Comments on: Why not Montréal? http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/08/montreal/ Travel, Tourism, Outdoors, News and Information for the Adirondack Region of New York Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:10:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TourPro http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/08/montreal/comment-page-1/#comment-9200 TourPro Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:45:14 +0000 http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/08/montreal/#comment-9200 Anecdotally, most of my friends in Quebec feel that their earnings are barely keeping up with rising costs. Also, many do not feel that they are getting their worth from the taxes they pay. Anecdotally, most of my friends in Quebec feel that their earnings are barely keeping up with rising costs. Also, many do not feel that they are getting their worth from the taxes they pay.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/08/montreal/comment-page-1/#comment-9199 Daniel Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:16:56 +0000 http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/08/montreal/#comment-9199 <i>Sure, they can have a great time here, but at home they are being taxed and the price of “local” goods keeps increasing. That’s called inflation. The Euros are not having any better time.</i> Actually, that's not true. Canadians are paid in Canadian dollars, not American ones. Their salaries remain the same in $CAN, wheter the $US goes up or down. Therefore local goods are no more expensive than before, and US goods are less expensive than before. So the end result is LESS inflation in Canada and Europe, not more. Sure, they can have a great time here, but at home they are being taxed and the price of “local” goods keeps increasing. That’s called inflation. The Euros are not having any better time.

Actually, that’s not true. Canadians are paid in Canadian dollars, not American ones. Their salaries remain the same in $CAN, wheter the $US goes up or down. Therefore local goods are no more expensive than before, and US goods are less expensive than before. So the end result is LESS inflation in Canada and Europe, not more.

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