Family income stays flat: Stats Canada

[Xiaomimi]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Family income stays flat: Stats Canada

Where do you get those number ? Which year ? Using what exchange rate ?

最初由 Eliot 发布


Source: The Economist

highest GDP per head
1 Luxembourg 43,090
2 Bermuda 42,830
3 Japan 38,160
4 Norway 36,020
5 US 34,940
6 Switzerland 33,390
7 Denmark 30,420
8 Iceland 30,340
....

20 Canada 22,370
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highest purchasing power
GDP per head in PPP (USA =100)
1 Luxembourg 133.3
2 US 100
3 Switzerland 89.3
4 Norway 86.9
5 Iceland 84.2
6 Belguim 80.6
7 Denmark 79.9
8 Canada 79.7
9 Japan 79.4
...

 

[Xiaomimi]

最初由 Eliot 发布


这里人退休的梦想可是定居Provence 和 Tuscany.

Who is 这里人 ? Where is this two stupid places ? In my years in Canada and US, I have never heard anybody talk about these two places, and have never read about them from any media.

Then again, many people do think about retiring in thrid world country, because it's cheaper to live there.

 

[江声浩荡]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Family income stays flat: Stats Canada

最初由 Xiaomimi 发布
Where do you get those number ? Which year ? Using what exchange rate ?

人家不是已经说了是"经济学人"了吗?

 

[江声浩荡]

最初由 Xiaomimi 发布


Who is 这里人 ? Where is this two stupid places ? In my years in Canada and US, I have never heard anybody talk about these two places, and have never read about them from any media.

Then again, many people do think about retiring in thrid world country, because it's cheaper to live there.

"I use Google before asking dumb questions."

 

[CFA]

欧洲生活还是细致一些,北美有些粗躁.在人文文化方面,个人人为欧洲要略胜一筹.欧洲在大城市的确不用车(也用不起车),公共交通很发达.欧洲的城市一般街道比较窄小,和北美的模式不同,不鼓励汽车,从政府到个人他们对污染的意识比较强,而且政府对汽油征税也很重,油价至少是这里的两倍,而且公路也要收费,而且汽车牌照税是按排气量来收的,污染量越大交税越大,车的排气量通常是1.2,1.4,1.6等,能开2.0,3.0的那真是富人,而在北美,这只是初级水平,V8,V12也很常见,的确北美浪费很严重,没有危机感.在欧洲一些中小城市,生活和这里差不多,也是汽车,HOUSE,只是个头都要小一些.北美在工资方面可能要多一些,但我不认为这就代表生活质量高.

 

[Xiaomimi]

最初由 kate 发布
"I use Google before asking dumb questions."

dumb or not, 99% of Canadian or American don't know or care about those two places (are they French ? Who gives a fxxxing cares).

So your statement is absolutely wrong.

 

[Xiaomimi]

最初由 CFA 发布
欧洲生活还是细致一些,北美有些粗躁.在人文文化方面,个人人为欧洲要略胜一筹.欧洲在大城市的确不用车(也用不起车),公共交通很发达.欧洲的城市一般街道比较窄小,和北美的模式不同,不鼓励汽车,从政府到个人他们对污染的意识比较强,而且政府对汽油征税也很重,油价至少是这里的两倍,而且公路也要收费,而且汽车牌照税是按排气量来收的,污染量越大交税越大,车的排气量通常是1.2,1.4,1.6等,能开2.0,3.0的那真是富人,而在北美,这只是初级水平,V8,V12也很常见,的确北美浪费很严重,没有危机感.在欧洲一些中小城市,生活和这里差不多,也是汽车,HOUSE,只是个头都要小一些.北美在工资方面可能要多一些,但我不认为这就代表生活质量高.

People complain the following about Canada who compared with US:

1. Less jobs: True.
2. Less pay: True.
3. More taxes: Somewhat true.
4. More expensive: not true.

Of all the above 4 points, Europe is MUCH worse.

Canada is somewhere in between US and Europe, in term of balance of economical efficiency and social equality.

 

[一把手]

最初由 CFA 发布
欧洲生活还是细致一些,北美有些粗躁.在人文文化方面,个人人为欧洲要略胜一筹.欧洲在大城市的确不用车(也用不起车),公共交通很发达.欧洲的城市一般街道比较窄小,和北美的模式不同,不鼓励汽车,从政府到个人他们对污染的意识比较强,而且政府对汽油征税也很重,油价至少是这里的两倍,而且公路也要收费,而且汽车牌照税是按排气量来收的,污染量越大交税越大,车的排气量通常是1.2,1.4,1.6等,能开2.0,3.0的那真是富人,而在北美,这只是初级水平,V8,V12也很常见,的确北美浪费很严重,没有危机感.在欧洲一些中小城市,生活和这里差不多,也是汽车,HOUSE,只是个头都要小一些.北美在工资方面可能要多一些,但我不认为这就代表生活质量高.

The cost of living is much higher in Europe. 许多欧洲国家都很社会主义,税较高,工资水平不如美国, 但物价却相对较高,再加上有限的资源,所以总体生活水平不及美加.生活细致是一种感觉,长期生活在那里,就没有什么特别的了.所谓文化,无非是千年的历史所产生的建筑,绘画,音乐和雕塑,对旅游者来说,极为诱惑的.对本地人,却毫无意义.想想中国的西安,类似.

对大多数俗人来说,美国式的生活是最诱人的.