Border Controle USA Alaska

We had a controle of 45 minutes at the border of the USA from Canada to Alaska

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[AlvinHDavernport]

@TheEurozhongguo We started talking about salaries because somebody asked why any European would be in North America since, according to them, you get better paid in Europe. That's not true, and that's why the conversation started. And yes, I really admire how easily you can go from country to country in Europe, as opposed to North America. I'd really love it if the U.S. and Canada were as seamlessly integrated as European countries are.

[AlvinHDavernport]

@czechguy78 Mind the fact that OECD figures are overall annual earnings (so whatever 10-20% you're talking about is included there) BEFORE taxes, so actually net salaries are even higher in the U.S. with respect to Europe. Also, mind the fact that government-provided services are not free. Somebody's paying for them, and that somebody is you. I'm not trying to prove that we're better here. Just that the myth that European households are more affluent is unfounded and false.

[czechguy78]

@AlvinHDavernport TRUE. however the Europeans in general have social security and health care almost for free paid from their taxes as well as from extra tax payable by employers unlike the US without the standards the Europeans know. It means in almost all European countries the employers pay extra 10-20% on the top of the salary to the taxman. Add 15% and you'll find the employer in Luxembourg has to pay $56,649, $49,260 to the employee and $7,389 on the top to the government :)

[czechguy78]

I must admit it reminds me crossing from West Germany to East Germany in 1988...

[TheEurozhongguo]

There seems to be a lot of talk here about salaries. I don't see in want way that is related to this video showing a never-ending border control. Rather than comparing salaries, you would do better to compare border controls. Time is money and this woman is wasting your time. US and Canada are no different from Belgium and the Netherlands. It takes less than 1 second to cross the Belgian-Dutch border. So, why does it take several days to cross the Canadian-US one?.

[rockynanach]

us employee " where are you from"

tourist with lots of money to spend " Belgium"

us employee Bel -what

Belguim

us employee " is that in africa "'

[Brian211978]

What's a WT?

[mcaddicts]

I'm done with this, I have a job in Canada and you were under qualified. I love the weather in Canada only the strong can survive such a climate. And once again MY POST WAS A JOKE!!!!! If your so smart you will move on but I know I will see a reply from you soon.

[Lejoker85]

@AlvinHDavernport in Switz. disposable incomes are higher than in the US. We enjoy lower taxes -lower than the US's but depending on the Canton. Adjusted to PPP, it's completely a different story. I'll give u an example using U$D: for a bus ride we pay $4, in the US u'd pay $2.50 and so on and so forth. Everything you have in the US is significantly cheaper than here, including accomodation, food, AND GASOLINE. Consequently, this lifts up ur standard of living

[Lejoker85]

In a nutshell, you live better when u afford more, and in the US you do afford more than Canada and Europe. I come to think it as 2 persons who earn 60k each, but one lives in NYC and the other in Alabama. Who's net disposable income stretches farther? who enjoys greater living space? cheaper health costs? etc but again Europe isn't a single country, living standards in France aren't the same in Greece, or in say Norway...