Inequality really works both ways.  Canada is a much better place to be if you make under 60k&#x2F;year.  Its also a much better place to be if you fall on the work to live side of the coin.  The flip side is you&#x27;ll get less aggressiveness both at the corporate and employee level and the pay to match.<p>I think its largely cultural.  Theoretically Canada should be more welcoming to entrepreneurship.  You don&#x27;t have to worry about your health insurance when you quit and start your own company - and the safety net limits your fall in the case of failure.  The government also heavily subsidizes new startups.<p>But entrepreneurship is generally looked down upon in a way that isn&#x27;t true in America.  A failed startup in the US is chalked to &quot;at least you tried&quot; whereas in Canada its looked upon as a moral tale of the risks of chasing childish dreams.  This goes throughout society - from raising capital to what your in-laws hassle you about over the dinner table.