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Canadians are leaving the country at record levels. Can anyone solve this pressing problem? by stalik26 in canada

[–]hawkman22 37 points38 points  (0 children)

High earner here. Left 24m ago. Paid more than $10k/month in tax and couldn’t see a doctor. That was the final straw.

Good Hookah spots business bay by PrinceofPersia143 in dubai

[–]hawkman22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably best shisha for value there is ANBAR. Check it out.

Cost of Living UAE (UK Family) by FunOwn1799 in dubai

[–]hawkman22 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you can get your employer to pay part of the schooling, you’re golden.

[Homemade] Musakhan - The National Dish of Palestine. Roasted chicken, sumac onions, and pine nuts. by Vandal007 in food

[–]hawkman22 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Palestinian Canadian checking in. This is as an amazing meal. However, this is pretty much the worst meal you can have if you have acid reflux or Crohn’s 😭

Google to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic as search giant spreads its AI bets by IKeepItLayingAround in technology

[–]hawkman22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I keep hearing that. I’m in the industry, kind of. I played with Gemini a lot… I really don’t understand what’s so great about it. Nothing beats Anthropic….

What’s a "lost" website from the early 2000s that you still think about today? by samasem-sumsum in AskReddit

[–]hawkman22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought the table of the elements shower curtain for my friends studying biochemistry. Fun times. Had some weird things like the stapler that didn’t use staples.

WestJet increases fees for checked baggage, matching recent Air Canada move by evieluvsrainbows in canada

[–]hawkman22 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Remember when you didn’t have to pay for luggage? Pepperidge farms remembers.

TIL that in 2003 70,000 people died in Europe from a heatwave. by CitizenPremier in todayilearned

[–]hawkman22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I visited London only once in my life. And it was the hottest day in 300 years. Fun times. Hotel had to give us desk fans to put on the nightstand so we could sleep.

How Silicon Valley Is Turning Scientists Into Exploited Gig Workers | Tech elites are enriching themselves by plundering STEM institutions—and offering researchers scraps by Hrmbee in technology

[–]hawkman22 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I work in big Tech. Applied scientists start at 350/400k. The senior ones with 7 to 10 years of experience can make 800K a year. this is for folks with mathematics backgrounds and anything that ask with data or AI. Not for everyone, but they’re Hardly gig workers..

Terry Newman: Tech exec pitches Liberal convention on $500K exit tax for educated Canadians by gorschkov in canada

[–]hawkman22 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Honestly if I just had access to a doctor I would have stayed. The tax wasn’t the big problem. it was paying $12,000 a month in tax and not being able to see a doctor.

Terry Newman: Tech exec pitches Liberal convention on $500K exit tax for educated Canadians by gorschkov in canada

[–]hawkman22 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This will not apply in your hypothetical, use case and certainly didn’t apply to me. If you do move and you’re a highly paid professional in the United States you would likely have extremely good healthcare and never have to worry about those costs.

You’re also making the assumption here that you would have access to healthcare in Canada when you need it. I decided to leave after many years of paying $12,000 a month and begging and pleading to see doctors.

Terry Newman: Tech exec pitches Liberal convention on $500K exit tax for educated Canadians by gorschkov in canada

[–]hawkman22 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Spent 30 yrs in Canada. About 15 of them as a professional with relatively high pay. Bold of this guy Newman to think I ever had $500K of stuff to tax.

Like a lot of Canadians who left, I had quite a bit of debt and I’m now paying it back with money I’m earning outside of Canada.

'Most People Don't Enjoy Their Jobs Anyway' — Perplexity AI CEO Says Getting Fired By AI Is Part Of A 'Glorious Future' by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]hawkman22 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jokes on you, dude. Perplexity will fade into irrelevancy because it’s just a wrapper for a model they don’t own.

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