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Sometimes it’s cool to be Canadian Here are some bullet points from a glowing review of Canada. Worthwhile Canadian Initiative by Fareed Zakaria — Newsweek

• Canadian banks are typically leveraged at 18 to 1—compared with U.S. banks at 26 to 1, and European banks at a frightening 61 to 1.
  • Surprise Surprise
    • No Canadian bank has failed in current crisis
    • TD is now world’s 5th largest bank
• Canadian’s can’t deduct home mortgages
  • I loved this when I lived in the US, but it cost’s US govt > $100B
  • fyi .. Home ownership is same — 68% in US & 68.4% in Canada
• Canada’s health care costs less and we live longer.
  • is 9.7 % GDP in Canada vs 15.2% in USA

  • 81 years in Canada vs 78 years in USA

Tip to my buddy Joe for finding this

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