I can bitch about the price too, but i know things that it also gets me.. we do have much higher taxes here.. but if i walk into a hospital and am sick somebody will see me, and they will give me medication, xrays, waht ever i need. then i can walk out and go home.. and not open my wallet except to show my id. Example an XI freind of mine in the US had Thyroid cancer.. he has inurance through his work.. but in the end afte all the treatments and surgery he still owed $90,000.. My wife had thyroid cancer.. in the end after all treatments and surgerys.... she walked out of the hospital and owed nothing.. So there are pros and cons on each side of the border.. We have more snow and cold.. way less tornados, hurricanes, massive floods and earthquakes.. We have way less crime.. es we have less population.. but per capita way less violent crime ... Also have you looked in the last few years about finaincialstability.. while hte world economy was rocked by US banking policys , greed, and walstreet theifs.. The Cnadian banking system was the only banking system in the world that DID NOT suffer what happend to the rest. thoguh our economy slowed because of the finaincial crisis.. it did nto fall into recession.. So it aint so bad here.. mabey cheap gas lookes good from this side of the fence.. but when you go over there you can see waht there isnt..