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What is cost of living like in Canada? (self.canadapolitics)
submitted 2 years ago by kiwiheretic to c/canadapolitics
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I guess it depends on province but I heard you have high inflation over there. How is it affecting the average person over there?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The question is really best answered by asking did the person own real estate before the pandemic hit?

The financial chasm that ripped apart society along the lines of real estate ownership is very real

[โ€“] Trifictional 4 points 2 years ago

I'm 100s of thousands behind all my peers who bought before the pandemic now because of this.

It's likely that I'll never catch up to them despite having a higher paying career.