Let's Revisit Canada as the 51st State

[Poor Richard Saunders]

In a sense, it is. Are you going to launch into an apoplectic quibble over my wording? Stay focused on the topic.


Nope. The average Albertan household makes $77,536 CAN, which is what I wrote.

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Income statistics are a useful way to measure economic trends in a country. They allow you to compare your income to that of other people in your area and across Canada. But more importantly, policymakers use income data to determine where they need to distribute economic air or identify areas...

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Median Household Income​

The median after-tax income has increased year on year in Canada from 2016 until 2020 based on the Canadian census findings. In 2016, the average income was $60,400 compared to $66,800 in 2020. However, the changes differed between provinces.

Alberta - 2023 $80,449


You are taking after tax income in Alberta and comparing it to before tax income in ND, MT, and SD.

 

[IBDaMann]

The median after-tax income has increased year on year in Canada from 2016 until 2020 based on the Canadian census findings.

This measure specifically excludes the unemployed. Households include the unemployed. You need other apples for your comparison.

 

[Poor Richard Saunders]

This measure specifically excludes the unemployed. Households include the unemployed. You need other apples for your comparison.

I guess you must have missed this part of it.

Median Household Income​

The measure included households since it states this:

Median Household Income​

And just in case you need it repeated 3 times to see it....

Median Household Income​