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作者: chobit 時間: 2011-12-29 16:24 標題: income tax going up in BC? What's your thought?

While living in Seattle, I actually read MingPaoVan instead of US News. According to what I read, tax is going up for BC residents? What do you guys thinks? Does it really matter, or is it really that bad??
http://www.mingpaovan.com/htm/news/20111229/vap1h.htm

作者: blue20ae 時間: 2011-12-30 07:26

OMG. I live in Vancouver and I don't consume Chinese media. Local gweilo media, like Vancouver Sun or Province, is bad enough already. The Chinese media is even worst.

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有兒童須扶養的家庭的每月醫保稅(MSP tax)將見由121元上升至128元，全年下來須多繳84元。尤有甚者，聯邦就業保險金(EI)及加拿大退休金計劃(CPP)的供款會將增加306元，其中約142元須由僱員負擔。
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MSP = Medical Service Plan, EI = Employment Insurance and CPP = Canadian Pension Plan. They are all insurance and NOT taxes for sure. The increases on insurance premium. The provincial and federal are also acting as insurance company. The money goes to a different pot and separated from tax revenue.

Before Canadian complaint about medical insurance premium, they should check the rate in the US.

作者: Catpiano 時間: 2011-12-30 10:09

Chea .. tax is going up ALL the time in Canada ga la.. ( western )

Income tax, property tax, whatever tax ..

Soon .. need to move to US ga la...

EL, you are so lucky to live in US!!

作者: 快樂牛郎 時間: 2011-12-30 10:22

Move to US? You pay thousands to scams like social security and medicare and you won't get a single penny back.

At least when you pay taxes in Canada, you are contributing to your own country.

The easiest way to not pay taxes is to quit your job. So easy.

作者: Catpiano 時間: 2011-12-30 11:12

That is good and make sense to me ..  just like HK ..  or US .. everything is cheaper (not house in HK) and less tax, then you pay your own medi ..

Paying ~ $1k plus on stupid health care here anyway ..  so .. for last 20 yr .. easy .. spent $20K or 30K on health care, do I get $30K worth of medicare back ? no ..  what did I get? stupid LONG LONG LONG wait time when sick .....  so .. with doctor = no doctor, still need to pay for medicine anyway ...

At the end of the day? I pay and see Doctor in Hong Kong ...  but money to health care still flush to toilet and to those homeless people.

作者: yokult 時間: 2011-12-30 11:13

You still pay tax when you dine out or buy things. :-(

作者: Catpiano 時間: 2011-12-30 11:14

Anyway .. income tax going up .. doesn't affect those rich asian in Vancouver anyway .. they are damn rich .. but LOW income ... lol

作者: chobit 時間: 2011-12-30 11:47

It's True that medical insurance sucks here in the US, and I have to say MSP is far better.
Yes, you may need to wait on some medical procedure. However, you wouldn't have to worry about medical insurance if you out of job or retire early. That's not the same here in the US. Many people here working till they are at least 65+ only to keep their insurance.
I have to admit that it is easier to save money here in the US than in Canada. Pay is overall better for a decent job, and housing/rent/cars are less expensive. If you job offers good medical insurance + the lower tax rate, then you can end up saving. In our case, it isn't much of a saving, since my parents live in Vancouver, and childcare for 2 kids are so much more expensive compares to my friend who were able to have their parents taking care of the kids until 2 or 3. For 2 kids at $1000+ per kid, that's $24000/yr.

作者: Catpiano 時間: 2011-12-30 12:03

That is quite ideal life EL!

Parents in Van .. you can go visit them all the time, and have "GOOD" food .. ( Food in Seattle isn't bad) and living in Seattle, when you go travel, no matter within US, Europe, Asian, lower cost to fly ...

I like Seattle, go there shopping few time a year .. ^_^

作者: 快樂牛郎 時間: 2011-12-30 12:27

Right, it's all about saving in the US. Otherwise there's no reason to work here.

作者: Catpiano 時間: 2011-12-30 13:13

Right, it's all about saving in the US. Otherwise there's no reason to work here.
快樂牛郎發表於 2011-12-30 12:27

Good .. I wish the rest of 98.6% American think that way ...

作者: ricrick 時間: 2011-12-30 15:09

針無兩頭利
無需要時就怨，有需要時多謝都黎吾切

作者: Look4chrisng 時間: 2011-12-30 17:35

回復 5# Catpiano

Catpiano. Here in Canada, you pay 1k per year. In US, 1k per MONTH is cheap.
In HK, delivering a baby is $50000-$80000?, here is no extra cost.

Only thing I don't complaint about Canada is MSP.

作者: jiujiujiu 時間: 2011-12-30 19:54

响美國可能真係容易D儲錢剩錢, 但, 難搵工bor~ 依家又加拿大個經濟又真係好似比美國好~ 可能係我做個行啦~ 依家真係無咩美國job做, 以前就差唔多全部都係美國job, 依家全部都係加拿大job, 仲要唔係Edmonton 就係 Calgary....
所以, 响溫哥華搵錢, 落美國shopping, 都唔錯吖~

作者: Catpiano 時間: 2011-12-30 21:07

Just talk to few friends of mine in HK ..  their companies cover their medi care wor ..

I guess depends where la.. and some lower cost alternative ga ma ..

I know delivering a baby in HK from PRIVATE hosp is $50K plus ..  and most people I know, they go that way too .. just that they have CHOICE ... and peace of mind to pay for better service .. here, pretty much no choice ....  and say even with 2 kids ..  $100K HKD, that is $13K cad ... it is easy .. to pay $13K tax here in 2-3 month ...

Anyway ... as rick rick said .. 針無兩頭利 .. just that when I see people complain in HK or US ..  they don't know how lucky and good they are!!

Well, some good thing in here gei .. such as we can play SNOWMAN 11month in a yr ..

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-12-30 22:24

Well......to make your MSP worth it(in good way)....have more kids lor... LOL

喺香港，通波仔呢啲手術唔少嘢架，呢度咪唔洗俾囉（應該話平時喺啲MSP度俾咗）。

作者: Look4chrisng 時間: 2011-12-30 22:37

MSP (super low paid) also makes Canadian doctors super nice. The mean ones have gone down south to practise.
Say, baby delivering is better in Canadian hospitals than HK or US.

作者: fibbi 時間: 2011-12-30 22:45

Yeah I agree baby delivering service here is good...only if the Women's hospital can renovate a bit... I wish every ward is like the one w/ the skylight...is it cedar(can't recall now)....

作者: chobit 時間: 2011-12-31 05:34

Our 2 babies delivery was pretty good here, afterall, we have to pay some big bucks out of pockets as well.

I agree that we should be 滿足 and know very lucky we are to live in 1st world country. Including HK!! I was watching 水之源 - the part where they talk about india.....! It was like OMG...!!

Anyway, I wish all LYK to have a Happy New Year, and a great 2012 year to come.!!

作者: 快樂牛郎 時間: 2011-12-31 16:14

响美國可能真係容易D儲錢剩錢, 但, 難搵工bor~ 依家又加拿大個經濟又真係好似比美國好~ 可能係我做個行啦~ ...
jiujiujiu 發表於 2011/12/30 19:54

Depends on what you do. For me, jobs in US are plenty and there's none in VAncouver.

作者: chobit 時間: 2012-1-1 07:14

Same here, I think I can find better paying job and more opening doing IT as well here in Seattle.

Depends on what you do. For me, jobs in US are plenty and there's none in VAncouver.
快樂牛郎發表於 2011-12-31 16:14

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