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Trump administration 2024-2028

PPCLI Guy said:
Therein lies the problem. The US is a great place to be if you have wealth and influence. If you are an average Joe or Joanne, the overall feel must be quite Hobbesian.

In keeping with the OP here is a comparison between US and Canada:

  • 350K USD will get you into the top 5% of earners. In Canada the threshold is 162K CAD, and 294K CAD will get you into the top 1%..
  • According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the typical full-time worker in the US earned a median wage of $1,235 per week in the first quarter of 2026, which would total about $64,220 per year
  • In Canada, the Full-Time Worker Median: Estimated around $60,000 – $62,000 as wage growth adjusts for recent economic conditions

So...the rich are much richer in the US, but the median income is close to identical between the two countries. Distribution of wealth matters.....
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A senior GSO major is just shy of being in the top 5% (with no allowances).
 
I value more than money. There are other elements at play in my personal assessment of whether or not I want to move back to the US. I just turned down an opportunity to takeover the operation of a Cyber group in DC because I don't agree with the values etc of that foreign country.

I say that to highlight that every individual will have their own criteria, and income may not be the only differentiator they consider.
 
PPCLI Guy said:
I value more than money. There are other elements at play in my personal assessment of whether or not I want to move back to the US. I just turned down an opportunity to takeover the operation of a Cyber group in DC because I don't agree with the values etc of that foreign country.

I say that to highlight that every individual will have their own criteria, and income may not be the only differentiator they consider.
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I understand. I left 26yrs ago so the wife could do a MA at U of T because its cost was about 1/5 the cost of attending Emerson or Northeastern back in Boston. We stayed here because of the ability to have the kids attend French Immersion at no extra cost, the safety, more relaxed lifestyle in Burlington and at the time when buying a house 23yrs ago, the lower housing costs when compared to the Boston area. I don't regret our decision to have stayed here. IF we had not had children we most likely would have moved back to Boston eventually. Our overall tax level as 2 adults with no kids would have been less back in MA vs ON.
 
Czech_pivo said:
100% it does.

There are also a lot more people in the US that have access to annual 'income' that is NOT related to a W2 income (a T4 in Canada). They have much more robust opportunities to shelter and structure their 'income' from paying taxes associated with a traditional wage income. This creates a much much large pool of individuals living with high 'income levels' who really don't appear on the 'earned income' charts.

Have a look at the guy who wrote the book 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' and how much debt this guy carries and how his assets, debt, income is all structured to allow him to be a 'big fish' and live in those gated communities and such. He's just a single example but he represents tens of thousand, if not a few hundreds of thousands of Americans just like him. Do you think Canadian's have that ability? Do you think that there are more than a few dozen here in Canada that live like that?

So back to your points above. If your intelligent, ambitious and willing to put in some effort/hard work, it really doesn't take that much to be in that top 5% here in Canada. So, given that, if you pop your head over the fence and look south and you see that maybe with the same amount of effort, ambition and some extra hard work that you could parley that into another 100k or 250k or 1million a year would you not want to take that chance? I mean why not? You can always return back to Canada and go back to putting in the same amount of effort and slide right back into the top 5%? Nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?
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All great until the plebes storm the gates and the guards say fuck it, I’ll take your helicopter and your passwords and GTFO.
 
Guess they wont have to rely on things like misplaced F-35 parts, for example?

[AP]Trump asked China’s president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says​



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I cannot believe how freaking stupid people like Donald Trump, Kushner, Witkoff and Coale are! They are quite literally making a deal with the Devil and all they can see is the dollar signs in front of their eyes!

According to The Atlantic Trump et al are proposing to ease sanctions against Russia for the release of political prisoners and better trade deals:

Trump’s Latest Appeal to Russia Could Outrage Even His Allies

 
Retired AF Guy said:
I cannot believe how freaking stupid people like Donald Trump, Kushner, Witkoff and Coale are! They are quite literally making a deal with the Devil and all they can see is the dollar signs in front of their eyes!

According to The Atlantic Trump et al are proposing to ease sanctions against Russia for the release of political prisoners and better trade deals:

Trump’s Latest Appeal to Russia Could Outrage Even His Allies

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You mistake Trump and his buddies for people who give a damn about Americans. They don’t and probably never have cared. All that matters to the super rich is how to get richer. Laws don’t matter. The citizens don’t matter.
 
Retired AF Guy said:
So very true. Polls and analysts can be wrong. Plus, I'm sure Trump and his minions know they are facing a potential disaster in November and have plans up their sleeves.
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Blame Canada?

Navarro has already warned against interfering in the mid-terms in Maine and Michigan: Watch how the White House says the election was stolen from them by Canada if they lose those two states.
 
Finally a Hegseth decision that I can agree with.

www.cbsnews.com

Hegseth to announce a 20% cut to generals and admirals

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to call for a 20% cut in the number of generals and admirals across the U.S. military on Wednesday, a Pentagon official told CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
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As usual with that bunch though the devil is in the details and who gets laid off. I have my thoughts.

Incidentally at a cap of ~857 GOFOs for a US military of ~1.3 million RegF and ~0.8 million reservists (1/2,450), they're a lot leaner than Canada's bunch at ~146 for ~69,000 and ~33,000 respectively (1/699). In other words, on a per capita basis, Canada has ~3.5 as many GOFOs as the Americans.

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