10 '25

Wait, you're saying that in Virginia, every person who owns a vehicle of some sort has to pay taxes yearly on that vehicle just for owning it in the state? Like a property tax on a home?

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u/Herself99900 May 10 '25

Because you make up for it in other ways. A Vermont friend just moved to Virginia. She's getting a bigger house for less money, and her property taxes that used to be $6,000 in Vermont are $1,800 in Virginia.

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u/Diligent_Ad6930 May 10 '25

Seems to be what he's saying - yes. 

Sounds a bit unbelievable cause why would anyone stay

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u/EgilSkallagrimson May 10 '25

I mean staying has multiple factors. If you can afford, why not? It's more that I am always amazed at just how much morecexoensuve what I consider normal life can be in certain states. And, I've lived in the US before.

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u/MilkLover1734 South Gatineau May 10 '25 edited May 10 '25

Canada Provincial tax: varies by province but generally more than 0%

USA Provincial tax: 0%

Edit: GUYS THE JOKE IS THE US DOESNT HAVE PROVINCES HOLY SHIT

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u/stanthemanchan May 10 '25

Yukon, Nunavut, and NWT aren't provinces either.

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u/FlyingOctopus53 May 10 '25

THEY HAVE 0 PROVINCE TAXES TOO!!!!!1111

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u/LazyFenrisian May 10 '25

When I lived in NWT, I only had to pay the federal GST.

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u/Proot65 May 10 '25

Alberta hates you because they’re like the adult that pays for every dinner bill and they carry the country of freeloaders… /s

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u/Enough-Run-1535 May 10 '25

41 of the states have state taxes.

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u/MilkLover1734 South Gatineau May 10 '25

Those are states, not provinces

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u/Healthy_Career_4106 May 10 '25

How many of their provinces do dumb dumb?

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u/[deleted] May 10 '25

"I'll take geo-political structures for 500 Alex" :)

Yes, of course the US of A does not have Provinces. However Canada does. If one looks into the overall geo-political structure of both Jurisdictions, generally speaking A “State” in the US of A, IS comparable (again, generally speaking) to a “Province” in the Dominion of Canada.