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  • #16
    You could make more than that moving to Calgary.
    Didn't you just renounce your citizenship? Why would any American in his right mind work in Canada, when the IRS is clamping down so hard on earnings outside of the US?
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    • #17
      All you have to do is renounce your citizenship and ditch the baggage.

      There's no point to being an American citizen these days anyway. It's kind of like painting a target on your chest when traveling abroad.
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      • #18
        All you have to do is renounce your citizenship and ditch the baggage.
        Yeah, well I don't think Oerdin is willing to do that. Maybe he is. If he is, he'd be a far better fit up in AB than in TX.

        There's no point to being an American citizen these days anyway. It's kind of like painting a target on your chest when traveling abroad.
        Oh, I'd beg to differ. Some people might like the extra challenge of a debuff like you, but I've already got enough challenges.
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        • #19
          Originally posted by Asher View Post
          You could make more than that moving to Calgary.

          Texas pays chump change in comparison.

          I know some oil company secretaries making $80,000...
          I have looked on monster.ca for geologist positions in AB, and while there are a lot of openings listed none of them list salary. You're saying I can realistically make more then $200,000 (that's about what the Texans are offering if I get the job)?
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          • #20
            Remember, that's in CAD.
            If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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            • #21
              The difference is pretty small.

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              • #22
                Remember, that's in CAD.
                Yep, just assume that 1 CAD = 1 USD and you'll be just fine.

                The difference is pretty small.
                Because prices are so low in Calgary you'll actually be able to assume that 1 CAD > 1 USD.
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                • #23
                  Originally posted by gribbler View Post
                  The difference is pretty small.
                  It's also before tax.
                  If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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                  • #24
                    Hush you.
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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
                      It's also before tax.
                      It doesn't look like taxes Alberta in are a lot higher than the US:
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                      • #26
                        That's just income tax, you're missing the consumption tax. (Canada has a VAT, right?)
                        If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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                        • #27
                          The top marginal rate is 39% in Alberta, and in Texas the top marginal rate would just be the federal rate, 35%. But Texas seems to have a higher sales tax and in Alberta there is free healthcare.

                          edit: Wikipedia says the total sales tax is 5% in Alberta, which is less than what you would pay in Texas. State sales tax is 6.25% in Texas and local jurisdictions can add up to 2% to that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_t...d_States#Texas

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                          • #28
                            I imagine that not included in Oerdin's salary number is employer provided healthcare benefits.
                            If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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                            • #29
                              The top marginal rate is 39% in Alberta, and in Texas the top marginal rate would just be the federal rate, 35%. But Texas seems to have a higher sales tax and in Alberta there is free healthcare.
                              Yes, asspecially free healthcare. Top priority for Oerdin.
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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
                                I imagine that not included in Oerdin's salary number is employer provided healthcare benefits.
                                That is a good point.

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