The Great Wealthy North

Hope and change? Canada is now wealthier than the U.S.:

For the first time in recent history, the average Canadian is richer than the average American, according to a report cited in Toronto's Globe and Mail.
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To add insult to injury, not only are Canadians comparatively better-off than Americans, they're also more likely to be employed. The unemployment rate is 7.2 percent—and dropping—in Canada, while the U.S. is stuck with a stubbornly high rate of 8.2 percent.

It sounds like they've learned what our current leadership has forgotten...