4d ago

Visit Canada!

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so many people in my life are talking about leaving to come to BC. are trump refugees something you guys would actually be cool with? I know some people in the world would resent us for not staying and doing what we can to clean his shit show up
- I'm not gonna blame anyone for fleeing fascism. At least if you leave, they're not getting your tax dollars* or labour.
  That said, be aware that there is a housing crisis in Canada, and it's most severe in the metro Vancouver area.
  *I think you would actually have to renounce US citizenship for this to be true, but I'm also unsure how aggressively the IRS would pursue tax collection from emigrants.
  
  As a general rule, people with US citizenship working in most other countries still have to file US taxes, but they end up owing nothing. There's a big exemption for wages earned in other countries, so unless you're making a lot of money and simultaneously living in a place with very low taxes, your payment will be $0. This sometimes affects say bankers who move to Switzerland where they make a lot of money and don't pay much in taxes. But, for most jurisdictions (including Canada) the taxes are more-or-less on par with the US or higher so you don't end up owing anything.
  
  Thanks, yes! That sounds much more correct.
  All I could remember is that my partner's US-born family members have periodically been paranoid about filing US taxes due to changes over the years, but not the specifics.
  Most of them have renounced, but apparently that started costing thousands of dollars some years ago, so some remain dual citizens.
  
  that's fair we have a house shortage too but not because of a shortage of houses. I came from an area were people were fighting eachother for places to live so I don't personally want to exacerbate your guys' situation. I'll keep studying languages, thank you for your answer
  
  To be clear, that wasn't meant as a discouragement, more just as a heads-up on what to expect.
  It's "better" in smaller towns, but that comes at the cost of less infrastructure and services.
  Imo it's been pretty predictable for years that we might need to absorb a lot of US emigrants, and while it's very popular to blame the housing crisis on new arrivals, it's fundamentally the result of decades of policy failures by successive governments of a country that relies heavily on immigration.
  That said, there are probably better options for those who can afford it.
- If you want to come to BC, prepare to make less money and pay more for housing
  
  As so.eone whose rent has doubled in 4 years without moving, I've been prepping for that for years.

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