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Canada and our Eleventh Province

We would like to invite various states such as Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts in the east or Washington, Oregon, and California in the west to join Canada and become our 11th+ province.

To our American cousins, sorry to have to say this, but the benefits of joining Canada include:
-Life expectancy will go up from a world ranking of 48th (USA) to 20th (Canada).
-Education will get better from 31st (USA) to 19th (Canada).
-Math scores will improve from 34th (USA) to 9th (Canada).
-Robberies will go down from 98 per 100,000 population to 62.
-Traffic accident deaths will drop from 12.7 per 100,000 to 5.3.
-You will spend half as much on health care yet get better outcomes.
-Poverty in Canada is 1/3 the rate in the USA.
-Although Canada has fewer millionaires, we more fairly distribute wealth (better income equality).
-The minimum wage in Canada is double that in USA.
- We don’t have millions of people running an around with hand guns.

and most important you will be happier (Canada ranked 15th, USA 23rd in happiness).

(We couldn't find a politeness index, but thank you for reading)
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sarabee1995 · 26-30, F
I'm so tempted to look up these stats for Massachusetts to see if we'd really see an improvement since we are already well above the US average in most things.
KiwiBird · 36-40, F
@sarabee1995 Statistics can be used for both sides of the argument and given fact checking has gone by the wayside I consider all bets are off.
sarabee1995 · 26-30, F
@sarabee1995

Okay, so here you go ... Massachusetts:
- Life expectancy 79.6 (2nd in the USA)

- Education ... Better than Massachusetts?? 🤣 Currently ranked #1 in the USA

- Math (see above)

Thanks, we don't need the help

- Robberies
Couldn't find stats using the same units, but we are among the safest states in the US in which to live.

- Traffic accident deaths
About 6 per 100,000 in Massachusetts ... again, well below the US average

- You will spend half as much on health care yet get better outcomes.
Again,

Couldn't find a ranking based on costs, but we have one of the best healthcare systems in the States.

- The minimum wage in Massachusetts is MORE THAN double that in USA.

- We don’t have millions of people running an around with hand guns -- Neither do we.

Thanks for the invite, but we don't need the help. 😁
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@KiwiBird PSA: Never tell @sarabee1995 that she can't use stats. Now look what you did!
sarabee1995 · 26-30, F
@Burnley123 Statistics are among the most effective form of disinformation!! 🤣
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@sarabee1995 They are good, but only if used correctly. 68.7% of the time, they are not.