lol it’s an excuse as die hard idiots from just about every fan base have done or contemplated something similar
Maybe rhe CBA needs to be adjusted a bit. All things being equal, I’d be more than happy to live in Canada. I assume the problem is mostly taxes and exchange rate. Weather is certainly a thing but these guys are traveling most of the season. And they can live anywhere in the off-season.
all players are paid in USD, so they technically make 20% more money to play in Canada... but the trick is, other than Alberta, 51% of their salaries goes to the federal government in taxes
Awful. No wonder. It’s probably kind of impossible for the CBA to make them whole, then. I know it’s not particularly palatable but the give should make some sort of an exception for hockey players. Tax them on an international scale or something. Or give them some kind of a credit. I don’t know. In a vacuum, it’s fine. But bigger-picture it give the US teams an advantage. Tough one, though.
Yiu have to see the difference though. Hockey isn't important enough for players to go through that in US markets. Even ones where hockey is popular, as fans typically ha e other top level teams they care about more. If Wings fans are tired of losing, they focus on the Pistons, or the Lio...lol. In Canada, it's all hockey. So when something goes wrong, it's in the news. People complain about it. Loudly and repeatedly.And Canadians are the only ones who have done that
Ummm no...federal tax rates in Canada are below and is progressive so they don't pay the max on the whole amount they make, they pay the rate on the amount for each bracket. So saying it's a flat 51% is not really right. Most places in Canada are generally not all the much more than most places in the US and in some cases less. You also get a ton of social services in Canada that you would not get in the US you can argue a pro athlete might not care about those services but I think it depends on their situation. Not having to purchase health insurance if you have a wife and a few kids is a big savings.
| Provinces and territories | Rates |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 8.7% on the first $38,081 of taxable income, + 14.5% on the next $38,080, + 15.8% on the next $59,812, + 17.3% on the next $54,390, + 18.3% on the amount over $190,363 |
| Prince Edward Island | 9.8% on the first $31,984 of taxable income, + 13.8% on the next $31,985, + 16.7% on the amount over $63,969 |
| Nova Scotia | 8.79% on the first $29,590 of taxable income, + 14.95% on the next $29,590, + 16.67% on the next $33,820, + 17.5% on the next $57,000, + 21% on the amount over $150,000 |
| New Brunswick | 9.68% on the first $43,835 of taxable income, + 14.82% on the next $43,836, + 16.52% on the next $54,863, + 17.84% on the next $19,849, + 20.3% on the amount over $162,383 |
| Quebec | Go to Income tax rates (Revenu Québec Web site). |
| Ontario | 5.05% on the first $45,142 of taxable income, + 9.15% on the next $45,145, + 11.16% on the next $59,713, + 12.16% on the next $70,000, + 13.16% on the amount over $220,000 |
| Manitoba | 10.8% on the first $33,723 of taxable income, + 12.75% on the next $39,162, + 17.4% on the amount over $72,885 |
| Saskatchewan | 10.5% on the first $45,677 of taxable income, + 12.5% on the next $84,829, + 14.5% on the amount over $130,506 |
| Alberta | 10% on the first $131,220 of taxable income, + 12% on the next $26,244, + 13% on the next $52,488, + 14% on the next $104,976, + 15% on the amount over $314,928 |
| British Columbia | 5.06% on the first $42,184 of taxable income, + 7.7% on the next $42,185, + 10.5% on the next $12,497, + 12.29% on the next $20,757, + 14.7% on the next $41,860, + 16.8% on the next $62,937, + 20.5% on the amount over $222,420 |
| Yukon | 6.4% on the first $49,020 of taxable income, + 9% on the next $49,020, + 10.9% on the next $53,938, + 12.8% on the next $348,022, + 15% on the amount over $500,000 |
| Northwest Territories | 5.9% on the first $44,396 of taxable income, + 8.6% on the next $44,400, + 12.2% on the next $55,566, + 14.05% on the amount over $144,362 |
| Nunavut | 4% on the first $46,740 of taxable income, + 7% on the next $46,740, + 9% on the next $58,498, + 11.5% on the amount over $151,978 |
