tbirdx

Bang on! At least if you made a reasonable wage it would be worth it, but everyone in Vancouver, including NHL superstars like the (Sedin) twins take a pay cut because they claim to love the opportunity to stay there. Every Vancouver employer I ever had gave me that line. "Sorry we can't pay you more, but you know, the rents! This is a great opportunity for you though". Later I found out that I made about 25-50% more than my colleagues, and I was vastly underpaid. It is a horrible work culture.

I lived in Vancouver (proper) for many years and as a developer $70k is a joke. Even moreso now that the Canadian dollar is hovering around 70 cents.

I now live in a city where the cost of living is substantially lower, and I make substantially more (about 100k). I could make more, but I don't have to. I spend about half my time traveling, something every Vancouver person aspires to do and yet never does. Leaving that city was the best choice I ever made.

Certainly I will visit in the future but I will never move back.

It is even worse for US Persons in Canada, many of whom have never even been a US resident in their entire life. The reason is our tax treaty... If you file in Canada, you're good. At least that is how it was. Now they are going after these people because capital gains are exempted from this aspect of the treaty so they think they are compliant by having filed in Canada, but then find out a house the sold 10-20 years ago should have been declared even if they have never had to file US taxes before.

Hi, I'm a Canadian business owner who does lots of US contract work and I have colleagues who are US persons in both countries.

Every time a US Customs agent asks me if I will ever be interested in becoming a citizen I laugh and tell them about situations like this.

When I was young I dreamed of moving to the US, now it is a huge joke because of all the paperwork and FACTA's "Hotel California" implications. Now I will never apply to be a US citizen. Especially because I would have addditional paperwork until I die.

BTW, this even affects Canadians and Canadian legal entities as we're all forced to declare we are not US Persons even if it is obvious we are not.

FACTA is an overreach of power and the IRS should do a better job pushing back against laws like this. The US was once known as "the place to do business" (at least in the Americas) but now it appears to be just a gigantic bureaucracy.

I think it is good people are renouncing their citizenship... Perhaps it is the only way to let the government know how bad the system is.

I worked in one office where they did the standup standing up. Not sure it made any difference besides the pressure to not fall over on a tired day.

It can be a bit awkward to unfollow people you know

Mute them. It works well, and if they are engaged with others you follow it is all there, uncensored. So it isn't as harsh as a block, and they generally don't know about you putting it in place because you can still interact when your friends do, or when you choose.

In English it is not, but in other languages, such as French, "winnings" is indeed how to say "earnings".