What Makes an Albertan

[ColSandersLite]

Taken this morning, May 19 2009
Missing the stuff, Can't wait for the next season,

 

[Download-My-Apps]

15 cm on my lawn this morning (in BC)

 

[fsscott]

Yup same in Edmonton, I wanted to go longboarding and do something active, but instead stayed inside and gamed all day.

Gotta love PD days!

 

[Download-My-Apps]

do something active. Slide some rails your skis hommie that what I did had a blast.

 

[fsscott]

dude I would've, cept I dont have a car and everyone I know who does isn't in town

 

[BigJew]

It was 26C here and sunny today.

I'm so glad I don't live in Alberta anymore.

BC FTW.

Taxes FTL.

 

[TerminatorX]

damn. it was 90 in new england.

 

[J.D.]

Your taxes are lower in BC in terms of marginal rates unless you're pretty rich. The highest marginal rate in BC is 43.7% (amounts over 126 thousand) and in Alberta it's 39%. BUT, in BC, you pay 20% on your first 35k of income, 22.7% from 35k to 40k, and 29.7% from 40k to 70k. In AB, you pay 25% on everything all the way up to 40k, and then 32% from 40k to 80k.

I was just surprised to realize this upon calculating how much after tax income I would make in Alberta vs. here since I might go there; salaries in Calgary for my position are 20 grand higher than in Vancouver... but taxes narrow that gap to only 13 grand. Of course, the cost of living is lower there.