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Originally Posted by Pinion
Canadians don't earn US dollars (usually) so the exchange rate is irrelevant, other than the fact that it makes for a real world increase in prices for us. Our wages are the same as they were when the dollars were at par, and were always lower than American wages for the same skilled jobs, so a $15 Cdn drink here is actually less affordable than a $15 US drink to a San Franciscan. And that's not even factoring in the generally higher cost of everything else. You're not going to win this silly "we have it tougher" argument.
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Biggest issue is service worker in the US are paid obscene low salaries. There is an expectation that you make most of your income on tips. Canada's minimum wage is closer to a working wage.
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