Canadian families have roughly twice the net wealth . . .

as American families.

http://www4.hrsdc.gc.ca/.3ndic.1t.4r@-eng.jsp?iid=84

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/b...rth-drops-to-level-of-early-90s-fed-says.html

Why the difference? Canadians know the difference between hard assets and paper profits? Are more conservative?

 

http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/socialist-canadians-wealthier-than-capitalist-americans/

Claims the difference is that Canadians are mostly white Europeans.