LGBTQ+ people in the US contemplate heading north as they wrestle with the president’s assault on the community
  • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    19 days ago

    Not defending either side but just to add context, most fields pay way more in the states than in Canada. I wouldn’t be surprised if cost of living relative to average income was vastly worse off up here. My wife and I considered moving to Newfoundland (far east island in Canada) since that’s where all my family live and housing is way way way cheaper but our paycheques would be slashed so hard it wouldn’t make sense. Same sort of situation. Canada in general pays far less.

    • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      19 days ago

      Canada has a higher minimum wage than the US federal minimum, although some states have a higher minimum. I know American EMTs who are making what would be minimum wage in Canada, but it isn’t minimum wage where they are.

      • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        19 days ago

        Good luck getting a minimum wage job though. If you aren’t in a speciality field (and even then it’s still very hard), no one here can get a job right now. At least where I live anyway. Any time a grocery store, liquor store, etc has a job posting there’s 200+ people lineups for interviews for 1-2 positions. It’s insane. And no, I don’t live in Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal.

        When I meet someone new and ask what they do for a living, there’s a good 30-40% chance they’re between jobs. Then for people in high demand jobs, a lot of them consider working down south because it pays so much more. A neighbour of mine recently moved to a border town so he could work in the states because it literally paid double.