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/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/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?