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Originally Posted by Mutt
He's Canadian, everything is more expensive in Canada - the government recently did a study investigating why prices for everything and anything were more expensive than in the U.S. and of course the study came to some worthless conclusions that nobody will do anything about - the truth is there is a 'Canadian tax' that Canadians impose on each other for no other reason than because they can. And since Canadians enjoy a pretty good standard of living it just keeps perpetuating itself, people just accept it.
A Canadian company will sell its products in the U.S. sometimes for as much as half what they sell for in Canada - why? Because they have to compete in the U.S., they know that they can get away with gouging on prices in Canada, because everybody does it, it's like this secret pact that just evolved over decades.
Pharmaceuticals are cheaper in Canada because the government controls prices on them. But not for veterinary medications, drugs for pets is one thing Canadians will drive across the border to save a lot of money on.
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yeah, import tariffs in part. while they are pretty low in the US they are often 5 times more here. though with food prices on stuff like meat that isn't imported (that i know of) i don't know. that same pound of beef was 7 bucks last year. manufacturers know the can price their items higher in canada and this was mostly accepted when the dollar was so poor, though its getting poor again even when it was at par nothing changed. we'd pay an extra $5000 for the exact same car when our dollar was worth the exact same as a US dollar.