Comment by zuzululu
18 hours ago
canada's economy is roughly slightly below Mississipi with increasing amount of migration from third world countries putting strain on its resources and with almost no plans other than to tax the already overstretched middle class
its almost the exact dilemma in Western Europe except the only saving grace is military security is guaranteed by its larger and richer neighbor
> canada's economy is roughly slightly below Mississipi
No, it isn't. Not true in absolute terms, not true per capita, not true adjusted for purchasing power.
It is true per capita in USD dollars due to the weak Canadian dollar. Mississippi has better purchasing power
No, it isn't, at least according to here [1] (data from worldbank). This is in nominal USD as almost all calculations of GDP. If you compare by purchasing power, Canada likely pulls out ahead since Canada has a lower price level than the US [2] (can't find Mississippi-specific price level).
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ... section "U.S. states by GDP per capita if they were sovereign states"
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity
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absolutely. its the "poorest" state too
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Canada's GDP is $2.2t vs $165b for Mississippi. Immigration rate is decreasing.
thanks for bringing this up and I have to reiterate the importance of per capita which is something that is curiously ignored in these discussions but I'm sure you know the difference from just measuring GDP alone and just forgot about it
Canada's nominal GDP per capita is roughly $53,800 USD, which places it nearly on par with Mississippi
also Canada admits people from third world countries at a per-capita rate roughly four times higher than the United States, with none of the enforcement agencies capable of tackling illegal immigration which a lot of this demographic engages in. It's difficult for ICE now imagine Canada which has no such enforcement on the same scale
my point is that Canada has a smaller economy but imports more from the third world than its much richer and powerful neighbor.
this is not a sustainable arrangement.
> It's difficult for ICE now imagine Canada which has no such enforcement on the same scale
A massive federal agency rounding up illegal immigrants actually isn't that effective, as has been seen in the USA. What actually works is making it impossible to find a job or housing without proof of citizenship - which is being done in Canada BTW
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If you don't say the words “per capita”, you don't get credit for having said them.
And still, Canada has higher living standards, better healthcare, school system, criminal justice and lower murder rates.
No, Canada is not as poor as Missisipy.
Canada ranks 4th.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-canada-would-rank-as-th...
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